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The Four Profound Weaves
- A Birdverse Book
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Two transgender elders must learn to weave from Death in order to defeat an evil ruler - in the debut full-length work set in R. B. Lemberg's award-winning queer fantasy Birdverse universe
The Surun' nomads do not speak of the master weaver, Benesret, who creates the cloth of bone for assassins in the Great Burri Desert. But aged Uiziya must find her aunt in order to learn the final weave, although the price for knowledge may be far too dear to pay.
Among the Khana in the springflower city of Iyar, women travel in caravans to trade, while men remain in the inner quarter, as scholars. A nameless man struggles to embody Khana masculinity, after many years of performing the life of a woman, trader, wife, and grandmother.
As his past catches up, the nameless man must choose between the life he dreamed of and Uiziya - while Uiziya must discover how to challenge the evil Ruler of Iyar, and to weave from deaths that matter.
In this breathtaking debut set in R. B. Lemberg's beloved Birdverse, The Four Profound Weaves offers a timeless chronicle of claiming one's identity in a hostile world.
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- Sebrina Autumn Calkins
- 24-08-23
An Incredibly Powerful and Dense Novella
CW: Transphobia, including misgendering, deadnaming, and denigration
I am going to be honest about needing to give this another listen at some point as it was a lot to take in, but the simple fact that I want to do that speaks volumes. While I found following the precise events of the book took some effort, the emotional journey and assertion of the protagonist's true self are raw and powerful. The prose is well wrought and the characters and performance are wonderfully crafted.
As someone who is transgender, It is truly wonderful to see a story about trans characters exploring and asserting their gender and relationship to it in a narrative where that is just a fundamental part of the character and the struggles they face on their journey, rather than it being solely about that. Don't get me wrong, those stories are important too, but there is something about this being a fantasy book with trans characters and their experiences, rather than a trans story told through fantasy that is wonderful to see. Because we do just exist and live our lives and have other struggles beyond transphobia.
There's so much in heat that is so powerful and dense that I really will have to give it another listen, but that's a compliment that I want to and more a reflection on my and my own capacity and ADHD.
Definitely one of the best things I've read from the Audible Included library and something I am incredibly happy I randomly picked up and gave a listen.
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