Tapestry of Dark Souls (Ravenloft Series, Book 5) [Paperback]

Elaine Bergstrom (Author), Clyde Caldwell (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1993 | Series: Ravenloft Series, Book 5 (Book 5)

Jonathan must destroy the Gathering Cloth, a web in which the darkest evils of Ravenloft are trapped, before the evil breaks him and dooms him to eternal darkness. By the author of Blood Rites. Original. 85,000 first printing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 31 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560765712
• ISBN-13: 978-1560765714
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Gaming > Dungeons & Dragons

More About the Author

Elaine Bergstrom was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the product of 16 years of Catholic education which, she is sure, has strongly affected her work. Her first novel, Shattered Glass, was among the first vampire romances and created a family of vampiric immortals -- powerful, eternal but with some odd constraints on their natures. It was set in her hometown and the church she attended as a child. It received critical acclaim, including a Stoker nomination,and has been followed by four other novels of the Austra family. Under the pseudonym Marie Kiraly (her grandmother's name), she has written two Dracula sequels: Mina...the Dracula Story Continues and Blood to Blood. She resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she runs a novel writing workshop, freelances as a TV and film critic, takes care of too many cats, and writes grumpy old lady letters to her congressmen and local papers. You can get additional information on her books and upcoming appearances at elainebergstrom.com
The kindle edition of Shattered Glass is the "author's cut" version -- including 10,000 words not included in the original paperback.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the series, May 1, 2007

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Michael Paul Bailey "JinxIdoru" (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tapestry of Dark Souls (Ravenloft Series, Book 5) (Paperback)

Personally, I felt that this was the best in the Ravenloft series. It is clear from the other reviews that I am in a bit of a minority, but that's OK. I am not one to read books more than once generally, but I have read Tapestry twice and will probably read it a couple more times.

Elaine succeeds in weaving a tale that is not immediately obvious and mondain in the way that many fantasy novels are. She paints a number of characters whose intentions are not immediately clear, who even shift as the story progresses. As such, the characters are all but flat. Characters whose nature changes through the progression of a novel are difficult to write, but Elaine shows a great capacity for doing just that.

Another positive characteristic of Tapestry is that it is original. The Ravenloft series has a horrible propensity towards poorly-written facsimiles of such great classics as Dracula and Frankenstein. As a result, the novel kept me guessing through-out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Ravenloft tie-in that reads like a real novel., July 7, 2005

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Thomas Cummings "the night watchman" (r/c, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tapestry of Dark Souls (Ravenloft Series, Book 5) (Paperback)

This Ravenloft novel is only "hard to read" if you're working with a 5th grade education, or only read series tie-ins. The author takes time to develop atmosphere, establish relatively complex characters and situations, and chooses to suggest and insinuate rather than spell everything out, which leaves room for reader interpretation and results in a more satisfying read. "Tapestry of Dark Souls" feels like an actual horror novel rather than 350 page advertisement for a D&D expansion set. If you actually read horror, you'll probably like this one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DiDi 25y Belgium, January 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tapestry of Dark Souls (Ravenloft Series, Book 5) (Paperback)

I liked this ravenloft adventure very much. It became an obsession after I struggled through the first (rather boring)chapter. Elaine didn't use the 'higher' Ravenloft-caracters and thats why she could do with her caracter what she wanted. It not an open ended story this time, its has a sad end, but that's Ravenloft. I preferred the Ravenloft adventures written by female writers, because it's not just the horror they are writer about, it goes much deeper. I should rather classify this novel as 'dark Fantasy' I loved it!!!