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| Original Title: | The Braided Path: The Weavers of Saramyr / The Skein of Lament / The Ascendancy Veil |
| ISBN: | 0575078812 (ISBN13: 9780575078819) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Braided Path #1-3 |
Chris Wooding
Paperback | Pages: 992 pages Rating: 4.03 | 419 Users | 35 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Braided Path (Braided Path #1-3) |
| Author | : | Chris Wooding |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 992 pages |
| Published | : | October 18th 2011 by Gollancz (first published September 28th 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy |
Explanation To Books The Braided Path (Braided Path #1-3)
An omnibus volume of the acclaimed oriental fantasy from one of the genre's most exciting young talentsThe 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.
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Ratings: 4.03 From 419 Users | 35 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books The Braided Path (Braided Path #1-3)
This book is really a trilogy squished into one book, so it's almost 1000 pages long and probably weighs as much as your head.I quite liked this one! I tend to be an impatient reader and big ol' fantasies are often too slow for me, but this one had a nice pace and a strong story. I liked the characters, and I liked the fact there are so many strong female characters, where "strong" doesn't automatically mean "kick-ass warrior"--it can also mean "delicate, pretty political genius" or "wallflowerReally good! Builds slowly but it gains momentum as the story unfolds. Wooding avoids many of the cliches of the genre to deliver a fully realised world with complex characters whose political machinations rival those of the Borgias or Meddici. Best fantasy I have read in ages.
It was ok, nothing special. The first book weavers of Saramyr was pretty good but i really struggled to keep interest with this series and it seems to have taken me forever to finish. The story has some nice ideas, and Chris Wooding writing is good but i found the plot and most of the characters a bit dull.
This is the first trilogy that I've come across where each book is better than the last. For me, I usually find that the first is best and the second is the worst, with the third somewhere in the middle. With The Braided Path I struggled a little with Weavers of Saramyr The country and culture of Saramyr is hugely complex and seems to be largely based on Oriental culture. While it was an interesting premise, it was only with the increasingly complex story that I really began to enjoy this
I'm not going to sit here and pretend I know books. What I do know is what I like and what I don't. With that said I have mixed feelings about this book. I found parts of it amazing and other parts long and drawn out. But as I turned the last page I found myself a bit choked up. It's worth a read.
Overall, I really like the trilogy. The characters and settings were really fleshed out. I didn't like, however, was the overarching feeling that "men are evil" that really kind of stuck out during the last half. Despite the oppressive and sometimes depressive atmosphere, I would read again.
recently read this and it went stright into my top 10. Amazing trilogy - oriental world slowly decaying and the mutations spawned become it's ultimate saviours. Sexy and emotional. 10/10
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