| The Braided Path Contributor(s): Wooding, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0575078812 ISBN-13: 9780575078819 Publisher: Gollancz OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: The three books making up the richly textured, darkly evocative Braided Path trilogy are collected here: "The Weavers of Saramyr, ""The Skein of Lament," and "The Ascendancy Veil," The empire of Saramyr has relied on Weavers, a secretive sect of magicians, for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the royal families. As the empire begins to crumble, the empress's daughter must race to rescue it, all the while concealing a deadly secret of her own. Full of explosive description and memorable young characters, this incredibly complex and exciting world is the ideal first adult fantasy for teenage readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007701753 |
| Series: Braided Path |
| Physical Information: 2.22" H x 5.99" W x 9.17" (2.34 lbs) 992 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An omnibus volume of the acclaimed oriental fantasy from one of the genre's most exciting young talents The story of an exotic oriental world. The empire of Saramyr has relied on the secretive sect of Weavers for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the families. Their motives twisted by the Witchstones they draw their power from. As the empire crumbles the disowned abbearant daughter of the empire and a few scattered rebels must find out the secret of the true nature of the witchstones and rescue the empire from depravity and the rule of demons. Chris Wooding has an unrivalled flair for Machiavellian plotting, explosive description and memorable young characters. This is the ideal first adult fantasy for his teenage fans. |