The Braided Path

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.

“'Will delight, surprise and horrify'-- SF REVU”

'Will delight, surprise and horrify'--SF REVU
A finely crafted Oriental Treasure--DREAMWATCHA

Chris Wooding is only 28 yet he has already signed his first Hollywood film deal and won several awards for his writing. He is the author of, amongst others, the Broken Sky series, which has sold over 200,000 copies in the US alone, and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, which won the Silver Smarties award. He has travelled extensively, plays bass and guitar and has recorded several albums with various bands and toured in Europe. His books have been published all over the world and translated into 19 languages, and his Braided Path trilogy for Gollancz was a critical and international success. He is currently working on two movies with a top Hollywood director.

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.

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