The Carpet Makers (Orson Scott Card Presents) Review

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The Carpet Makers (Orson Scott Card Presents) ReviewThis work is a striking science-fiction examination of absolute power on an inter-galactic scale. The translation from the German is excellent and the ideas presented are profound. Mr. Eschbach is obviously a student of Orson Scott Card and the book is rife with references to such Card stories as Unaccompanied Sonata, Kingsmeat, Fat Farm and others. In fact, the feeling of reading this work took me back to my discovery of Card in the pages of OMNI magazine.
Suffice it to say that the story revolves around the "hair carpet" a breathtakingly intricate work built up of individually knotted strands of human hair. Only men can be a carpet maker and they, of necessity, spend their entire life on one carpet. Ultimately, the work consumes the life of the maker only to finance the next generation's toil. As only one son can inherit, the household must consist of several wives and a house full of daughters to produce a requisite variety of hair colors. Extra sons aren't given a job out in the fields...
The work is less a novel and more of an expanded short story; the author paints a broad picture by the use of inter-related episodes that roughly tie together. The underlying theme and story provide a framework strong enough to carry the work without the need for one fully-developed character. In fact, spending more time on characterization would have detracted from the impact of this work.
I honestly could not put the book down until it was over. The ending is that killer-twist so reminiscent of early Card stories. The themes are profoundly German; there is a distrust of power in all its varieties, whether derived from religion, government, family or social expectations. Regardless of how you approach the work be prepared to think about the ideas presented for days.
Mr. Eschbach is on my must purchase list. TOR would do well to start translating his work as fast as possible.The Carpet Makers (Orson Scott Card Presents) Overview

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