Ian Irvine

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Ian Irvine (born 1950) is an Australian writer of epic fantasy, eco-thrillers and children's fiction, and a marine scientist who spent much of his career developing Australia's national guidelines for the protection of the marine environment and advising on marine pollution. He began writing the first of the Three Worlds novels in 1987, and A Shadow on the Glass, published by Penguin Australia in 1998, opened The View from the Mirror quartet, followed by The Well of Echoes and The Song of the Tears in the same three linked worlds of Santhenar, Aachan and Tallallame; the cycle has sold more than a million copies worldwide and has been translated into several languages. His other work includes the Human Rites eco-thriller trilogy, the Tainted Realm fantasy trilogy and books for younger readers. He lives in New South Wales.

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Books

• A Shadow on the Glass (1998) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Tower on the Rift (1998) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• Dark is the Moon (1999) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Way Between the Worlds (1999) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• Geomancer (2001) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• Tetrarch (2002) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• Alchymist (2003) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• Chimaera (2004) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Fate of the Fallen (2006) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Curse on the Chosen (2007) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Destiny of the Dead (2008) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Summon Stone (2016) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Fatal Gate (2017) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Perilous Tower (2020) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon
• The Sapphire Portal (2020) · The Three Worlds Cycle Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 15 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (1 nomination, 1 honor mention)

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