The Tower on the Rift: 2 (View from the Mirror) - Hardcover

Irvine, Ian A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0648187020 ISBN 13: 9780648187028

Publisher: Santhenar Trust, 2018

Synopsis

Book 2 of the internationally bestselling Three Worlds epic fantasy sequence.

WAR RAGES ACROSS SANTHENAR as Aachim, Faellem and old humans pursue the Mirror of Aachan. A desperate Tensor, leader of the Aachim people, flees with it into the wilderness, taking the brilliant young chronicler Llian with him. Only Karan can save him, though she's not sure that she can help herself. Tensor wants her dead, the other powers are hunting her for her sensitive talents, and Rulke the Charon broods over them all from his Nightland prison. The Twisted Mirror holds knowledge that the world can only dream about. How will Tensor use it in the final confrontation? Will Llian be seduced by it too? Or will the Mirror betray them all, in the end?
 

About this title

Review:

"In a world full of epic fantasy clones, this stands out as a world-building labour of love with some truly original touches."- Locus.

Shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 1998.

Listed in Sciencefiction.com's Best of 2001.

'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. Best of all, none of them are quite what they seem when first introduced: no white hats, no black hats. I found them refreshing, complicated, and compelling.' Kate Elliott, author of King's Dragon.

'As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre.' Adelaide Advertiser.

'Irvine has built a history and wonderful culture for his vivid world. His first novel vibrates with originality.' The West Australian.

About the Author:

Ian Irvine, an Australian marine scientist, has also written 32 novels and an anthology of shorter stories. His novels include the Three Worlds fantasy sequence (THE VIEW FROM THE MIRROR, THE WELL OF ECHOES, THE SONG OF THE TEARS and THE GATES OF GOOD AND EVIL), which has been published in many countries and translations and has sold over a million copies, a trilogy of eco-thrillers in a world of catastrophic climate change, HUMAN RITES, now in its third edition, and 13 novels for younger readers. www.ian-irvine.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Santhenar Trust
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0648187020
• ISBN 13: 9780648187028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 430