The Ascendancy Veil
core novel 2005 The Braided Path
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (739 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575074453 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The Ascendancy Veil, concluding Chris Wooding's Braided Path trilogy, finds the land of Saramyr tipping toward apocalypse as the principal figures introduced across the first two novels are forced to confront what their choices have made of them. The true, far darker nature of the Weavers' secrets and ambitions comes fully into view, driving the empire's fractured factions, and the Empress's gifted daughter at the heart of the conflict, toward the continent's greatest confrontation yet. With Saramyr's fate hanging on the outcome, the novel builds toward a resolution that its characters understand can only be reached through significant bloodshed, leaving uncertain what, if anything, will remain of the empire once the conflict finally breaks.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Braided Path
- Series: The Braided Path core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Chris Wooding
Notes
- From the series record (The Braided Path): Complete Gollancz-published secondary-world epic fantasy trilogy (2004-2005) set in the feudal-Japan-inflected Near World, with a weaving-based magic system practiced by the titular Weavers. Wooding's first adult fantasy work, distinguished from his prolific YA output.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Braided Path: position 3 of 3: previous The Skein of Lament (2004)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Braided Path
- Chris Wooding official site: The Weavers of Saramyr
- Reader rating aggregator: Chris Wooding author list
- https://www.chriswooding.com/the-books/the-ascendancy-veil/
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