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The Fabrick Weavers #1
Fabrick
Clyde has worked for Mr. Wilkshire for a very long time. Life is comfortable in his keeper's chateau—until Mr. Wilkshire is attacked. Clyde goes into hiding and emerges to find his only friend dead.
Brokenhearted and clueless how to bring Mr. Wilkshire's killer to justice, Clyde accepts the help of a unique group of friends, including Flam the Mouflon treasure hunter and Nevele the royal stitcher. Throughout their adventure, Clyde learns he isn't alone in this world with his magical ability: there are others like him called fabrick weavers, and for all it is both a special gift and a curse. His gift is to ease the conscience of anyone who makes a confession to him, but the curse is that the person’s luck will be reduced in proportion to the severity of the offense.
Having left his pampered life behind to set things right, Clyde joins his new friends traveling into the razed city of Geyser, into the labyrinthine world beneath, and to the palace beyond. Along the way, the group deals with an unrelenting maniac pursuer, a corrupt king, a band of pirates, a small army of guardsmen, and just a few million dog-sized bugs—all while hopefully managing to avoid jinxing their own members.
Yeah, no problem.
Brokenhearted and clueless how to bring Mr. Wilkshire's killer to justice, Clyde accepts the help of a unique group of friends, including Flam the Mouflon treasure hunter and Nevele the royal stitcher. Throughout their adventure, Clyde learns he isn't alone in this world with his magical ability: there are others like him called fabrick weavers, and for all it is both a special gift and a curse. His gift is to ease the conscience of anyone who makes a confession to him, but the curse is that the person’s luck will be reduced in proportion to the severity of the offense.
Having left his pampered life behind to set things right, Clyde joins his new friends traveling into the razed city of Geyser, into the labyrinthine world beneath, and to the palace beyond. Along the way, the group deals with an unrelenting maniac pursuer, a corrupt king, a band of pirates, a small army of guardsmen, and just a few million dog-sized bugs—all while hopefully managing to avoid jinxing their own members.
Yeah, no problem.
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33 books72 followersAndrew Post is the author of CHOP SHOP, AFTERTASTE, RUSTED HEROES, THE SIREN HOUSE, SIRED BY STONE, FABRICK, and KNUCKLEDUSTER.
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June 5, 2013
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Wow! This is one of my favorite books this year. What an amazing story and the writing was excellent, the characters jumped off the pages. I can’t wait for the next book and hope there is one coming soon. What a fantastic imagination this author has! I was blown away with how wonderful this book is.
Every character was so well developed, and each had good qualities and not so good thoughts and feelings, it made them so real that you felt like they were beings you know or would like to know. The villains were perfectly villainous and they stayed that way. Many authors make the villains change in the last few chapters grrrr! I dislike that. This author let the villains be evil to the end. Yay!
What an ingenuous, creative imagination this author has. Clyde had a marvelous Fabrick ability that was used in the best of ways. He was an odd little fellow that had a charming naivete and sweetness permeating his being. I enjoyed all the characters so it’s difficult to pick one as a favorite. It might seem like I’m being vague in this review, and in a sense I am, but the story is so amazing that if I give details it will take away from how this magnificent story unravels, (pun intended) .
There were many threads in this story, they flowed together perfectly. Many surprises, which I won’t go into because I don’t want to spoil this for anyone reading it. Let’s just say the story unfolds seamlessly. This story is in my favorites folder. I Highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys fantasy, sci-fi, action adventure and extremely well written stories.
Wow! This is one of my favorite books this year. What an amazing story and the writing was excellent, the characters jumped off the pages. I can’t wait for the next book and hope there is one coming soon. What a fantastic imagination this author has! I was blown away with how wonderful this book is.
Every character was so well developed, and each had good qualities and not so good thoughts and feelings, it made them so real that you felt like they were beings you know or would like to know. The villains were perfectly villainous and they stayed that way. Many authors make the villains change in the last few chapters grrrr! I dislike that. This author let the villains be evil to the end. Yay!
What an ingenuous, creative imagination this author has. Clyde had a marvelous Fabrick ability that was used in the best of ways. He was an odd little fellow that had a charming naivete and sweetness permeating his being. I enjoyed all the characters so it’s difficult to pick one as a favorite. It might seem like I’m being vague in this review, and in a sense I am, but the story is so amazing that if I give details it will take away from how this magnificent story unravels, (pun intended) .
There were many threads in this story, they flowed together perfectly. Many surprises, which I won’t go into because I don’t want to spoil this for anyone reading it. Let’s just say the story unfolds seamlessly. This story is in my favorites folder. I Highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys fantasy, sci-fi, action adventure and extremely well written stories.
January 12, 2014
Perhaps the most technically sound read I have traveled through in a long time, Fabrick is a clean, crisp, well-paced YA romp through a world teetering on a balance . . . literally. In some 500+ pages, I remember only one typo. I probably made more in this first paragraph of my review.
Anyway, its perfectly pedicured nature is hardly the best thing I can say about Fabrick (though perhaps the most refreshing). So . . . let's start at the beginning.
I love the cover. I usually don't like a lot going on in cover images, but this gives you a feel for the characters and the journey they will embark upon.
The best character? It's the one/several you might not have noticed on the cover: a collective of "frisk mice" with hive mentality appropriately named Rohm (or R.O.H.M. - Rodents of Hive Mentality). I love the concept and its execution. Rohm, as a whole, sort of reminds me of Data from Star Trek: TNG. It is analytical and almost robotic in voice, can see utility in what others might find grotesque or even horrific, but yet is not without heart. And Rohm is just as cool when acting as a unit or when breaking down into its component parts.
Rounding out the supporting cast are Flam and Nevele. Flam is a big, blundering Mouflon, kind of like a minotaur, but with a personality all his own (though slightly stereotypical of the big goon-type character). Likeable and understandable.
Nevele, who I suspected would be my favorite character but was beaten out by two others, is a Fabrick Weaver, a human with a unique ability that comes with a flip side: Nevele can manipulate fabric (the traditional sort, as opposed to Fabrick (a superhero like ability, though hers involves fabric), usually in the form of her stitches being used as ropes, nets, etc. However, her stitches are all that hold her together - when she uses her Fabrick, she literally falls apart at the seams!
My only issue with Nevele is that she has a dark background and a rather dark side effect to her magic, so I expected and wanted a more doom-and-gloom-type heroine from her.
Instead, I got this through Aksel. He's the star of the story's main side plot and the most complex character in the novel. He comes with a ton of guilt, a need for redemption, a taste for revenge, a weakness to temptation and a questionable future. How this character evolves will be the main reason for my continuing with the series. That, and the storyline foreshadowed by Fabrick's epilogue.
Which brings me to the lead: Clyde. Also a Fabrick Weaver with a unique but not overly exciting ability, this character is the moral focal point of the group, kind of a goody two-shoes and not my kind of hero. But this book is YA and I tend toward horror, so he is probably the proper standard for the genre. Still, I'm cheering for Aksel (who will probably end up dead - not a spoiler; I have no idea).
So this rag-tag group of heroes faces off with a weaselly dictator and a vicious warrior, the latter being another huge plus to the novel. They all have their reasons for seeking justice, and they set out to do so.
Other than my lack of love for Clyde, the only other weakness I see in this novel is the fact that names are dropped throughout and by awfully convenient twists of fate in a universe of worlds, these characters manage to reappear and resolve conflicts unique to each member of the group. On the other hand, subplots keep the story moving. I assume that will continue into the next novel, given some of the set-ups of the first.
Still, the series starts off with a bang, and hints toward the second book's premise show a lot of promise. Fabrick is a well-crafted novel that uses the right amount of description and easy flowing language to tell a unique tale (in other words, if you like flowering descriptions and lots of big words, this is not the book for you). I would highly recommend this novel to YA series readers.
Anyway, its perfectly pedicured nature is hardly the best thing I can say about Fabrick (though perhaps the most refreshing). So . . . let's start at the beginning.
I love the cover. I usually don't like a lot going on in cover images, but this gives you a feel for the characters and the journey they will embark upon.
The best character? It's the one/several you might not have noticed on the cover: a collective of "frisk mice" with hive mentality appropriately named Rohm (or R.O.H.M. - Rodents of Hive Mentality). I love the concept and its execution. Rohm, as a whole, sort of reminds me of Data from Star Trek: TNG. It is analytical and almost robotic in voice, can see utility in what others might find grotesque or even horrific, but yet is not without heart. And Rohm is just as cool when acting as a unit or when breaking down into its component parts.
Rounding out the supporting cast are Flam and Nevele. Flam is a big, blundering Mouflon, kind of like a minotaur, but with a personality all his own (though slightly stereotypical of the big goon-type character). Likeable and understandable.
Nevele, who I suspected would be my favorite character but was beaten out by two others, is a Fabrick Weaver, a human with a unique ability that comes with a flip side: Nevele can manipulate fabric (the traditional sort, as opposed to Fabrick (a superhero like ability, though hers involves fabric), usually in the form of her stitches being used as ropes, nets, etc. However, her stitches are all that hold her together - when she uses her Fabrick, she literally falls apart at the seams!
My only issue with Nevele is that she has a dark background and a rather dark side effect to her magic, so I expected and wanted a more doom-and-gloom-type heroine from her.
Instead, I got this through Aksel. He's the star of the story's main side plot and the most complex character in the novel. He comes with a ton of guilt, a need for redemption, a taste for revenge, a weakness to temptation and a questionable future. How this character evolves will be the main reason for my continuing with the series. That, and the storyline foreshadowed by Fabrick's epilogue.
Which brings me to the lead: Clyde. Also a Fabrick Weaver with a unique but not overly exciting ability, this character is the moral focal point of the group, kind of a goody two-shoes and not my kind of hero. But this book is YA and I tend toward horror, so he is probably the proper standard for the genre. Still, I'm cheering for Aksel (who will probably end up dead - not a spoiler; I have no idea).
So this rag-tag group of heroes faces off with a weaselly dictator and a vicious warrior, the latter being another huge plus to the novel. They all have their reasons for seeking justice, and they set out to do so.
Other than my lack of love for Clyde, the only other weakness I see in this novel is the fact that names are dropped throughout and by awfully convenient twists of fate in a universe of worlds, these characters manage to reappear and resolve conflicts unique to each member of the group. On the other hand, subplots keep the story moving. I assume that will continue into the next novel, given some of the set-ups of the first.
Still, the series starts off with a bang, and hints toward the second book's premise show a lot of promise. Fabrick is a well-crafted novel that uses the right amount of description and easy flowing language to tell a unique tale (in other words, if you like flowering descriptions and lots of big words, this is not the book for you). I would highly recommend this novel to YA series readers.
August 23, 2018
Das Buch "Fabrick" wurde von Andrew Post verfasst und erschien 2014 bei Medallion Press. Nun 2018 erschien das Buch in der deutschen Ausgabe im Papierverzierer Verlag.
Clyde lebt bei Mr. Wilkshire und hat eine ganz besondere Gabe, die gleichzeitig Segen, wie Fluch ist. Eines Tages wird Mr. Wilkshire ermordet und Clyde macht sich auf den Weg, dessen Mörder zu fassen. Gemeinsam mit einem Mufflon, namens Flam, Noms und Fle versucht er gegen alle Gefahren anzukämpfen, die ihm während dieser Reise begegnen.
Dem Autor gelingt es eine Welt zu zaubern, in der man tatsächlich alles miterleben kann. Die Schauplätze sind bildreich beschrieben und das Kopfkino kann ab der ersten Seite starten.
Zu den Hauptcharakteren kann man einiges sagen, denn sie sind ein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen, den man nicht mehr missen will, sobald man mit dem Lesen begonnen hat.
Clyde, der immer versteckt gehalten wurde, sogar oft geschlagen oder angekettet, da ihn etwas mystisches umgibt, das so manchen Angst macht. Er ist einfach weltfremd und lernt seine Welt, wie wir Leser kennen, denn er hat einfach noch nichts von Geysir gesehen.
Flam, das Mufflon, ist eigentlich ein kleiner Gauner, aber durch seinen zufälligen Fund von Clyde wird er zu einem - ungewollt - wichtigen Träger der Geschichte.
Noms ist ein sehr schlauer Charakter, welcher unsere Freunde durch so manche schwierige Situation bringt.
Fle ist schlau und erfindungsreich und passt durch ihre ebenfalls andere Art sehr gut in diese Gruppe.
Die Wortwahl und der Sprachstil sind sehr gut für diese Geschichte geeignet. Man wird mitgerissen und man kann mit den Charakteren so viele Stationen, Gefahren und Momente erleben, dass man fast schockiert ist, wenn das Ende des Buches dann tatsächlich da ist.
Jeder, der Geschichten mit ungleichen Charakteren und speziellen Kenntnissen liebt, der soll zu diesem Buch greifen, denn durch die Unterschiedlichkeit der 4 Charaktere, die das Buch tragen, ist es nie langweilig und ein Genuss zum Lesen. 100%ige Lese- und Kaufempfehlung.
Clyde lebt bei Mr. Wilkshire und hat eine ganz besondere Gabe, die gleichzeitig Segen, wie Fluch ist. Eines Tages wird Mr. Wilkshire ermordet und Clyde macht sich auf den Weg, dessen Mörder zu fassen. Gemeinsam mit einem Mufflon, namens Flam, Noms und Fle versucht er gegen alle Gefahren anzukämpfen, die ihm während dieser Reise begegnen.
Dem Autor gelingt es eine Welt zu zaubern, in der man tatsächlich alles miterleben kann. Die Schauplätze sind bildreich beschrieben und das Kopfkino kann ab der ersten Seite starten.
Zu den Hauptcharakteren kann man einiges sagen, denn sie sind ein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen, den man nicht mehr missen will, sobald man mit dem Lesen begonnen hat.
Clyde, der immer versteckt gehalten wurde, sogar oft geschlagen oder angekettet, da ihn etwas mystisches umgibt, das so manchen Angst macht. Er ist einfach weltfremd und lernt seine Welt, wie wir Leser kennen, denn er hat einfach noch nichts von Geysir gesehen.
Flam, das Mufflon, ist eigentlich ein kleiner Gauner, aber durch seinen zufälligen Fund von Clyde wird er zu einem - ungewollt - wichtigen Träger der Geschichte.
Noms ist ein sehr schlauer Charakter, welcher unsere Freunde durch so manche schwierige Situation bringt.
Fle ist schlau und erfindungsreich und passt durch ihre ebenfalls andere Art sehr gut in diese Gruppe.
Die Wortwahl und der Sprachstil sind sehr gut für diese Geschichte geeignet. Man wird mitgerissen und man kann mit den Charakteren so viele Stationen, Gefahren und Momente erleben, dass man fast schockiert ist, wenn das Ende des Buches dann tatsächlich da ist.
Jeder, der Geschichten mit ungleichen Charakteren und speziellen Kenntnissen liebt, der soll zu diesem Buch greifen, denn durch die Unterschiedlichkeit der 4 Charaktere, die das Buch tragen, ist es nie langweilig und ein Genuss zum Lesen. 100%ige Lese- und Kaufempfehlung.
June 1, 2013
5 plus stars
Loved this story!!!
Everything was well done, writing, story line, flow, interesting characters that were well developed, surprises, mystery, suspense, action, a pleasure to read. Highly recommend.
Loved this story!!!
Everything was well done, writing, story line, flow, interesting characters that were well developed, surprises, mystery, suspense, action, a pleasure to read. Highly recommend.
July 19, 2019
What an epic story!! Loved it from page one! The characters are great with great dialogue (which is something Andrew is amazing at). This world is so unique. It's Young Adult fantasy but adults will like it too. Read it, you won't regret it at all. 5 star review, Tripp says check it out!!
September 8, 2016
Characters: The antagonists are suitably despicable and horrible, while the protagonists are endearing and admirable. I absolutely loved the main quartet: Clyde, Flam, Rohm and Nevele. They don’t become insta-friends, but their tolerance of each other evolves into friendship, and they’re such great characters that if they were real *I’d* want to befriend them. Their distinct personalities mesh well, but also cause them to clash at times, so while they work great as a team, there’s witty bickering/bantering that keeps things interesting. A few of the characters are “fabrick weavers”—humans gifted with powerful abilities that are balanced out with a curse. The fabric weaving abilities/curses are imaginative, add extra depth to the characters, and have a big impact on the turns the story takes.
Plot: There’s one main storyline that switches back and forth with a few minor, connected storylines. This makes it seem like a lot is going on, but it’s an impressive, enthralling complexity, and the stories are expertly interwoven so as to not be confusing. Everything that happens or is revealed early on becomes important later so there is no fluff in this hefty tome, and the twists and surprises delighted me. The initial revenge plot morphs into a good vs. evil/must-save-the-city adventure where the ragtag group of heroes is confronted with increasingly dire obstacles that kept me on the edge of my seat.
Style: Either Post is ridiculously talented, or he spent ten years obsessively editing this to perfection. I sometimes had to stop to reread and marvel over the writing. Strong verbs, ingenious figurative language, dazzling details, appeals to all five senses. The writing is serious, gruesome or suspenseful when it needs to be, but there’s also a playful tone that shines through, making the book entertaining and smile-inducing.
I’d highly recommend this book for anyone who likes sci-fi, dystopian, epic adventure, or excellent writing. No idea what Post’s other novel (“Knuckleduster”) is about, but I’ll be getting it after I finish all the books I got for Christmas, and, of course, I eagerly await the “Fabrick” sequel.
Plot: There’s one main storyline that switches back and forth with a few minor, connected storylines. This makes it seem like a lot is going on, but it’s an impressive, enthralling complexity, and the stories are expertly interwoven so as to not be confusing. Everything that happens or is revealed early on becomes important later so there is no fluff in this hefty tome, and the twists and surprises delighted me. The initial revenge plot morphs into a good vs. evil/must-save-the-city adventure where the ragtag group of heroes is confronted with increasingly dire obstacles that kept me on the edge of my seat.
Style: Either Post is ridiculously talented, or he spent ten years obsessively editing this to perfection. I sometimes had to stop to reread and marvel over the writing. Strong verbs, ingenious figurative language, dazzling details, appeals to all five senses. The writing is serious, gruesome or suspenseful when it needs to be, but there’s also a playful tone that shines through, making the book entertaining and smile-inducing.
I’d highly recommend this book for anyone who likes sci-fi, dystopian, epic adventure, or excellent writing. No idea what Post’s other novel (“Knuckleduster”) is about, but I’ll be getting it after I finish all the books I got for Christmas, and, of course, I eagerly await the “Fabrick” sequel.
January 14, 2014
I received this book for free from a Goodreads giveaway.
I will be honest; this book was not an easy one for me to get into. I started reading it once and I was forced to put it aside for a while until I felt I would be able to tackle it again. For me the first hundred pages seemed like an eternity. The characters weren’t being developed, or in most cases they weren’t even in the story yet.
I am glad that I pressed on. After the initial phase of slowness the book began to pick up pace and characters as it went along. The author began to piece together an interesting tale that involved magic that came at a price to those that used it and the insatiable greed of some men.
I found that I was intrigued by this world and its inhabitants, but I felt that some details needed to be clarified. The place Europe is mentioned exactly once, but it doesn’t say why. Apparently this book takes place in an area that is part of the same universe as ours, but when is it? Where is it? How is it that they retain that knowledge, but that name only? I really hope that this gets touched upon at some point.
I will be honest; this book was not an easy one for me to get into. I started reading it once and I was forced to put it aside for a while until I felt I would be able to tackle it again. For me the first hundred pages seemed like an eternity. The characters weren’t being developed, or in most cases they weren’t even in the story yet.
I am glad that I pressed on. After the initial phase of slowness the book began to pick up pace and characters as it went along. The author began to piece together an interesting tale that involved magic that came at a price to those that used it and the insatiable greed of some men.
I found that I was intrigued by this world and its inhabitants, but I felt that some details needed to be clarified. The place Europe is mentioned exactly once, but it doesn’t say why. Apparently this book takes place in an area that is part of the same universe as ours, but when is it? Where is it? How is it that they retain that knowledge, but that name only? I really hope that this gets touched upon at some point.
August 15, 2014
Many things are likable about this book. As a person who has enjoyed every sci-fi/fantasy book I have ever read, I still don't read a lot of them for some reason. But despite my lack of experience with other worlds, this one feels different. This place is new, unique, and interesting. It took me a bit to get my bearings, to form my mental images, which intrigued me even more. Mr. Post is clearly creative and commanding with words. As YA writers always seem to do, he demands that I expand my vocabulary too! His hero is unassuming, with much potential, and I look forward to the unfolding of his transformation through this trilogy. Thank you, for such a fun read!
February 25, 2015
4 Stars
An excellent read. This story will keep you entertained for hours. With great character interaction, a great plot, and a lot of interesting new characters.
This is a Good vs Evil type of story. With murder, destruction, revenge, and saving a city.
You can instantly feel a connection to some of the characters. With other characters, you develop a connection to them over time in the book. Their seems to be multiple plots going all at once that make it seem like a lot is happening all at once.
This is one book I would recommend for all ages to read.
An excellent read. This story will keep you entertained for hours. With great character interaction, a great plot, and a lot of interesting new characters.
This is a Good vs Evil type of story. With murder, destruction, revenge, and saving a city.
You can instantly feel a connection to some of the characters. With other characters, you develop a connection to them over time in the book. Their seems to be multiple plots going all at once that make it seem like a lot is happening all at once.
This is one book I would recommend for all ages to read.
January 16, 2014
A strong starter with a particularly interesting setting and world, but it tapered off by the end as the primary characters fell into what I felt was a semi-clichéd pattern.
March 26, 2014
Got about seventy pages in and couldn't get engaged in it. Imaginative fantasy though, not just some haphazard euro-generic stew.
July 13, 2014
5 star review posting soon
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