- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (19 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575074469
- ISBN-13: 978-0575074460
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 432,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A mixture of the schlock world of Clive Barker and the more widescreen playground of Tolkien. Very well written and packed full of imagination." (DREAMWATCH )
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The war that is tearing apart the ancient Empire of Saramyr is reaching its apocalyptic conclusion. The Weavers have stepped from the shadows and have taken control, the Emperor not even their puppet anymore. The capital is a demon-haunted nightmare, the land ridden by pestilence. New, terrifying demons, immune to everything but magic have been unleashed on the cities and armies of the resistance movement. And the abbarent hordes are seemingly without end. As the madness of the weavers takes grip their tactics become even more crazed and bloody and thousands are dying on both sides. Someone must stop the weavers, someone must discover the secrets of what lies at the bottom of the massive pits they have dug across Saramyr. This is the final volume of what has proved to be one of the most original, exotic and exciting epic fantasies of the 21st century. Chris Wooding melds an extraordinary imagination to deft characterisation and flair for gripping plots.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Ascendancy Veil finishes off one of the best fantasy trilogies I ever read. And what an ending! There's no cop-outs here. Everything is tied up perfectly, and the ending is not your standard hero-walks-into-the-sunset thing we've seen a million times before. The Braided Path trilogy was the most original fantasy story I read in a long, long time, with no dragons or wizards or any Tolkein copycat stuff but a completely new and detailed world that really sucked you in. Brilliant!
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The cover of the book claims that Wooding brings originality and exotisism to the world of fantasy through "The Braided Path" series. I both agree and disagree with this statement. There is all of the old stuff that deals with psychic abilities that reveal themselves in different manners in different people. What's new here is that many of the "Aberrants" are unlike other people physically. Some of them have gills and others have claws. "Normal" people deal with the physically deviant aberrants as they always have - through burnings, ostracism and other forms of cruelty. The irony of it all is that these aberrants have been created by the "Weavers", normal people who through bearing special masks have the power of entering the "Weave". The weavers are the worst persecutors.
In this book all loose ends are tied. Kaiku, Tsata, Asara, Mishani, Cailin and Lucia all find their paths in life.
Tsata returns to Saramyr, only to discover that the war is going on in full. He has brought with him 1000 Tkiurathi to aid in the rebellion against the Weavers. Kaiku is still with the Red Sisters, where she has increased her abilities greatly. But she is becoming disaffected with the Red Sisters, suspecting them of having less than noble goals if they win the war. Lucia is still in the grip of Cailin (the head of the Red Sisters). She is manipulated into bringing the spirits (whatever they are) into the battle. But this cannot be achieved without great cost.
Mishani and Asara are with Reki (the brother of the previous empress) - Asara as his wife and Mishani as an ambassador. Both feel the need of going back to Kaiku and the Order so they might know how to deal with their paths onward.
While the book was good, it did not bring many surprises. Perhaps I have read too many fantasy books for any of them to bring anything really new into the genre. The Ascendancy Veil was not able to keep my undivided attention. I had no difficulty putting it down and it did not keep me up reading. I did finish it though and that is something that I do less and less as time passes. So it does deserve its 3, but a 4 would be going too high.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great Ending
10 Mar 2006
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This is the 3rd book in the series, and the ending is just awesome. He closes out the story with the hint of something bigger coing in the future. He closes all plot points, and the characters issues.
I really enjoyed the entire series, and it is well worth the investment in time for you to read it.
I really enjoyed the entire series, and it is well worth the investment in time for you to read it.
book #3 & final in a remarkable series
13 Aug 2010
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This book could stand alone but is certainly an integral part of the finely done Braided Path series. Replent with fascinating, colorful characters, the world within is one of wonder with different life forms and spirits with multi perceptions, cultures and responses to change and the unexpected. What a gem and no doubt the work of a multifaceted, creative mind with innocuous touches of a fine madness. This and the rest of the series have characters and settings that are in constant movement and change with mixes of new dimensions and turns of event that leave the reader wanting for more.
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