Vivian Amberville

## Vivian Amberville - The Weaver of Odds

First in the Vivian Amberville fantasy series by Louise Blackwick, "The Weaver of Odds" introduces 13-year old Vivian Amberville to her unique if hazardous power of altering odds, outcomes and the very substance of reality.

### ***Vivian Amberville* is a bestselling philosophical fantasy book series about a girl whose thoughts can control and reshape reality.**

The main protagonist, Vivian is an orphaned child who uncovers her imagination can influence certain events, and even twist reality into impossible shapes - a mind-over-matter ability called “Weaving”. Helped by friends and challenged by foes, she discovers her ability to "manipulate events" can be detrimental in preventing the impending apocalypse.

#### The Weaver of Odds - Synopsis

First in the Vivian Amberville fantasy series by Louise Blackwick, "The Weaver of Odds" introduces 13-year old Vivian to her unique if hazardous power of altering odds, outcomes and the very substance of reality.

Vivian lives in a cage, in Ala Spuria's Shelter for Strays and has never tasted real food. When one of the other orphans gives Vivian hope, she discovers a hidden power to reshape her circumstances completely.

From the English town of Milton Keynes, Vivian discovers a neighbouring universe, where Alarian Weavers - an ancient race of powerful beings - have perfected a way of altering reality. By weaving Threads into the fabric of the cosmos, the Weavers strive to imprison freewill, banish Chaos and bring balance to cosmic reality.

Faced with a sudden hole in the Pattern of Threads that threatens to consume the substance of everything, it is up to 13-year-old Vivian Amberville to repair the damage. Believed to be a formidable weaver of odds and circumstances, Vivian must now attend the Weaver Trials and master the mysterious art of "Weaving into reality" in hope of preventing the impending apocalypse.

Together with her friends, Patricia Kate, Lucian Blossom and Acciper Sparrowhawk, Vivian stumbles upon terrible insights into her identity as she explores the spellbinding and hazardous Alarian world, Ærria.

#### The Book of Chaos - Synopsis

**Second in the *Vivian Amberville fantasy series,* "The Book of Chaos" centers around Vivian’s attendance at the “Alarian School of Thought”, an illusive place where students learn the noble and dangerous art of “altering the substance of reality”.**

Vivian’s powers over reality have taken a dark turn.

Believed to be a Chaos Weaver – the Weaver's dark twin – Vivian’s powers must be brought under control, lest they consume the substance of creation.

Under the looming threat of cosmogonic Chaos, Vivian will once again travel beyond the fabric of reality and attend the “Alarian School of Thought”, a place where Weavers are made and **Chaos Weavers** are notoriously unmade.

Joined by friends and challenged by foes, Vivian must learn the noble and dangerous art of “weaving into the fabric of reality”, in a world now complicated by war, disease and political strife.

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The official teaser trailer of the first instalment in the Vivian Amberville saga, ***Vivian Amberville -*** ***The Weaver of Odds**.*

ABOUT THE SERIES

In a genre filled with clichés and cardboard characters, experience a fantasy series unlike anything else in existence! **An epic philosophical fantasy with layered, JUNGIAN undertones**: a story of friendship and acceptance; of fate and free will; of destiny and despair; of extraordinary ordinary heroes and their reality-changing journeys.

From selfish heroes, to complexly painted villains, the cast of the Vivian Amberville series will captivate you with their reality-shifting talents and their fascinating worldly lore. In a world corrupted by Chaos, journey beyond the fabric of reality, alongside unforgettable heroes you would want to take home.

THE MOST ORIGINAL MAGIC SYSTEM YOU'VE EXPERIENCED IN AN EPIC WORK

In Vivian Amberville's fantastical universe, people can *Weave threads of influence into the very fabric of reality.* Reading the books, you will find:

- druidic Weavers who **manipulate matter** and **fold reality to their advantage**;

- powerful Scribes, who **rewrite history by Writing Things True** in their special, reality-altering Ink;

- Chaos Weavers, such as Vivian Amberville herself, who can only affect the "**abstract and immaterial" side of reality** (i.e. odds and circumstances, shadows, abstractions or even chaos itself)

The magic system featured in the Vivian Amberville series is a semi-soft magic system, predicated entirely on the power of imagination (Kaalà) as well as its chaotic caveats (Æbekanta). If one can imagine things of beauty (Order), the same can be said about its polar opposite (Chaos). In the saga, "Weaving", or the ability to affect physical reality from a distance, finds its way into thoughts, symbols, materials, weapons and even living creatures.

Kaap, the Hole-in-the-Wall is a powerful shape-shifter with the ability to tunnel through the Shroud between realities and Weave his Shadowhide skin into any imaginable shape. Kaap is known as Vivian Amberville's sentient companion and inseparable friend.

SUMMARY

**Prepare to lose yourself in a unique fantasy series, where the thoughts of today become the events of tomorrow. In a world in which reality can be altered and history can be rewritten, a young hero discovers her powers to "imagine things true" stand between cosmic Order and Chaos.**

The main protagonist, Vivian is an orphaned child who uncovers her imagination can influence certain events, and even twist reality into impossible shapes - a mind-over-matter ability called “Weaving”. Helped by friends and challenged by foes, she comes to learn her ability to "manipulate odds" can be detrimental in preventing the impending apocalypse.

But Vivian’s powers prove hazardous to keeping the universal balance. Beyond the fabric of reality, she finds herself in the custody of the original Weavers, an ancient race of powerful beings who have perfected a way of altering reality.

Having woven her first Thread of influence into the fabric of the world, Vivian has set in motion a chain of events whose ripples target reality itself.

***As the Weaver, so is the Thread.***

***As a hero’s unwritten tale, so is Vivian Amberville’s journey.***

THE SETTING

The book series spans across several planes of existence, from a failed futuristic Great Britain, to the mesmerizing yet decadent Alarian world, Ærria. Located in Non-Existence, a thought away from our current reality, Ærria is a dark fantasy world where reality can be freely manipulated and history itself can be changed.

From the opulent Amberville Manor to the Alarian floating citadel in the sky; from underground prisons to impressive libraries; from surreal arenas to idyllic landscapes, the saga entices the reader's imagination every step of the way.