Week 8: Brandon Sanderson's Urban Fantasy World

Sanderson's setting is obviously fantastical, but the characters think in modern ways. The setting is described as the "land of Returned Gods, Lifeless servants, and BioChromatic research". In contrast, the characters call what would usually be called an innkeep, a bartender. Sanderson adds fantastical magic, using the realistic experience of auras to describe the kind of magic his world harnesses. The aura he describes is seen as color to the human eye. When Vasher Breathed, "the color of oil on water in the sun" flowed from his mouth. This is a visual representation of the aura's flow in this world. These auras also change from moods, time and setting.

One of the characters, Vasher, created life magically using BioChromatic technology. This combination of technology and mysticism is unique to the Urban Fantasy genre, where these stories could possibly take place during this time, in a different location. Vasher Breathed using BioChromatics and "the straw person ran along the floor, then jumped up, vaulting between the bars."