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This is a crisply written book. It’s short and pacy, and I loved how it got straight to the action. (It's also another entrant in the SPFBO XI contest.) Amara is a seamstress, and a threadwitch, with the ability to awaken memories in cloth. This means that someone could use a cloak or jacket to listen to memories or impressions of the past wearer, something that could be of interest in a world without modern technology. You could listen to the worlds of a holy leader by touching the cloth, or relive time with a beloved reparative. However, magic in this world is controlled by the Guild, and Amara is an illegal practitioner. One day in the market place, she’s asked to repair a cloak belonging to a military captain and accidentally awakens its memories, which she quickly silences. However, not before the outburst was noticed by everyone around her! This puts Amara in the path of Caedric, an Unraveler (or inquisitor) whose job is to work for the Guild and round up all of these rogue,…

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