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A Shadow on the Glass (The View from the Mirror #1)

Ian Irvine

Paperback | Pages: 586 pages

Rating: 3.77 | 3211 Users | 159 Reviews

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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

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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	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 586 pages
Published	:	1998 by Penguin Books Australia
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy

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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

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.

Eventually I came to appreciate this book as a creative story, but it was long in comming. The story starts out very slowly and it takes a long time for the reader to get to know the characters and just as long to care about them. Eventually I really came to appreciate Llian because he was an unlikely hero. In fact, he was so normal that many of the other characters come to despise him for it. Also, most of the other characters are blind to his attributes once they have created a flawed picture

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

i don't like the way Irvine stops everything to describe new characters in detail; it feels like fan fiction.the blurb on the front says, "...a worldbuilding labor of love." And that's a nice way of saying Irvine spends too much time trying to tell you how awesome and well thought-out his fictional world is.Irvine has no feel for pacing. whether that's narrating long passages of time or expressing action, he always hits the wrong tone or rhythm with his words.but, at about a third of the way

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

It's been a long time since I've re-read this series, but from memory, I really loved the unique take on the fantasy genre Ian Irvine has. It's not your traditional high fantasy, incorporating some interesting sci-fi elements that make The View from the Mirror series truly one of a kind. I am always looking for obscure authors with impressive talent, something a little left of middle that has all the execution of a polished, mainstream writer, but without the cookie-cutter plots and cliched