The Skein Of Lament: Book Two of the Braided Path: The Braided Path bk. 2 (Gollancz S.F.) [Paperback]

"Luxurious detail, intricate plot, complex characters - simply awesome" (THE ALIEN ON LINE )

Malevolent and brooding, Skein of Lament is an intelligent novel with entertainment and energy in equal measures. Wooding has certainly maintained his place on my 'Must Read' list. (Sany Auden ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The grip of the Weavers on Saramyr's rulers has grown ever tighter. And all the while the blight that they have brought to the land grips ever more harshly. This cannot last and, sure enough, the land is slipping into civil war. In the growing chaos Kaiku and the orphaned heir-Empress must fight for their destiny and their survival as Saramyr succumbs to the twisting of the Weave and the unknowable ambitions of the secretive Weavers. Chris Wooding has created a vivid and turbulent world with an authentic oriental air and its own rich and ancient history. Across this world plays an action packed plot of politics, violence and betrayal. This is an extraordinary fantasy for the 21st century.

Chris Wooding is 26. He has had more than a dozen novels published including the Silver Smartie Award-winning THE HAUNTING OF ALAIZABEL CRAY and the much praised POISON. HAUNTING has been bought by Hollywood and Chris has been employed to write the screenplay. He lives in North West London.