Scrutator: A Tale of the Three Worlds
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The great battle has been lost. Now hordes of alien lyrinx are swarming out of their underground cities, intending to destroy the survivors.
Tiaan is held prisoner by a vengeful Vithis, who is determined to seize control of her gift for geomancy. Nish, accused of betraying her to the Aachim, is condemned by his own father. Irisis, falsely convicted of high treason, has run for her life.
The fate of humanity depends on one wily old man, Scrutator Xervish Flydd. But his enemy, the vicious Chief Scrutator Ghorr, blames him for humanity’s disastrous defeat.
Flydd is sent to die a brutish death as a slave, hauling ironclad clankers out of the battlefield mire until his heart bursts under the strain …
You won’t want to miss this edge-of-the seat epic fantasy series by a million-selling author.
What reviewers say about the Three Worlds books
“A compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders.” – Locus
“A page-turner of the highest order … Formidable!” – SFX on Geomancer
“It is the most engrossing book I’ve read in years.” – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald
“Readers of Eddings, Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up.” – Starlog
“Utterly absorbing.” Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly
“For sheer excitement, there’s just no one like Irvine.” SFX on The Destiny of the Dead
“As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre.” – Adelaide Advertiser
Reviews and Honours for The Well of Echoes
Scrutator, Honourable Mention, 2003 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. Also listed in the Sydney Morning Herald’s BEST BOOKS OF 2003.
Chimaera listed in the Sydney Morning Herald’s BEST BOOKS OF 2004.
“A stunning landscape teeming with mages and monsters. Superb!” – Tim Cadman, SMH.
‘It is the most engrossing book I’ve read in years, the lucid prose unfolding an action-and-suspense storyline featuring wonderfully credible characters.’ – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald.
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作者简介
Ian Irvine, an Australian marine scientist, has also written 34 novels, an anthology of shorter stories, and various other short stories for children and adults.
His novels include the Three Worlds fantasy sequence (THE VIEW FROM THE MIRROR, THE WELL OF ECHOES, THE SONG OF THE TEARS and THE GATES OF GOOD AND EVIL), which has been published in many countries and translations and has sold over a million copies.
Ian’s other books include a trilogy of eco-thrillers set in a world undergoing catastrophic climate change, HUMAN RITES, now in its third edition, and 12 novels for younger readers.
