The Sky Weaver Kristen Ciccarelli
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At the end of one world, there always lies another.
Safire, a soldier, knows her role in this world is to serve the King of Firgaard—helping to maintain the peace in her oft-troubled nation.
Eris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Known as the Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman power to move between worlds.
When one can roam from dimension to dimension, can one ever be home? Can love and loyalty truly exist?
Now Safire and Eris—sworn enemies—find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara. From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Star Isles, their search and their stories become woven ever more tightly together as they discover the uncertain fate they’re hurtling towards may just be a shared one. In this world—and the next.
The Sky Weaver brings back Safire as a link to the previous books, and includes what happens to the other leads of both The Last Namsara and The Caged Queen. I thought this was a good tie-in to the overall series, but similar to when reading The Caged Queen I felt like I’d forgotten a lot of the previous books. This meant I had little hints and reminders throughout, and I don’t think it affected my enjoyment at all.
I would say that The Sky Weaver can stand as a stand-alone book, but the little hints of the previous books and characters are a bit like easter eggs. You don’t need to know what Roa has done, or even what Safire has done to understand her in this book.
Our new character Eris is possibly the most intriguing character of the series. She has a power that is entwined with a lot of history and magic in this world. I was so interested in finding out her backstory and why she is the way she is, and The Sky Weaver doesn’t disapoint in this area. Eris is also a pirate, so it fits in with my need for more pirate books in 2020.
Safire is a dragon rider, fighter, and I think general (although I always mix up levels of command!). She’s a strong character and has a lot of depth to her emotions and how she reacts to the world around her. Both her interactions with Eris and the characters we already know like Dax and Roa built her character into a lead from what we knew of her in the first book.
On top of our two POVs, we get a beautifully told story told to us about the Gods and folklore of this land. It has that lovely fairytale-like feeling in these chapters, but there’s also so much information to use to put together the bigger picture. Trying to guess how it fit with the main storyline was so much fun, and I enjoyed both the POV chapters and this story.
The backstory plotline was beautifully written, but also a mystery to uncover as you kept reading. At points the story could be predictable, however I enjoyed the ending and the link between past and future was a clear anchor point of the book (and not just forced in!)
Positives of The Sky Weaver
- Standalone book (but within a series!)
- Good main characters (as good as the previous books)
- Even more fantasy elements
Negatives of The Sky Weaver
- Feels very different to the other two books, which may upset some people (but I loved it!)
I received The Sky Weaver by Kristen Cicccarelli from the publisher. This is an unbiased and honest review
