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Weaver (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)

by Stephen Baxter (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • 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 (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 396,685 in Books (See Bestsellers 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.

About the Author
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping conclusion, 15 Mar 2008
By A. Johnson (Coventry, UK) - See all my reviews
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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great end to a cracking series, 4 Mar 2008
By Gareth Wilson "drosdelnoch2" - See all my reviews
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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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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a bit predictable., 29 Nov 2008
This review is from: Weaver (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)
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. Why then did the series leave me feeling a bit disappointed? All I can say is that it was a bit predictable. By book three it was fairly obvious that at least one the "weavers" was a Nazi. At the same time the characters in the four books were similar to a point where it all became a bit boring. Book three I found the least convincing - why would Christopher Columbus be persuaded to sail east in order to start a war against Islam? Would I advise others to read the series? Yes, but I would also warn them that its not Baxter at his best by any means.
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