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The Weavers of Saramyr (Braided Path #1)
This is the story of the ancient empire of Saramyrand a revolution is brewing.
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
April 1st 2004
by Gollancz
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[9/10] one of the highlights of the year for me. I've been hearing about this series for years, and I'm glad I have finally got around to start it.
The story has an Oriental feel, closer in style to Empire series by Janny Wurts and R A Salvatore rather than the more lyrical Tales of the Otori by Hearne or Initiate Brother by Sean Russell. It has the epic scope, the grand vistas and the political infighting. It's strenghts I consider to be
- the magic system : powerful and dangerous, unp...more
The story has an Oriental feel, closer in style to Empire series by Janny Wurts and R A Salvatore rather than the more lyrical Tales of the Otori by Hearne or Initiate Brother by Sean Russell. It has the epic scope, the grand vistas and the political infighting. It's strenghts I consider to be
- the magic system : powerful and dangerous, unp...more
This book just couldn't grab me.
I never could quite figure out how the magic system worked, which was important because the magic system was always being used. I just couldn't put together how it was described with how it worked. I guess I'm too used to the Sanderson style magic system, where things are a little more firm.
The characters started out very compelling, but as the story carried on they started doing more and more uncharacteristic things without any clear description on their thought...more
I never could quite figure out how the magic system worked, which was important because the magic system was always being used. I just couldn't put together how it was described with how it worked. I guess I'm too used to the Sanderson style magic system, where things are a little more firm.
The characters started out very compelling, but as the story carried on they started doing more and more uncharacteristic things without any clear description on their thought...more
The weaver of this story shouldn't have tried to follow so many threads, because as a result it's all tangled up.
The main flaw is that there is no clear point of view : you think you follow the thoughts of a character, and then it can jump to another character in the same paragraph. It's very confusing. At first I read back to see if I had missed something, until I realised it was useless and I just read on without trying to see images of the scenes. It's like we have the point of vi...more
The main flaw is that there is no clear point of view : you think you follow the thoughts of a character, and then it can jump to another character in the same paragraph. It's very confusing. At first I read back to see if I had missed something, until I realised it was useless and I just read on without trying to see images of the scenes. It's like we have the point of vi...more
What an amazing book.
It all starts out in a beautifully created world. It's not your run-of-the-mill pseudo-medieval europe, it is a whole new society, with quite a bit of oriental influences, and well tought out, enough for you to not feel cheated.
But all is not sunshine and rainbows: the book is grim and gritty and quite a bit oppressive, even. Our heroes don't have it easy, and the villains are pretty sick. There are vicious battles, people getting slashed open or blown apart lef...more
It all starts out in a beautifully created world. It's not your run-of-the-mill pseudo-medieval europe, it is a whole new society, with quite a bit of oriental influences, and well tought out, enough for you to not feel cheated.
But all is not sunshine and rainbows: the book is grim and gritty and quite a bit oppressive, even. Our heroes don't have it easy, and the villains are pretty sick. There are vicious battles, people getting slashed open or blown apart lef...more
c2004: Far eastern like setting with the weavers as the bad guys as opposed to some earlier spec fic when weavers were the good guys. Quite nasty they are too - straying into my real dislike of using acts of cruelty and brutality on children to illustrate just how bad these characters are. Surely there must be other plot devices out there to point out just how bad these characters are? And I am not talking about rape which is almost on a par. Anyways..rant over. I didn't really manage to "c...more
This book was recommended to me by the fine folks here on GoodReads when I requested some. I was excited to start into a new series and I hoped that it would live up to all of the expectations of previous series I had known and loved.
The Weavers of Saramyr opens instantly into a very political world where people are skilled at playing at the politics of court. It then goes on to have a healthy dose of action to counter subtle political intrigues, and wraps it all up inside an ancient...more
The Weavers of Saramyr opens instantly into a very political world where people are skilled at playing at the politics of court. It then goes on to have a healthy dose of action to counter subtle political intrigues, and wraps it all up inside an ancient...more
Pauline Ross
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This is the first in the 'Braided Path' trilogy (the others are 'The Skein of Lament' and 'The Ascendancy Veil'). It's a full-on fantasy with a vaguely eastern feel (names like Kaiku and Mishani, writing with brushes instead of pens) but still totally original. There are numerous point of view characters, and the story jumps from one to the other within chapters, sometimes without warning, which can be disconcerting.
The opening draws you in immediately, with a brilliant first line ("...more
The opening draws you in immediately, with a brilliant first line ("...more
The book is fantastic in terms of plot,character development and world building and features an entirely female lead cast.These are the first female characters that I actually care about and aren't just some love interest with boobs for the lead character like in other fantasy books.I highly reccommend it to any fantasy fan,who isn't afraid of a little more gore,likes political strife and intricate plots and people who like japan because the book has a Japanese feel to it.
Heather
is currently reading it
One of the most horrific books I've ever read. I'm not finished but it's really hard to read this book. Getting past the descriptions of murder and rape, especially of children, makes me want to be sick. The story is good and the use of horror clearly defines the "goodies" from the "badies". It's just really difficult to push through sometimes when the author describes the vices of the Weavers.
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This could have been so much more. I was getting really interested in the mechanics of everything, like the way it worked and all, and his writing style was pretty good, but then Chris Wooding had to go and get off on writing some girl on girl.
This is the only book I've ever thrown across the room.
Such a damned WASTE!
This is the only book I've ever thrown across the room.
Such a damned WASTE!
I just couldn't maintain interest in this one. He switched a bit too often between viewpoints when only one of the characters really interested me. I slogged through, but it didn't do much for me. I'm willing to keep trying - I picked up the first couple of chapters of a later book and was instantly sold, so I'm hoping he gets better in the series.
I thought this was a very original and interesting novel. It made me think of an oriental take on the X-men. It's a bit disturbing at times and some of the subject matter isn't for the faint at heart but it is well worth a read.
Not my kind of book. It is very well writen, but the story developed in a way, that i known where it was going, i wouldn't have bought it.
Bottom line, is that i dont have the stomach for these kind of stories.
Bottom line, is that i dont have the stomach for these kind of stories.
I actually added this particular edition to my read list because maybe then someone, please, tell me why, WHY does it have Garth Nix's "Lirael" front cover?!
An interesting start to this series of books. The series was included on a list of Asian fantasy, but there was very little in plot, characters, or descriptions to convey an Asian theme. I'm curious why it was included in that list. Regardless, the plot was unusual and intriguing. I was also struck by the fact that composition of characters. The book had something of an "ensemble cast," rather than one main protagonist. And every single major protagonist was female. The major antagonis...more
Interesting book. There were a few things that I really could have done without, but I'm interested in where the plot is going.
blech! and ick! girl on girl and other such nonsense and boring crazy stuff .. don't bother!
Doubt I'll read more of his work, but enjoyable.
Chris Wooding is excellent, as always. I love that he uses an entirely different vocabulary, so you really feel that you're in a different world.
Great sci-fi series
I had to stop reading this about 140 pages in. Totally formulaic and trite, with repetitive writing...I was trying to get over that, but then there was a "greasy-villian-queen-consort-rapes-serving-girl-on-dining-
table-and-wife-is-totally-turned-on-despite-herself" Harlequinn romance type scene. Bleck. Really disappointing, since I picked this up because I really really liked "Storm Thief," Wooding's recent young adult novel. Guess that's his strong area.
table-and-wife-is-totally-turned-on-despite-herself" Harlequinn romance type scene. Bleck. Really disappointing, since I picked this up because I really really liked "Storm Thief," Wooding's recent young adult novel. Guess that's his strong area.
been a long time between readable enthralling fantasy novels written o hold an adults attention. took a minute to get into it but worth the effort
Ok, kinda boring... I like the second one better.
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