Review: Threads Bind Them
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
Parents both dead, Lourdes becomes the Maven of her clan.  She is young to be in charge but what must be, must.  In her clan, the Maven is the one who begins the spinning of silken thread with her finger spinnerets.  Spider-like silk ten times stronger than metal was her clan's pride and only real income.She is no warrior and the people guarding her family apparently were the assassins.  Lourdes heads to a neighboring group who are fierce warriors, hoping to make a deal.  Armor for assistance.  Their Maven wants more: she wants a match between Lourdes and a male of Isolde's choosing - her younger son.  No choice left, Lourdes agrees and a month is set for the thread binding ceremony.In this excellent tale of people-but-not-exactly; Edwards writes of war, peace and confusion.  She binds all her characters together in a setting described beautifully.  We suffer with the young Maven, gripe at the older one (Isolde) and rejoice in happy times.  This is a new author for me but I truly enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more.