Weaveworld (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Clive Barker
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Blizzards, Magic or magicians, Twentieth century, 1980’s, England or English people, Fairy tales, Angels, Weaving or weavers
- Locales: England
The Plot
An escaping pigeon leads Cal Mooney across Liverpool to Mimi’s house, where he discovers a carpet with amazing properties. He and Suzanna, Mimi’s granddaughter, become involved in an intense struggle for the carpet, facing the evil Immacolata the Incantatrix and her henchman, Shadwell the Salesman. The struggle sweeps across England as Cal and Suzanna try to find the carpet and the magical land that is woven into it, as well as a book of fairy tales that Mimi had given Suzanna. In the course of their struggles, Suzanna discovers that she has the menstruum, an...
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