7573 c307e756-43fb-48c5-b2ea-a2071c6cd896 The Skein of Lament Chris Wooding calibre (0.7.35) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2005-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 <h3>Product Description</h3><p>The Weavers’ grip on Saramyr’s rulers has grown ever more powerful, and all the while, the blight they have brought grows harsher. The land is slipping into civil war. In the mounting 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.</p><p>Written by young publishing phenomenon Chris Wooding, <em>The Braided Path</em> is a dark, manga-influenced fantasy of a terrifying world—a world across which plays a spellbinding plot of power, violence, and betrayal. Still in his twenties, Chris Wooding has published 18 books, including the <em>Broken Sky</em> series, which has sold more than 200,000 copies in the U.S. alone. He is also a winner of Britain’s prestigious Silver Smarties Prize for his acclaimed novel, <strong>The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray</strong>, which he is now adapting for a Hollywood film. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>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. </p> Gollancz 9780575076464 en Fantasy