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Weaveworld (Paperback)

by Clive Barker (Author)
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  • Paperback: 752 pages
  • Publisher: HarperVoyager; New edition edition (19 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006483003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006483007
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,615 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for Clive Barker: 'An invocation of both magic and the imagination! A majestic maze of mythmaking' WASHINGTON TIMES 'Passionate and ingenious! A ride with remarkable views' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Barker dislocates your mind' MAIL ON SUNDAY


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Reissue of the highly acclaimed thriller by the world's most outstanding dark fantasist. WEAVEWORLD is an epic adventure of the imagination. It begins with a carpet in which a world of rapture and enchantment is hiding; a world which comes to life, alerting the dark forces and beginning a desperate battle to preserve the last vestiges of magic which Humankind still has access to. WEAVEWORLD is a book of visions and horrors, a story of quest, titanic struggles, of love and of hope. It is a triumph of imagination and storytelling, an adventure, a nightmare, a promise! 'Barker's fecundity of invention is beyond praise. In a world of hard-bitten horror and originality, Clive Barker dislocates your mind.' THE MAIL ON SUNDAY.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "That which can be imagined need never be lost...", 15 Jun 2000
...and your imagination will never want to lose the excellence of this book. I have just finished reading Weaveworld for the third time and still find myself at a loss for words to capture its brilliance. Really, it defies explanation. Barker has created what I consider to be one of his greatest novels, heck! it's almost THE greatest novel. Its immensity allows its creator to use every aspect of great story telling to leave you feeling like you've just experienced something divine. It is an epic adventure of monumental proportions into a great secret world called 'The Fugue', that has been hidden away in order to elude its notorious enemies. Following the exploits of the two main characters, Cal and Suzanna, it tells us how they unravel (literally) the secrets behind the Weaveworld. This brings them into contact with some of Barkers most timeless and unforgettable characters, more notably so Immacolata and her side-kick the shifty salesman Shadwell. Mysterious, magical, loveable and terrifying - this book has it all. I particulaly love this book because of 'The Orchard of Lemuel Lo', with its entertaining magic and Jude Pears. A part of the book Clive Barker based on a early personal experience. It's just such a great chapter, magical in its peculiarities and believable by its subtlety. There are moments of exquisite tenderness and poetry in this book and moments that will have you practically tearing the page to turn it and find the answers to the many questions Barker poses throughout. The story will take you beyond reality, beyond fiction, beyond poetry and beyond fantasy to deliver you to an ambience that will intice, elate and overwhealm you. You will truly wish the story to never end, which in a way it never does - you have to experience it to understand. Suffice it to say Weaveworld is Heaven of a different form, only read it if you have plenty of breath to catch, tears to cry and imagination to be inspired, stretched and truly amazed.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Barker blows horror into a new dimension, 4 Mar 2001
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The city of Liverpool is reeling in the aftermath of the summer riots and Cal Mooney, a 26-year-old loner, is treading the back streets, searching for a stray pigeon that has escaped his father's garden. Nearby a derelict house is being emptied by removal men. The elderly owner is in hospital on the point of death and as the removal men clear her belongings Cal finds himself drawn to the house. There is a secret within it, contained within a carpet. The carpet is the entrance to the Fugue, a surreal world peopled by the Seerkind, a gentle race under threat from an evil presence named Shadwell, and Shadwell is on his way to Liverpool, together with his beautiful and bewitching partner, the deadly Immacolata. Together they aim to access the Fugue and conquer this paranormal world. Weaveworld is a mind blowing combination of urban mythology and modern history as the mayhem unleashed by Shadwell and Immacolata brings Inspector Hobart to the city. Hobart is a creation of Thatcherite proportions, a human enforcer who believes the law is an allegory for organised sadism and he determines to restore order, ending the paranormal disturbances sweeping the city, so enhancing the reputation he earned during his handling of the riots the previous summer. Cal, meanwhile, is haunted by his brief glimpse of the Fugue. His obsession with it leads him into the path of Suzzanna, the 22-year-old granddaughter of the woman whose house he stumbled into. This young couple have no idea of what they are about to enter... Instead of simply establishing a boy meets girl on dark adventure yarn Barker has delved far, far deeper, touching on the modern themes of rampant greed, a city in decay, and a hero and heroine who come vividly to life within the novel as they face the philistine evil of Shadwell and his murderous allies. This is Liverpool in the Eighties, a vibrant, colourful, charismatic city being destroyed from within by a malignant force motivated by money and bankrupt of morality. For Shadwell read the Iron Lady; remember her? Clive Barker is not just "the future of horror" as Stephen King so correctly forecast in 1984; he is a philosopher who blows every other horror writer clean out of the water - King included. And Weaveworld is not just a novel - it is something to believe in and learn from. This is perhaps the finest piece of work from one of the greatest writers alive today. A dark delight!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A magical book with an underlying horror., 9 Dec 2000
I loved this book, I have read it time and time again. It was the first Clive Barker book I read and it is now one of many. The Weaveworld is magical and the type of place dreams are made of, but the underlying evil which lurks within the pages also make it the stuff of nightmares. Particularly awful is the angel that does not flit around with fairy wings, but is a harbinger of destruction. Aside the darkness of Shadwell, Imacolata, the Magdelene and the Hag, the book has some nasty turns which make it an engrossing read. I couldn't wait to read the next page and finished it in a matter of days. Not only is it a remarkable piece of fiction, but it makes your mind wonder a little which is always an acheivement. Possibly one of the best books I have read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Weaveworld
Very good book. Multiple storylines woven into one. Not as entertaining as Barker's "The Great And Secret Show" but in the same vein.
Published 2 months ago by M. Lipo

5.0 out of 5 stars If the universe could be put into words ...
...then this novel is the only one you need to read. The best novel ever written; I've read it three times and will no doubt read it again one day. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. C. Richardson

2.0 out of 5 stars I just didn't get it.
Sorry to say that as a contrary to the majority of reviews for this book, I didn't get it.
I tried and tried to read it but after dragging myself through 2/3rds of the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. C. Benson

5.0 out of 5 stars pure storytelling
Having first read this novel at the age of 15, reading it again at the age of 34 it has lost none of its magic. This is Barker at his very best. Read more
Published 10 months ago by L. Niblock

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wondrous Journey
I first read this book when I was 19 years old back in 1990 and it has lost none of its power. Beautifully written, surprisingly moving and utterly spellbinding. Read more
Published 11 months ago by The Cainster

4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but worth a read
An ex bought this for me when it first came out and it has taken 20 years for me to get round to finishing it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by N. Frary

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique talent
To be honest I was attracted to to this book, my first Clive Barker, by the design of its cover. I picked it up and thought "Clive Barker? Read more
Published 17 months ago by Karen Squire

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy Comes of Age
This was the first Clive Barker book I ever read and is still my favourite Barker.

The premise behind the book is that a magical world has been mystically woven into... Read more
Published 22 months ago by C. Cubbin

1.0 out of 5 stars Pants at best!
I can not believe the number of favourable reviews for this book. It is boring!! Very little happens over the first 300 pages and then when the action began I just didn't care... Read more
Published 23 months ago by S. Finley

4.0 out of 5 stars Into the realm of fantasy
Clive Barker's 2nd full-length novel marks the authors first real shift away from the horror genre and into outright fantasy, with this tale of a magical world hidden in a carpet... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2006 by dogbarkssome

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