The View from the Mirror Series

Thurkad has fallen and Karan, driven into madness by a forbidden spell, is left for dead. Her dearest friend, Llian the Tale-spinner, is abducted by the renegade Aachim leader, Tensor, who plans to use the Twisted Mirror for an act of millennial vengeance. And he knows how to take advantage of Llian's fatal weakness – his hunger for his own Great Tale. But Karan is determined to recover and rescue Llian, and the stolen mirror must be retaken. Allies and enemies pursue Tensor across the pitiless desert of the Dry Sea to Katazza, a lost fortress of power built over the earth-shattering Rift. There, proscribed magics will drive a desperate man to a monumental folly – and the Twisted Mirror will unleash forces that could change the fate of three worlds. Now the allies' only hope lies in Karan pulling off one of the greatest feats of all time – assuming she can fight off the madness that curses her family. You won't want to miss this truly epic fantasy series by million-selling author Ian Irvine. What reviewers say about the Three Worlds books "A compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders." – Locus "A page-turner of the highest order … Formidable!" – SFX on Geomancer "It is the most engrossing book I've read in years." – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald "Readers of Eddings, Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up." – Starlog "Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly "For sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine." SFX on The Destiny of the Dead "As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre." – Adelaide Advertiser Reviews and Honours for The Tower on the Rift Listed in the Sydney Morning Herald's BEST BOOKS OF 1998. US edition listed in Sciencefiction.com's Best of 2001. "High suspense and tense character interaction – great reading!" Sydney Morning Herald "Wonderfully deep, fast-paced adventure." – Barnesandnoble.com

Rulke the Great Betrayer has escaped from the Nightland, his prison for the last thousand years. And he has a weapon no one has ever seen before – a massive, magic-powered iron construct. As he amasses a conquering army the other age-old wizards scatter in urgent quests, for the only way to defeat Rulke is to rediscover long-lost spells banned during the Forbidding. Llian the Tale-spinner, desperate to create a new Great Tale, falls into Rulke's trap and becomes an unwitting spy against all who have befriended him. Then Karan, tormented triune daughter of three different human species, discovers her beloved homeland has become the centre of a sorcerous vortex. High in the mountains, in a haunted citadel built by her mad ancestor, Rulke plans to open the Way Between the Worlds – even if this lets the ravenous horrors of the Void into Santhenar.  But he can't do it without Karan, and the now-desperate allies know she has to die. To save the world, must Llian let his friend and lover be killed? You won't want to miss this truly epic fantasy series by million-selling author Ian Irvine. What reviewers say about the Three Worlds books "A compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders." – Locus "A page-turner of the highest order … Formidable!" – SFX on Geomancer "It is the most engrossing book I've read in years." – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald "Readers of Eddings, Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up." – Starlog "Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly "For sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine." SFX on The Destiny of the Dead "As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre." – Adelaide Advertiser Some Reviews of the View from the Mirror Series "In a world full of epic fantasy clones, this stands out as a world-building labour of love with some truly original touches." – Locus. "Dark is the Moon pulled me along like a tidal wave to its powerful ending." – Hilary Williamson, Bookloons.com "Irvine's evocation of landscapes tortured into strangeness by aeons of magical intervention and cities wrecked by civil strife is crisply visualised; his set pieces are viscerally exciting; his characters are complex individuals who grow and change." Roz Kaveney, Amazon UK

For 3,000 years the Forbidding protected Santhenar from the savagery of the Void. Now Rulke has broken it open. And the ultimate clash of an aeons-long war erupts. As alien lords battle Rulke to gain control of the Way Between the Worlds, and abominations from the Void ravage the land, can Mendark and Yggur overcome their mutual hatred and stand together to seal the Way? In this final hour, will Karan find the courage to make the ultimate sacrifice – one that must lead to a hideous death? Can her  unreliable ally Maigraith free herself from the thrall of Faelamor, the greatest manipulator in the Three Worlds, and fight for her true destiny? Or will she fall back under Faelamor's spell? How will Karan's lover Llian, the cursed Tale-spinner, choose between ambition and honour? And can he crack the code of the Twisted Mirror, to reveal the truth about the ancient betrayal that has brought Santhenar to the edge of annihilation, in time?  If any of them falter, the Three Worlds are doomed. You won't want to miss this truly epic fantasy series by million-selling author Ian Irvine. What reviewers say about the Three Worlds books "A compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders." – Locus "A page-turner of the highest order … Formidable!" – SFX on Geomancer "It is the most engrossing book I've read in years." – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald "Readers of Eddings, Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up." – Starlog "Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly "For sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine." SFX on The Destiny of the Dead "As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre." – Adelaide Advertiser Reviews of The Way Between the Worlds "Brings the quartet to a convolutedly triumphant finale … Irvine has brought both a lively intelligence and a keen moral sense to the heroics and spell-play of the modern fantasy novel." – Roz Kaveney, Amazon UK "Hugely ambitious – an epic, tragic tale of history's implacable impact on the present, full of driven, often unlikeable and inept characters, and betrayal. Interest and originality there is aplenty – and action." – Starburst "A twisted plot that stays nicely unpredictable to the end." Locus

A vengeful sorcerer. A haunted thief-girl. If she fails, she dies. Karan, a sensitive whose family is cursed by madness, is compelled by honour to steal an ancient magical device and take it to the Magister. But it's the treacherous Mirror of Aachan, and hidden within it is a deadly secret. Llian, a brilliant but naïve Tale-spinner, uncovers a 3,000-year-old mystery too dangerous to be revealed and is expelled from his college.  Thrown together by fate as they struggle to get to safety, Karan and Llian are ensnared in the machinations of immortals, the vengeance of feuding warlords and the magic of all-powerful wizards. Magic that could break Karan's fragile mind, and corrupt Llian as he pries into the riddles of the mirror. And if they fail the two-faced mirror will spark a millennial war, terrible as a tsunami, that will deluge the land in forbidden magic, tear nations apart, and threaten the very survival of humanity. You won't want to miss this truly epic fantasy series by a million-selling author.  What reviewers say about the Three Worlds books "A compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders." – Locus "A page-turner of the highest order … Formidable!" – SFX on Geomancer "It is the most engrossing book I've read in years." – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald "Readers of Eddings, Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up." – Starlog "Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly "For sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine." SFX on The Destiny of the Dead "As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre." – Adelaide Advertiser Reviews and Honours for A Shadow on the Glass Shortlisted for the 1998 Aurealis Award, Best Fantasy Novel. US edition listed in Sciencefiction.com's Best of 2001. "In a world full of epic fantasy clones, this stands out as a world-building labour of love with some truly original touches." – Locus. "A grand-scale epic fantasy that features a pair of unusual heroes and a complex world rich in history and variety." Library Journal "Those who like quests will enjoy A Shadow on the Glass. A recurring theme of betrayal - of people, places, and ideas - heightens the tension and increases the plot's emotional grip." Starburst, UK "Ian Irvine is a great find! He writes beautifully about a vast and intricate world that seems utterly real. His characters are as well drawn as any I've come across in fantasy." – Kate Elliott, author of King's Dragon "Irvine has built a history and wonderful culture for his vivid world. His first novel vibrates with originality." – The West Australian