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| Original Title: | A Shadow on the Glass |
| ISBN: | 0140271961 (ISBN13: 9780140271966) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The View from the Mirror #1, The Three Worlds Cycle #1 |
Ian Irvine
Paperback | Pages: 586 pages Rating: 3.77 | 3211 Users | 159 Reviews
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In ancient times the Way Between the Worlds was shattered, leaving bands of Aachim, Faellem, and Charon trapped with the old humans of Santhenar. Now Llian, a Chronicler of the Great Tales, uncovers a 3,000-year-old secret too deadly to be revealed-while Karan, a young sensitive, is compelled by honor to undertake a perilous mission. Neither can imagine they will soon meet as hunted fugitives, snared in the machinations of immortals, the vengeance of warlords, and the magics of powerful mancers. For the swelling deluge of a millennial war is rising, terrible as a tsunami, ready to cast torrents of sorcery and devastation across the land....
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| Title | : | A Shadow on the Glass (The View from the Mirror #1) |
| Author | : | Ian Irvine |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 586 pages |
| Published | : | 1998 by Penguin Books Australia |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 3211 Users | 159 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books A Shadow on the Glass (The View from the Mirror #1)
This year's grand series re-read is one that I barely remember from first time around. I have vague memories of borrowing this from Sheffield Libraries in those years where I was both in full-time work, attempting to buy a house, and unaware that I was probably quite ill. Not much stuck, other than an awareness that it dragged and that the cliffhanger at the end of the first book was rather dissatisfying.So. Back we go. Protagonist Llian is refreshingly inept and dull. He's not the prize charmer
Big fan of this book. The Chronicler's style of story-telling magic is quite unique. It brings strong themes of how history is just artistic interpretation, never the truth or reality of what happened. So clever. A powerful story-teller, who comes close to the 'true version' thereby comes close to actually bringing the past to life before us. Love it.
Great premise, poor execution in my opinion. The author constantly "tells" instead of "shows" and those are my least-favorite types of stories. As a reader it leaves nothing to the imagination at all. Sad because I liked the idea a lot but it fell short when it came to how the story was delivered.
Originally reviewed on The Oaken Bookcase on 28/7/2012.Karan is a young woman, a sensitive with powers of the mind, who is recruited to help Magraith break into a fortress and steal an ancient relic. All does not go to plan, however, and Magraith is captured. Karan manages to escape with the Mirror of Aachan but is pursued away and across Meldorin for weeks. Eventually she flees into the mountains, where she runs into Llian, much to her disgust.Llian is a graduating student Chronicler who is
That was a mess. Sometimes you wish that a book would be truly horrible so that you could just put it aside and be done with it. This one was just good enough to keep me going and I was going back and forth between 3 and 2 stars for a bit. If I had a 2.5 option, I would have taken it. The stupid ending made me decide on a 2 star quoting in the end. I managed to get to the end, but I shan't be continuing in this series. I've learned my lesson in the past about books that show some promise but
A wonderful read. I found 'The View from the Mirror' serise (of which this is Vol 1) when I was driving a lot & bought the Audio Books. The story line sounded interesting, so I thought I would give it a go. Wow! I was hooked. I enjoyed it so much that when I'd finished listening to all 4 volumes- I went out & bought the books as well. I have read the books twice & listened to the audio books at least 4 times. If your looking for an epic Sci-Fi Fantasy you cant' go past these by
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