Andrew Post has penned an imaginative fantasy adventure for young adults that brings together unexpected allies who band together to protect themselves and the city of Geyser. Nineteen-year-old Clyde, oddly clueless about the outside world, sees his master, Mr. Wilkshire, slain and vows to avenge him. Clyde is a fabrick weaver, this world's form of magic. With this ability bad luck befalls those who confess their sins to him. Soon after Clyde begins his quest, he meets a motley group of companions who join his cause including a mouflon, a mercenary with animal-like characteristics, Flam;, a Fabrick weaver or "Stitcher" named Nevele; and a collection of intelligent mice known as Rohm.

Their journey takes them on a wild ride to the tunnels below the city with lots of unbelievable incidents and factions including crashing elevators, mining tunnels, treasure, a corrupt king, a crazy pursuer, an alien species, pirates and more. Apparently, this is the first in a series of tales about the fabrick weavers.

Post does a fabulous job with his characters, making most of them gray rather than black or white. The story does have its villains, but the majority is quite realistic. Post has a terrific imagination and the story introduces many interesting ideas. That said, this reviewer thinks he tries to do too much with numerous storylines that don't quite gel. The tale meanders in the middle. The story does have many moments of intrigue and surprise as well as a certain charm. The question is whether the tale's characters and ideas are enough to outweigh its drawbacks. Personally, I don't think they do.