- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz (14 Feb 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575078642
- ISBN-13: 978-0575078642
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,067,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Weaver of Time's Tapestry has finally suceeded in twisting the threads of history into a new shape; the Luftwaffe have pushed the RAF to the brink, and the invasion barges have reached the beaches of Sussex and Kent. Britain wakes up to the nightmare of the Wermacht unleashed in Southern England. As the desperate battle to hold up the invasion rages it is left to a few indivuals caught up in the panic and chaos to piece together what has really happened - is this the culmination of a plan that has taken centuries to play out, a plot from the future to change the past forever? Stephen Baxter's historical thriller series crashes into the 20th century with a terrfying vision of mechanised war and political atrocity unleashed on English soil. This is the climax of one of the most thoughful and involving series of novels that have brought history alive like no other.
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Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although I enjoyed the whole series I have to say Weaver was by far the best. The characters are with us throughout the book (unlike the other books which developed a new cast every few generations) and we get to know them much better.
But this story is not about developing character realism. It is a meticulously researched and imaginatively constructed narrative concerning one of the biggest and most written about "what ifs" of our modern times: Could the Nazis have invaded the British mainland? And not only that it weaves, as it were, the unashamed meddling with key episodes of our history into its narrative fabric.
This book is not just a page-turner it holds you in its thrall as German and Allied forces clash, not in distant France, but in places like Richborough, Dover and Guildford. This is how it could, possibly even should, have happened.
But this story is not about developing character realism. It is a meticulously researched and imaginatively constructed narrative concerning one of the biggest and most written about "what ifs" of our modern times: Could the Nazis have invaded the British mainland? And not only that it weaves, as it were, the unashamed meddling with key episodes of our history into its narrative fabric.
This book is not just a page-turner it holds you in its thrall as German and Allied forces clash, not in distant France, but in places like Richborough, Dover and Guildford. This is how it could, possibly even should, have happened.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read "Times tapestry" in sequence having bought all four together. As has been said, Weaver is by far the best, probably because the alternate history approach is much more explicit in this book. You will of course have to suspend some belief and accept that such predictions would be passed down or that characters would keep bumping in to one another in the way that they do but read it as a ripping yarn and it's great fun with enough history to make you think.
the real problem is in publishing the tale as four books instead of as one as I could imagine some readers not bothering to pursue books 1 or 2 which would be disappointing.
the real problem is in publishing the tale as four books instead of as one as I could imagine some readers not bothering to pursue books 1 or 2 which would be disappointing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Baxter brings this series to a rather satisfying conclusion as the final book in this quartet hits the reader's shelves. Rather than continuing to look at the broad history as he has in the other series, he zeroes in to one particular timeline in an alternate world. A book to more than amuse readers and will make this series something that will more than please readers of the genre. Its well written with a emotional impact for the reader throughout with characters that they will genuinely care about and whilst not a just a good end to the series it does open things up for him to continue writing an alternate history in this world demonstrating that he has multiple strings to his already highly decorated bow. Although you can read the book without having read the others you'll miss a treat.
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Good, but a bit predictable.
I love Stephen Baxter's work and tackled the "Time's Tapestry" series with eagerness. His writing is as good as it ever was and the idea behind the story is ingenius. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2008 by Iphidaimos
Excellent conclusion to the series
(Minor spoilers)
I'd very much enjoyed the whole Time's Tapestry series but wasn't sure whether Weaver would provide a satisfying conclusion to the story. Read more
I'd very much enjoyed the whole Time's Tapestry series but wasn't sure whether Weaver would provide a satisfying conclusion to the story. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2008 by Sarah A. Brown
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