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The Mirror of Worlds 

 (Crown of the Isles, book 2)

by

David DrakeThe Mirror of Worlds (2007)
(The second book in the Crown of the Isles series)
A novel by David Drake

 
David Drake made his name in genre fiction with the Hammer's Slammers series of military science fiction about tough future mercenaries, launched in 1979. A versatile writer, he's also published well-received fantasies. Lord of the Isles opens a massive new saga of clashing swords and spells in an archipelago world. One thousand years beforehand, potent sorcery won a war only for it to backlash and sink the winning island. Now, with magic reaching another millennial peak of power, the world is endangered. Among the players are a king's ghost and two magicians who were present at the ancient disaster (one of them caused it), plus modern wizards, warriors, and unknowing descendants of royalty. Drake skillfully juggles multiple storylines as his engaging characters meet a wild variety of danger: rising and vanishing lands, the reanimated dead (not only human dead), out-of-control sorcery, demons, riots, traps, and other planes of reality including hell itself. The magic comes in several fascinating and often unpleasant flavors. Even likeable characters may die. This story reads well and halts at a satisfying moment of victory rather than at a nail-biting cliffhanger. It doesn't quite achieve epic scale--clearly Drake is keeping major trump cards in reserve for the coming sequels. A promising start. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk

Genre: Science Fiction
 
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July 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0765312603Title: The Mirror of Worlds (Crown of the Isles, Vol. 2)
Author(s): David Drake
ISBN: 0-7653-1260-3 / 978-0-7653-1260-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Tor Books
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January 2007 : Hardback
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2007 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions

November 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 076535117XTitle: The Mirror of Worlds: The Second Volume of 'The Crown of the Isles'
Author(s): David Drake
ISBN: 0-7653-5117-X / 978-0-7653-5117-3 (USA edition)
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April 2010 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B002H8ORZWTitle: The Mirror of Worlds: The Second Volume of 'The Crown of the Isles'
Author(s): David Drake
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