Geomancer

The Well of Echoes is my favourite Ian Irvine series. Geomancer starts very oddly in a manufactory set in a world where life is hard and full of strange and wonderful machinery. The characters are a mixed bag. Nish is clearly central and a bit of a toady in this early phase. Tiaan is an artisan with a hidden talent who is framed for a crime she did not commit and she is forced to flee. The world is beset by war with brutal alien creatures. Clankers are the main weapon to defeat the enemy and these are powered by an unknown force which is starting to fail in some regions of the world. Nish and Tiaan's future are clearly intertwined as he sets off in pursuit of her. The novel is beautifully written and full of surprises. Characterisation is brilliant with a slow but good development of each person. Nish's father is superb and you eventually start to feel sorry for Nish as eventually he starts to show a glimmer of heroics. David Burrows Author of The Prophecy of the Kings

this book is awesome. i really liked the storyline and the character development. the story was thrilling, and the plot about geomancing and the art of working with stones is way cool. after about 1/4th way through i couldn't put it down.

The first instalment to a new quartet that continues the events that began in the "View From The Mirror Quartet." This story picks up about 200 hundred years after "The Way Between The Worlds" in a gruelish battle against an adapting species that fled from the void. We follow our main characters Tiaan, Nish and others who take part in the war against the destructive power of the enemy forces.This was the first book that I read in the Three Worlds series, and it blew me away. I loved every page and word of this exciting and brilliantly written novel. Ian Irvine really spent time perfecting this story, and it shows. I loved the aspect of a non good vs. evil type plot, because it allows for the reader to really be taken back by each characters experiences and connect with them on a person level. The story line and characters is original, which allows for Ian Irvine to create a vast world that no reader has ever experienced before.I really recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about adventure/fantasy/fiction.

Geomancer is positively the best book I have ever read. Ian Irvine is a phenomenal story teller! The book is about a young Human woman named Tiaan, who is an Artisan (someone who makes controllers, magical devices used to power veichles) at a Manufactory in the mountians. The world of Humans is at war with a fearsome race of winged humanoids called the Lyrinx, who are determined to take the planet as their own.The book is set in a totally unique time and place. The technology of the time is midevil, and yet futuristic. For example, their weapons are swords, spears, and javalins, yet they have veichles similar to tanks. It is this mix of new and old that makes the book soo interesting. There are also various fantasy elements in the book, such as Mancing, which is the use of the secret art, or magic.This book is totally new and unique! This deserves a 10 out of 5! I can't wait to finish the series! Definatly a MUST READ! I highly reccomend this book! You'll fall in love! :DSincerely,James Peters