Ian irvines a shadow on the glass, first volume of his fantasy quartet the view from the mirror, takes us to one of those worlds and to two adventurers, a scholar and a psychic, who find themselves dragged into the conflicts of the mighty and the ambitious. A shadow on the glass begins with llian, a chronicler, or storyteller with great status, whose goal in life is to secure a position at his college after graduating with his masters degree, however he rocks the boat by raising politically volatile questions and then offends a powerful master at the college, resulting in his expulsion. A shadow on the glass view from the mirror s ian irvine. The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 2001, and was written by ian irvine. A shadow on the glass, book by ian irvine mass market.
The world created by ian irvine is sprawling, sets the scene and introduces you to the complex world of santhanar one of the three world. A shadow on the glass by ian irvine overdrive rakuten. But australian author ian irvine has been wise enough not to invest his heroes and heroines with godlike or idealized qualities, and magic, while powerful. Once there were three worlds, each with their own people. Ian irvine, a marine scientist who has developed some of australias national guidelines for protection of the marine environment, has also written. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ian irvine llian, a chronicler of the great tales, discovers a 3,000 year old secret too dangerous to reveal, while karan, a young sensitive, is compelled by honor to undertake a dangerous mission.
This is the first book of the view from the mirror tetralogy before the tower on the rift, dark is the moon and the way between the worlds. The author is ian irvine, an australian writer of fantasy and ecothriller novels the series follows the characters llian, a brilliant chronicler from the college of histories in chanthed, and karan, a young woman who owns the humble lands of gothryme. A shadow on the glass audiobook ian irvine audible. A shadow on the glass view from the mirror, ian irvine. His most popular series is the three world fantasy series that are set on the tallallame, aachan, and santhenar fictional world. Then, fleeing from out of the void came a fourth race, the charon. Read an excerpt from a shadow on the glass, the first book in the view from the mirror quartet series by bestselling author ian irvine. In ancient times the way between the worlds was shattered, l. Now llian, a chronicler of the great tales, uncovers a 3,000yearold secret too deadly to be revealedwhile karan, a young sensitive, is compelled by honor to undertake a perilous mission. Robin hobb raymond e feist joe abercrombie james clemens. Ian irvine is a marine scientist who has developed some of australias national guidelines for the protection of the oceanic environment, and still. If its epic fantasy youre after and theyre by far my most popular books you could startmore hi. A shadow on the glass paperback 4 april 2018 by ian irvine author 4.
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An ancient war closed the way between the worlds, leaving the four human races of aachim, faellem, charon, and santhenar to inhabit a single realm. A shadow on the glass is the beginning book of the four volume series by australian author ian irvine, the view from the mirror. A recurring theme of betrayal of people, places, and ideas heightens the tension and increases the plots emotional grip. A shadow on the glass a tale of the three worlds ebook by ian. See the complete the three worlds cycle series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Earlier this year i picked up a second hand copy of a shadow on the glass by ian irvine. A shadow on the glass view from the mirror mass market paperback july 1, 2001 by ian irvine author visit amazons ian irvine page. Upon picking it up i noticed firstly that it was quite large and secondly, that there must have been some interesting world building, because man, that cover art is amazing. Free download or read online geomancer pdf epub book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A shadow on the glass book summary and study guide. Im doing a monthly email newsletter and, to encourage people to sign up, im giving away a free ebook of a shadow on the glass, book 1 of. The view from the mirror volume 1 by ian irvine available from rakuten kobo.
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Then, fleeing out of the void, on the edge of extinction, came. Ian irvine born 1950 is an australian fantasy and ecothriller author and marine scientist. What other book might you compare a shadow on the glass to, and why. Ian irvine has 81 books on goodreads with 43805 ratings. He writes beautifully about a vast and intricate world that seems utterly real. Books by ian irvine author of a shadow on the glass. The author is ian irvine, an australian writer of fantasy and ecothriller novels. A shadow on the glass ebook by ian irvine rakuten kobo. With this stunning and original debut, ian irvine begins the saga of the view from the mirror, a brilliant epic fantasy that rivals the works of robert jordan and j. Once there were three worlds, each with its own human species. Free download or read online a shadow on the glass pdf epub book. A shadow on the glass 1998 read online free book by ian. A shadow on the glass is the first book in ian irvines fantasy series a tale of three worlds. Ian irvine lives in the mountains of nsw, australia.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 586 pages and is available in paperback format. A shadow on the glass view from the mirror by ian irvine. If its epic fantasy youre after and theyre by far my most popular books you could start at a shadow on the glass, which begins the view from the mirror quartet, or geomancer, which begins the well of echoes quartet. Ian irvine has written over 32 titles of ecothrillers, fantasy, and children books that have sold over a million copies and been published in more than 11 countries around the world.
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