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by Ian Irvine (Author)
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  • Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (2 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841490059
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841490052
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 97,125 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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War rages across Santhenar as the quest for the Mirror of Aachan continues. In desperation, Tensor, leader of the Aachims, flees with the Mirror into the wilderness, taking the chronicler Llian with him. Only Karan can locate them, but it will be a perilous journey. Tensor wants her dead, other powers are hunting her down, and Rulke the Charon broods over them all from his Nightland prison ...'The complex cultures, detailed geography, and the palpable weight of history provide a solid background to an intense story ...this stands out as a worldbuilding labour of love with some truly original touches' LOCUS Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

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Ian Irvine lives in the mountains of NSW, Australia.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and fast-paced, 2 Jan 2004
By Andy Barkham "pandion1" (1picard) - See all my reviews
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Irvine picks up the challenge of following "The Shadow on the Mirror" with great gusto in this novel. Having brought all of the major characters together for the climax of that novel, he now flings them apart again and then slowly pulls them back in together for the finale of this one. Such a tactic is extremely dangerous - but Irvine pulls it off extremely well.

The main thrust of this book is the fact that Tensor has the Mirror, has kidnapped Llian and wants to use the Mirror to enact his revenge upon Rulke. However, this main strand is intertwined with the lives, relationships and goals of all the many characters in the first book.

The pace varies wildly in the book. The first hundred pages are at breakneck speed with a huge amount of activity, then Irvine gives the reader a necessary lull, before plowing onwards again. He switches his focus from character to character with alacrity, although on one occasion it did actually become quite confusing.

The novel is mainly a picaresque one, dealing with the journeys made by the characters, but works well. It contains some very humourous moments as well as truly touching scene when the lovers are re-united. However, in areas cracks are beginning to show. The power of the "Secret Art" seems to vary wildly from chapter to chapter and the characters survive and recover from spear wounds, knife slashes, scorpion stings and falls of cliffs with such alacrity that I'm never really worried that they won't survive. Despite that, it's a great read and I'm leaping on to the third book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first one., 17 Jan 2001
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Everything you want from a sequel - the characters are developed, the geography, history and mythology of the world is explored in greater depth and the plot rolls on nicely. The climax of The Tower is more convincing and more gripping than that in Shadow, and it leaves you wishing you hadn't read it until the rest of the series had been published!
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bring on part 3!!!, 7 Mar 2001
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Having read the first volume in this series I was a little hesitant to take it any further. Although Irvine had stirred a slight interest with Shadow on the Glass, he did not have my full attention. However, Tower on the Rift sees the story beginning to take shape and the characters come to life at last. Not your ususal invincible heroes here, these people are limited and vulnerable, although they do seem to get into a lot of situtions which could be avoided if they considered their actions first. My attention has definately been grabbed now! A very enjoyable read and am looking forward to the next volume.
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In the first book, the various characters travelled to Thurkad. Now they travel from there to an "island" in the Dry Sea - a vast plain of salt. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable but not passionating.
This is the second book of The View from the Mirror (after A Shadow on the Glass and before Dark Is the Moon and The Way Between the Worlds). Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2003 by Stephanie Noverraz

4.0 out of 5 stars I like it
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1.0 out of 5 stars ummmmm... ????
I am really puzzled by the other reviews, since I have a completely different view on this series.. Of course I know nothing and English is not my native tongue, but I've read... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely superb
This follows staright on from A Shadow on the Glass and continues the blend of travel, a bit of Lara Croft-ese and a wealth of detail on a wonderful world. Read more
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