The Skein of Lament
core novel 2004 The Braided Path
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.97 (869 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575074439 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Skein of Lament, the second novel in Chris Wooding's Braided Path trilogy, widens the scope of the conflict introduced in The Weavers of Saramyr and begins answering some of the questions that novel raised about the true nature and origins of the Weavers' power. The action spreads beyond the empire's northwest and off the Saramyr continent entirely, introducing new characters and settings as the stakes of the unfolding struggle grow significantly larger than the first book suggested. As the story's scope expands, readers begin to see glimpses of what the Braided Path sequence is truly building toward, a picture considerably different from what the opening volume implied, as multiple intersecting plotlines develop around the Empress's daughter and the Weavers who still hunt children like her.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Braided Path
- Series: The Braided Path core; position 2 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 2 of 3: previous The Weavers of Saramyr (2004) · next The Ascendancy Veil (2005)
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-skein-of-lament/
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