The Braided Path

The three books making up the richly textured, darkly evocative Braided Path trilogy are collected here:The Weavers of Saramyr,The Skein of Lament, andThe Ascendancy Veil. The empire of Saramyr has relied on Weavers, a secretive sect of magicians, for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the royal families. As the empire begins to crumble, the empress's daughter must race to rescue it, all the while concealing a deadly secret of her own. Full of explosive description and memorable young characters, this incredibly complex and exciting world is the ideal first adult fantasy for teenage readers.

Chris Wooding is the author of the Broken Sky series, which has sold more than 200,000 copies in the U.S. alone, and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, which won the Silver Smarties Award.