A Shadow on the Glass
Ian Irvine’s novel “A Shadow on the Glass” is the first in the “A View from the Mirror” series. Karan, a sensitive person from a family stricken by madness, is the protagonist of the tale. She is forced by honor to take an old magical instrument the Mirror of Aachan which is a cunning and dishonest item that retains a record of everything it has seen. She had no idea that this mirror had a fatal secret. The story develops as Karan deals with the fallout from her choices.
About the Author
Ian Irvine brings the habits of a marine scientist to epic fantasy, grounding vast invented worlds in physical consequence and carefully tested rules. He began constructing the Three Worlds setting in the late 1970s, then spent twelve years writing the quartet that opens with A…
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