The Taleweaver

Information

Status

Completed

Year

2015

Author

StenDuring

• Epilogue
  Nov 16, 2015
• Postlude
  Nov 16, 2015
• Chapter twenty one, Homecoming, part two
  Nov 15, 2015
• Chapter twenty one, Homecoming, part one
  Nov 14, 2015
• Chapter twenty, Battle of Belgera, part two
  Nov 12, 2015
• Chapter twenty, Battle of Belgera, part one
  Nov 11, 2015
• Chapter nineteen, Closing a Deal
  Nov 9, 2015
• Chapter eighteen, Belgera
  Nov 7, 2015
• Chapter seventeen, Braka, part two
  Nov 5, 2015
• Chapter seventeen, Braka, part one
  Nov 4, 2015
• Chapter sixteen, Escape, part two
  Nov 2, 2015
• Chapter sixteen, Escape, part one
  Nov 1, 2015
• Chapter fifteen, Lovers, part two
  Oct 30, 2015
• Chapter fifteen, Lovers, part one
  Oct 29, 2015
• Chapter fourteen, Gaz
  Oct 26, 2015
• Chapter thirteen, Friends, part two
  Oct 24, 2015
• Chapter thirteen, Friends, part one
  Oct 23, 2015
• Chapter twelve, Khraga, part two
  Oct 21, 2015
• Chapter twelve, Khraga, part one
  Oct 20, 2015
• Chapter eleven, Alllies, part two
  Oct 18, 2015

Reviews

Community Reviews(1)

• damatuRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  This review is part of a review swap.
  To sum up without any large spoilers: The Taleweaver is a story of a man that makes his way into a new world for reasons of his own. The world is much like a medieval realm, with splices of technology from the steam age.
  The story is separated into chapter, and Intermezzos. The chapters mainly focus on the lives of Arthur, a terran, and Harbend, a native to the planet. Arthur masquerades as a merchant, and is waited upon by Harbend.
  There are a plethora of side characters that make appearances in the story, many of whom have appeared in an Intermezzo prior to their appearance. The side characters are not quite as relevant as the main characters, but they still feel flushed out and real to a large degree.
  So for the distribution of the stars. This story deserves four and a half stars. It is just shy of five due to personal preference.
  Style : 3 stars
  The style is one of the only two reasons I did not give this story five stars. It's not that the style is bad, or even less than average, but it is not perfect. The backstory of some characters are only given in bits and pieces. While that does create a more honest feeling for the story, it also takes out much of what i felt the story could have offered.
  The Intermezzo is another thing i think the story could have done slightly differently. The act of constantly introducing new characters makes it hard to follow, and detracts from the immersion to a small degree.
  Story : 5 stars
  The story is one of the most interesting one's I've ever read. The way StenDuring blends two worlds together is all together engrossing. There is even several references to the cultural shock of both main characters towards each other.
  The entire story is innovative. The idea for the story, a portal opening to another world , is unique by itself. The fact that the portal has actual repercussions which further the story, is nothing short of a stroke of genius. Most times authors throw someone to another world,