Ian Irvine (born 1950) is an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
fantasyFantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common...
/eco-thriller author and marine scientist.
Ian Irvine was born in
BathurstBathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200 km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. It has a population of approximately 37,000 It is the oldest inland settlement in Australia.-History:The...
,
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, in 1950. He was educated at
Chevalier CollegeChevalier College is a Catholic co-educational school in Bowral, New South Wales conducted by the priests and brothers of the international religious order, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart...
and the
University of SydneyThe University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance...
where he received a
PhDPHD may refer to:* Parisada Hindu Dharma, an Indonesian reform organization* PHD, a track on The Crystal Method album Tweekend* PHD finger, a protein sequence* PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company...
in marine science, studying the management of contaminated sediments.
Setting up his own environmental consulting firm in 1986, Irvine received contracts in Australia as well as international locations such as
MauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands...
,
BaliBali is an Indonesian island located at the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....
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FijiFiji , officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands , is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country comprises an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited, and 522 islets...
and Western Samoa.
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Ian Irvine (born 1950) is an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
fantasyFantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is common...
/eco-thriller author and marine scientist.
Career
Ian Irvine was born in
BathurstBathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200 km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. It has a population of approximately 37,000 It is the oldest inland settlement in Australia.-History:The...
,
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, in 1950. He was educated at
Chevalier CollegeChevalier College is a Catholic co-educational school in Bowral, New South Wales conducted by the priests and brothers of the international religious order, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart...
and the
University of SydneyThe University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance...
where he received a
PhDPHD may refer to:* Parisada Hindu Dharma, an Indonesian reform organization* PHD, a track on The Crystal Method album Tweekend* PHD finger, a protein sequence* PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company...
in marine science, studying the management of contaminated sediments.
Setting up his own environmental consulting firm in 1986, Irvine received contracts in Australia as well as international locations such as
MauritiusMauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands...
,
BaliBali is an Indonesian island located at the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....
,
FijiFiji , officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands , is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country comprises an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited, and 522 islets...
and Western Samoa. During the course of his career he played a role in developing Australia's national guidelines for protection of the oceanic environment.
During 1987 Irvine began writing the first in his
The View from the MirrorThe View from the Mirror is the first quartet in Ian Irvine's bestselling The Three Worlds Cycle series.- Titles :The View from the Mirror consists of four books:*A Shadow on the Glass*The Tower on the Rift*Dark is the Moon...
series. He continued authoring this series until 1999 when the final chapter was released. After his first series was published he remained an author.
He is currently married and lives in the mountains of northern New South Wales.
The Three Worlds Cycle SeriesThe Three Worlds Cycle is a series of novels written by author Ian Irvine. The series comprises The View from the Mirror quartet, The Well of Echoes quartet, The Song of the Tears trilogy, and The Fate of the Children trilogy.-The Three Worlds:The "Three Worlds" after which the cycle is named are...
- The View from the Mirror Quartet
The View from the Mirror is the first quartet in Ian Irvine's bestselling The Three Worlds Cycle series.- Titles :The View from the Mirror consists of four books:*A Shadow on the Glass*The Tower on the Rift*Dark is the Moon...
- A Shadow on the Glass
A Shadow on the Glass is the first novel in The View from the Mirror quartet. The author is Ian Irvine, an Australian writer of fantasy and eco-thriller novels....
(1998)
- The Tower on the Rift
The Tower on the Rift is the second novel in The View from the Mirror quartet, by Ian Irvine.- Official Synopsis:War rages across Santhenar as its powerful forces pursue the Mirror of Aachan. A desperate Tensor, leader of the Aachim people, flees with it into the wilderness, taking the brilliant...
(1998)
- Dark is the Moon
Dark is the Moon is the third novel in The View from the Mirror quartet, by Ian Irvine.- Official Synopsis :Volume 3 of the acclaimed The View from the Mirror quartet continues the action begun in A Shadow on the Glass and The Tower on the Rift. Rulke the Great Betrayer is free at last to use the...
(1999)
- The Way Between the Worlds
The Way Between the Worlds is the fourth novel in The View from the Mirror quartet, by Ian Irvine.- Official Synopsis :There is a dark full moon one mid-winter's day. The foretelling has come to pass. Rulke the Charon is unstoppable now. Karan is held captive in desolate Carcharan tower. Rulke...
(1999)
- The Well of Echoes Quartet
The Well of Echoes is a quartet of novels written by Ian Irvine and is the second arc of The Three Worlds Cycle series.- Titles :The Well of Echoes consists of four books:*Geomancer*Tetrarch*Scrutator / Alchymist...
- Geomancer
Geomancer is the first book of the The Well of Echoes quartet, written by Ian Irvine. It is set on the world of Santhenar, 200 years after the events of The View from the Mirror series. The old humans of Santhenar are engaged in a war against the Lyrinx, a monstrous humanoid race that emerged from...
(2001)
- Tetrarch
Tetrarch is the second novel in Ian Irvine's The Well of Echoes quartet.- Plot summary:Tiaan wanders the ancient, abandoned city of Tirthrax aimlessly. She still clutches the dead body of her adopted-sister, Haani, who was killed by a nervous Aachim shooter...
(2002)
- Scrutator
Scrutator is the third book in Ian Irvine's The Well of Echoes quartet. It is named Alchymist in the UK and Canada.- Official Synopsis :...
/ Alchymist (U.K. title) (2003)
- Chimaera
Chimaera is the fourth and final book in Ian Irvine's The Well of Echoes quartet.- Official Synopsis :All resistance has been crushed. In a few minutes of overwhelming violence the Council's air-dreadnought fleet has destroyed Fiz Gorgo's defences...
(2004)
- The Song of the Tears Trilogy
- Torments of the Traitor / The Fate of the Fallen (U.K. title) (2006)
- The Curse on the Chosen
The Curse on the Chosen is the second book in Ian Irvine's The Song of the Tears trilogy.- Official Synopsis :The allies are trapped on Mistmurk Mountain and the God-Emperor guards every way of escape...
(2007)
- The Destiny of the Dead
The Destiny of the Dead is the third book in Ian Irvine's The Song of the Tears trilogy.It is now released.It is broken up in three parts over 3 main areas, the Battle at the Range of Ruins, the search for the White-Ice Fire and the Last Battle....
(January 2009)
The Human Rites Trilogy
- The Last Albatross
The Last Albatross is the first book in Ian Irvine's Eco-thriller titles, set in 2010. It depicts what our world might be like in a few years time, focusing on environmental depletion and cultural degeneration. There is a large emphasis on green cults and terrorists, as well as a love story.-...
(2000)
- Terminator Gene
Terminator Gene is the second book in Ian Irvine's Eco-thriller titles. Set after The Last Albatross, this is the story of Jemma Hardey's daughter. This book is due to be re-released as a revised edition in September 2009.- Blurb :-...
(2003)
- The Life Lottery
The Life Lottery, a futuristic eco-thriller, is the final book in Ian Irvine's Human Rites Sequence, set after the events in Terminator Gene, it is also only published in Australia and currently out of print, but will be re-released as a revised edition in March 2010.- Titles of the Human Rites...
(2004)
The Runcible Jones QuintetThe Runcible Jones Quintet is a fantasy adventure series quintet, by author Ian Irvine, set on two twinned worlds for all ages from 10 to adult.- Novels in the Series :* Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere...
- Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere
Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere is the first novel of the Runcible Jones Quintet featuring the magical adventures of Runcible Jones and his fey friend Mariam Orpiment, written by the author Ian Irvine.- Plot summary:...
(2006)
- Runcible Jones: The Buried City
Runcible Jones: The Buried City is the second novel of the Runcible Jones Quintet featuring the magical adventures of Runcible Jones and his fey friend Mariam Orpiment, written by the author Ian Irvine.-Plot summary :...
(2007)
- Runcible Jones: The Frozen Compass
Runcible Jones and the Frozen Compass is a young adult fantasy novel by Ian Irvine....
(mid-2008)
- Runcible Jones: The Backwards Hourglass (mid-2009)
- Runcible Jones: The Electric Labyrinth (early-mid 2010)
The Sorcerer's Tower
- Thorn Castle
A childrens book written by Ian Irvine, the first part of The Sorcerers Tower four part seriese. Each book is a short story which builds on the lastallowing the book to be read by younger readers -Blurb:...
- Giant's Lair
- Black Crypt
Black Crypt was Raven Software's debut title, and was published by Electronic Arts in 1992. Its 3D realtime computer role-playing game style is similar to FTL Games' popular Dungeon Master, where the player leads a party of four heroes through a large dungeon to ultimately confront and defeat a...
- Wizardry Crag
Unpublished Titles
The Three Worlds series will continue with a trilogy entitled The Fate of the Children
, which is yet to be written. It chronicles the story of the children of both Karan and Maigraith after the end of The View From The Mirror. The Runcible Jones Quintet
has three unfinished novels: Runcible Jones: The Frozen CompassRuncible Jones and the Frozen Compass is a young adult fantasy novel by Ian Irvine....
, Runcible Jones: The Backwards Hourglass
, and Runcible Jones: The Electric Labyrinth.
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