Set sail into the second adventure of Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee…
Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down magical artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savour the occasional adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still returning home to raise her beloved daughter.
But when Raksh, the spirit of discord with whom she is reluctantly wed, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina is charged with a seemingly impossible quest: steal a spindle capable of rewriting fate from a mysterious sorceress on an island no one can escape.
Forced to leave her daughter, Amina finds her mission almost immediately thrown into peril. But deadly storms, an erratic poison mistress, and old enemies are the least of her worries. For the peris’ story is unravelling, hinting at a far deadlier game whose rules Amina must swiftly puzzle out. A game that sets her against an adversary more cunning and powerful than she has ever faced.
A game that not everyone on her crew wants her to win.
I have fallen in love with this writer. I've been living in the middle East for the last 48 years. Married a muslim, travelled throughout the Persian gulf as a musician, experienced the Syrian, Lebanese Iraq wars and still I live here in Beirut war hung the South burn again.. I'm an avid reader and very picky. Shannon don't stop writing you have touched my soul.
The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty follows Amina al-Sirafi on her next adventure, as she’s sent by the council of immortal peris to steal a magical spindle capable of rewriting fate, from a sorceress on a mysterious island. The book promises storms, dangerous magic, betrayals, and the strains of leaving her daughter Marjana behind, adding emotional weight alongside the high-seas fantasy adventure.
I loved it. Start to finish: good storytelling, thought-out characters, strong female lead with depth Thoughts of a fierce independent woman with wishes, regrets and hopes for herself and her family with struggles about her past and future.
Shannon Chakraborty knocked it out of the park with the first Amina al-Sirafi book, so it was with apprehension that I began reading "The Tapestry of Fate", hoping against hope that it would be as amazing as the first.
More the fool I, because of course Shannon would deliver an awesome, swashbuckling adventure. When Amina and her crew are sent to destroy another transgression, a magic spindle with the power to change the very threads of fate itself and the witch who controls it, things go more than a little awry, leaving Amina wondering if she'll ever make it home again.
Something I love about Chakraborty's writing is how it is always page-turning and funny while also exploring deeper themes. Throughout "Tapestry" the reader is made to examine and critique (along with Amina herself) the power of story and how women specifically suffer in the retelling. What is truth? Who can you really trust? And, ultimately, what happens to history when only one side controls the narrative? Just as excellent as the first, I can't wait to talk with everyone about "The Tapestry of Fate"
I am BEYOND excited to read this book! The first one was FANTASTIC and I am struggling to wait. Did I already add this book to my Favorites shelf even though I haven't read it yet... you bet!