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ⓘ About Ian Irvine
Ian Irvine is an Australian novelist with 32 novels and a short story collection that are mainly in marine science, eco-thriller, and fantasy genres. His most popular works include the Three Worlds fantasy epic sequences, The Song of the Tears Trilogy, The Well of the Echoes Quartet, and The View from the Mirror Quartet. Born in Bathurst, New South Wales Irvine had always wanted to be a scientist and not a writer. Nonetheless, he had a voracious appetite for books from the time he learnt how to read. He probably found them an appropriate outlet given that he was a small and quiet child. In fact, one of the punishments that his mother used to unleash on him was to forbid him from reading anything for a week, when he had been naughty.
All Book Series by Ian Irvine
Runcible Jones and the Backwards Hourglass
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2010
Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2000
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ian Irvine?
Ian Irvine is an Australian novelist with 32 novels and a short story collection that are mainly in marine science, eco-thriller, and fantasy genres. His most popular works include the Three Worlds fantasy epic sequences, The Song of the Tears Trilogy, The Well of the Echoes Quartet, and The View from the Mirror Quartet. Born in Bathurst, New South Wales Irvine had always wanted to be a scientist and not a writer.
Which Ian Irvine series should I start with?
The best place to start is The View from the Mirror series, the earliest of Ian Irvine's multi-book series: it opens with The Tower on the Rift (1998) and runs to 4 books across 1998–2000, ending with A Shadow on the Glass (2000). Ian Irvine's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ian Irvine written?
Ian Irvine has 29 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2020. 26 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being The View from the Mirror series with 4 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ian Irvine's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ian Irvine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The View from the Mirror (1998–2000, 4 books), Human Rites (2000–2004, 3 books) and The Well of Echoes (2001–2004, 4 books), plus 5 more.
How are Ian Irvine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ian Irvine's 29 books into 8 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The View from the Mirror (4 books, 1998–2000); The Well of Echoes (4 books, 2001–2004); Runcible Jones (4 books, 2006–2010); Gate of Good and Evil (4 books, 2016–2020); Human Rites (3 books, 2000–2004), plus 3 further series.