Ian Irvine

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.It's not easy to be a hero when your bum is the size of an airship and you're bobbing around the ceiling, mocked by angry dwarves.Mellie has stolen the unluckiest charm in Wychwold and can't get rid of it. Pook has an insane plan to rescue the Collected children. The demons Nuckl, Spleen and Tonsil are after Ike's innards. And the Fey Queen, Emajicka, is coming to tear out his worst nightmare.Only Ike can save Grimmery. But first he has to win a contest with a lying, cheating scoundrel - the desperate dwarf, Con Glomryt.Reviews of Grim and Grimmer"The funniest horror story you'll read in a long while - Ian Irvine is a master of fantasy and this is the best yet." Good Reading"An extraordinary fantasy world. Fast and furious and very funny." Reading Time"A fun adventure for upper-primary readers. Recommended." Bookseller and Publisher"The Grasping Goblin takes the two reluctant heroes on a very wild ride. A grand adventure." Aussiereviews.com"I gasped and laughed my way through these three books." Dee White, Kid's Book Capers."A wonderful tale. Delightfully dark and delicious." Jacq Ellem, hittheroadjacq.com"The fun explodes off every page." Richard Harland, multi-award winning author of Worldshaker. "Fantasy genius Ian Irvine manages to create a world which is believable, thrilling and funny all rolled into one." Aussiereviews.com on The Headless Highwayman

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.Queen Emajicka is marching on Grimmery with an army of a million Fey. Can things possibly get worse?Yes, they can, for Ike is all alone. His best friend, Mellie, is away, attempting to pull off the perfect crime. Lord Monty is at war with his reattached head. The beautiful sprite Mothooliel wants to steal Ike's eyeballs, and Grogire the firewyrm plans to kill him in the most disgusting way.Can Pook and Ike free the Collected children? Will Ike discover the secret of the Gate Guardians and clear his parents' names in time to save Grimmery? Or will Spleen and Nuckl finally feast on Ike's innards?Brace yourselves for a wild ride.Reviews of Grim and Grimmer"The funniest horror story you'll read in a long while - Ian Irvine is a master of fantasy and this is the best yet." Good Reading"An extraordinary fantasy world. Fast and furious and very funny." Reading Time"A fun adventure for upper-primary readers. Recommended." Bookseller and Publisher"The Grasping Goblin takes the two reluctant heroes on a very wild ride. A grand adventure." Aussiereviews.com"I gasped and laughed my way through these three books." Dee White, Kid's Book Capers."A wonderful tale. Delightfully dark and delicious." Jacq Ellem, hittheroadjacq.com"The fun explodes off every page." Richard Harland, multi-award winning author of Worldshaker. "Fantasy genius Ian Irvine manages to create a world which is believable, thrilling and funny all rolled into one." Aussiereviews.com on The Headless Highwayman

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.It's not easy to be a hero when your bum is the size of an airship and you're bobbing around the ceiling, mocked by angry dwarves.The Fey Queen, Emajicka, is stealing the children of Grimmery for her Collection. She bathes in their nightmares to relieve her own. There is one nightmare she wants most of all.If Ike had stayed home that Tuesday, he would not have been expelled from school, betrayed a princess or robbed a murderous queen. He would not have been tied to an insane imp desperate to eat his liver. He certainly would not have floated across a strange land on an impossible rescue mission, powered by exploding manure. Nor would he have tried to escape via that disastrous troll-bum door.But can he ever escape the Nightmare Queen?Reviews of Grim and Grimmer"The funniest horror story you'll read in a long while - Ian Irvine is a master of fantasy and this is the best yet." Good Reading"An extraordinary fantasy world. Fast and furious and very funny." Reading Time"A fun adventure for upper-primary readers. Recommended." Bookseller and Publisher"The Grasping Goblin takes the two reluctant heroes on a very wild ride. A grand adventure." Aussiereviews.com"I gasped and laughed my way through these three books." Dee White, Kid's Book Capers."A wonderful tale. Delightfully dark and delicious." Jacq Ellem, hittheroadjacq.com"The fun explodes off every page." Richard Harland, multi-award winning author of Worldshaker. "Fantasy genius Ian Irvine manages to create a world which is believable, thrilling and funny all rolled into one." Aussiereviews.com on The Headless Highwayman

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.It's not easy to be a hero when your bum is the size of an airship and you're bobbing around the ceiling, mocked by angry dwarves.The Fey Queen, Emajicka, is stealing the children of Grimmery for her Collection. She bathes in their nightmares to relieve her own. There is one nightmare she wants most of all.If Ike had stayed home that Tuesday, he would not have been expelled from school, betrayed a princess or robbed a murderous queen. He would not have been tied to an insane imp desperate to eat his liver. He certainly would not have floated across a strange land on an impossible rescue mission, powered by exploding manure. Nor would he have tried to escape via that disastrous troll-bum door.But can he ever escape the Nightmare Queen?Reviews of Grim and Grimmer"The funniest horror story you'll read in a long while - Ian Irvine is a master of fantasy and this is the best yet." Good Reading"An extraordinary fantasy world. Fast and furious and very funny." Reading Time"A fun adventure for upper-primary readers. Recommended." Bookseller and Publisher"The Grasping Goblin takes the two reluctant heroes on a very wild ride. A grand adventure." Aussiereviews.com"I gasped and laughed my way through these three books." Dee White, Kid's Book Capers."A wonderful tale. Delightfully dark and delicious." Jacq Ellem, hittheroadjacq.com"The fun explodes off every page." Richard Harland, multi-award winning author of Worldshaker. "Fantasy genius Ian Irvine manages to create a world which is believable, thrilling and funny all rolled into one." Aussiereviews.com on The Headless Highwayman

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.In a world terrified of magic, a boy is abandoned to the worst school in the world - Grimdgrim. A place designed to crush all magic out of him. But Runcible Jones has to learn magic, to uncover the truth about his father's death on another world.Hurled through a gate to magical Iltior, Runcible's arrival begins a war that will spread to Earth. But why is Lord Shambles, the blackest sorcerer on Iltior, hunting him?To uncover the truth, Runcible must fight the dreadful sorcerer, but even if he wins, nothing will ever be the same again.After every defeat, Lord Shambles comes back stronger than before, and more determined to punish humanity. Having crushed all resistance on magical Iltior, he moves the war to Earth, and so much power has been drained that the world is on the verge of collapse.Unfortunately, Earth's weapons are useless against this enemy. Only Runcible Jones can stop him, though it's an impossible battle - a fourteen-year-old boy against the most terrible sorcerer on two worlds. Runcible will need every bit of his courage and cunning to save Earth.Praise for the Series"A great book for rainy days and lazy afternoons." John Cohen, Reading Time"A well written and exciting series." Northern Daily Leader"A great read." Book Bites

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.On a freezing winter's night, Lord Shambles shatters the tower where the children are learning magic. Runcible, Mariam and their friends run for their lives. All Iltior now lies in the dreaded sorcerer's hands and, as soon as he steals the children's unique magic, he will attack Earth.As they are hunted across Iltior, Runcible realises that there is only one way to attack their enemy. The children must sneak into his terrible fortress and there Runcible has to take on Shambles, the greatest sorcerer in the world, all by himself.Praise for the Series"A great book for rainy days and lazy afternoons." John Cohen, Reading Time"A well written and exciting series." Northern Daily Leader"A great read." Book Bites

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.Runcible and Mariam are in desperate trouble, for Lord Shambles has returned, stronger than ever. Once he finds the lost Citadel of Magic there will be no defence against his dreadful sorcery. And with it he plans to take over the world of Iltior, then drive Earth back to the Dark Ages.To stop Lord Shambles, the children must defy his Night Stalkers, journey back to wondrous Iltior and descend to the uttermost pole. But even if they find the Codex of Dreadful Spells, Runcible still has to unravel the mystery of the tainted children.Then face his most terrifying nightmare - the sting of the giant scorpion.Praise for the Series"A great book for rainy days and lazy afternoons." John Cohen, Reading Time"A well written and exciting series." Northern Daily Leader"A great read." Book Bites

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.The Nightmare Queen is hunting Ike and Mellie. A spell from forbidden Gobbeloon might stop her, but it won't be easy to get. On the way Ike will be struck blind, forced to eat maggot soup and carried by an enraged demon, upside down with his bum hanging out, right across Grimmery.Then he picks up a bolt of frozen lightning. Bad move.Oh, yes, Ike dies in this story.And he still can't avoid the Nightmare Queen's cruel vengeance.In this book you will encounter lunatics, night-gaunts, a punning rat and a compulsive liar. Not to mention the most cunning enemy Ike has ever faced - the wicked goblin, Aigo.Reviews of Grim and Grimmer"The funniest horror story you'll read in a long while - Ian Irvine is a master of fantasy and this is the best yet." Good Reading"An extraordinary fantasy world. Fast and furious and very funny." Reading Time"A fun adventure for upper-primary readers. Recommended." Bookseller and Publisher"The Grasping Goblin takes the two reluctant heroes on a very wild ride. A grand adventure." Aussiereviews.com"I gasped and laughed my way through these three books." Dee White, Kid's Book Capers."A wonderful tale. Delightfully dark and delicious." Jacq Ellem, hittheroadjacq.com"The fun explodes off every page." Richard Harland, multi-award winning author of Worldshaker. "Fantasy genius Ian Irvine manages to create a world which is believable, thrilling and funny all rolled into one." Aussiereviews.com on The Headless Highwayman

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold.After every defeat, Lord Shambles comes back stronger than before, and more determined to punish humanity. Having crushed all resistance on magical Iltior, he moves the war to Earth, and so much power has been drained that the world is on the verge of collapse.Unfortunately, Earth's weapons are useless against this enemy. Only Runcible Jones can stop him, though it's an impossible battle - a fourteen-year-old boy against the most terrible sorcerer on two worlds. Runcible will need every bit of his courage and cunning to save Earth.But this time, someone close to him is going to die.Praise for the Series"A great book for rainy days and lazy afternoons." John Cohen, Reading Time"A well written and exciting series." Northern Daily Leader"A great read." Book Bites

Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's Three Worlds novels sold.A collection of original short and long stories, and novellas, set in Ian Irvine's internationally bestselling Three Worlds epic fantasy universe.The Price of Freedom. Tensor leads his troubled people to Santhenar to attack his Charon enemies. But can the Twisted Mirror show true? Or will it betray him? A long short story.The Harrows. Dare Lita open the box at the bottom of the pool? And if she does, will it save her people - or harrow them again? A short story.A Wizard's War. During the devastating Clysm, the first meeting of the two greatest wizards on Santhenar sets up a thousand years of conflict. Here, in Mendark's own words, is the story of the worst deed of his life ... and the deed that made him. A long short story.Darkness Visible. A young Karan goes to Carcharon to investigate her father's death, and wishes she hadn't. A short story.The Professional Liar. Llian, brilliant creator of the monumental Tale of the Mirror, is a tormented man, racked by guilt. Can he save himself - or is it too late? A long short story.The Seventh Sister. Aviel, the unluckiest girl in the world, finds a dying man dumped in the Sacrifice Tree. Can she solve the riddle of his murder and turn her miserable life around, or will the thumbless killer get her too? A novella.One Throw of the Die. The war has been lost and the surviving allies flee for their lives, pursued by Jal-Nish, who now holds all the magic in the world. Then Flydd's dying friend, Troist, begs him to save his twin daughters from the tyrant. It's a suicide mission but Flydd cannot refuse. Can he rescue Liliwen and Meriwen, or will Jal-Nish destroy them all? A long novella.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

The terrifying Merdrun are invading - and the world no longer has an army.Karan and Llian fled to the future to save their gifted nine-year-old daughter, but two days later Sulien far-sees the Crimson Gate reopen. The Merdrun are back, this time for good. And Santhenar, after the 160-year Lyrinx War and the decade of chaos that followed, is in ruins.Within days, its greatest cities fall to the most deadly army the world has ever faced. But before the allies can begin the fightback, the Merdrun discover the worst folly of Scrutator Xervish Flydd's long life. The location of the Council's terrible lost weapon, an intelligent killing machine - the spellcaster.A weapon the Merdrun are desperate to find, to cleanse Santhenar of the human race. And only Karan, Flydd and his handful of tormented veterans stand in their way.You won't want to miss this truly 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

After ten years of servitude, Nish is still held in the blackest dungeon of the maimed God-Emperor, his corrupt father. With the sorcerous quicksilver tears, Gatherer and Reaper, the God-Emperor controls all magic and is remaking the world in his depraved image. Now he wants Nish to be his lieutenant, to become as foul as he is. But the malevolent God-Emperor executed the only woman Nish has ever loved and, even faced with another decade in prison, he cannot serve his father. Santhenar's only hope of freedom now rests on shy, bookish Maelys, who has been ordered to do a shameful duty by her overbearing aunts. Maelys' gift will allow her to reach Nish's dungeon unseen, but how can she get him out past the all-seeing gaze of Gatherer and Reaper? And even if she does, how can a friendless renegade with no magic take on the most powerful tyrant the world has ever seen?You won't want to miss this 'unflaggingly inventive' fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.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 AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogy"Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one." Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen."The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead"This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what's currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly"Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine around at the moment." SFX on The Destiny of the Dead.

The allies are trapped on Mistmurk Mountain and the God-Emperor guards every way of escape. There's only one hope left: for demure little Maelys to confess to a crime she has not committed, though if she does it must turn her friends against her. And even if they can escape through the perilous shadow realm, the God-Emperor's armies will hunt them to the ends of the world.Maelys, Nish and Flydd have no choice but to trek to the Tower of a Thousand Steps, on the frozen Isle of Noom. There they must seek aid from the implacable sorcerer who has controlled the world for an unknown but terrible purpose for more than a century - the Numinator.But on that tragic journey they will uncover a deadly secret, a folly that has been shaping life and death in the Three Worlds for over three thousand years, and now threatens to consume them all.You won't want to miss this 'unflaggingly inventive' fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.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 AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogy"Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one." Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen."The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead'Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine around at the moment.' SFX on The Destiny of the Dead.'This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what's currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly

Nish, his battered little troop and his few surviving allies are trapped on the Range of Ruin by the God-Emperor's mighty army. Nish's only choices are a humiliating surrender to his father or a suicidal fight to the death. Yet Nish and Maelys have to fight, and somehow they have to win, for the beautiful world of Santhenar is in peril and no one else can save it. Stilkeen, an all-powerful shape-shifting being from the Void, has come to recover the stolen chthonic fire that once bound its physical and spirit aspects together. And it wants revenge for the mortal insult that was done to it.But it may be too late for Santhenar. Chthonic fire has been released from its casket and is now eating away the Antarctic lands, as it once devoured the world of Aachan. Even if, by some miracle, Nish and Maelys can defeat the God-Emperor, there may be no way to stop chthonic fire, or Stilkeen, before the whole world is consumed.You won't want to miss this 'unflaggingly inventive' fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.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 AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogy'This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what's currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing." - Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly"Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one." Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen."The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead'Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine around at the moment.' - SFX on The Destiny of the Dead

Nish, his battered little troop and his few surviving allies are trapped on the Range of Ruin by the God-Emperor's mighty army. Nish's only choices are a humiliating surrender to his father or a suicidal fight to the death. Yet Nish and Maelys have to fight, and somehow they have to win, for the beautiful world of Santhenar is in peril and no one else can save it. Stilkeen, an all-powerful shape-shifting being from the Void, has come to recover the stolen chthonic fire that once bound its physical and spirit aspects together. And it wants revenge for the mortal insult that was done to it.But it may be too late for Santhenar. Chthonic fire has been released from its casket and is now eating away the Antarctic lands, as it once devoured the world of Aachan. Even if, by some miracle, Nish and Maelys can defeat the God-Emperor, there may be no way to stop chthonic fire, or Stilkeen, before the whole world is consumed.You won't want to miss this 'unflaggingly inventive' fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.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 AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogy'This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what's currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing." - Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly"Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one." Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen."The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead'Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine around at the moment.' - SFX on The Destiny of the Dead

The allies are trapped on Mistmurk Mountain and the God-Emperor guards every way of escape. There's only one hope left: for demure little Maelys to confess to a crime she has not committed, though if she does it must turn her friends against her. And even if they can escape through the perilous shadow realm, the God-Emperor's armies will hunt them to the ends of the world.Maelys, Nish and Flydd have no choice but to trek to the Tower of a Thousand Steps, on the frozen Isle of Noom. There they must seek aid from the implacable sorcerer who has controlled the world for an unknown but terrible purpose for more than a century - the Numinator.But on that tragic journey they will uncover a deadly secret, a folly that has been shaping life and death in the Three Worlds for over three thousand years, and now threatens to consume them all.You won't want to miss this 'unflaggingly inventive' fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.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 AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogy"Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one." Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen."The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead'Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine around at the moment.' SFX on The Destiny of the Dead.'This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what's currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly

After ten years of servitude, Nish is still held in the blackest dungeon of the maimed God-Emperor, his corrupt father. With the sorcerous quicksilver tears, Gatherer and Reaper, the God-Emperor controls all magic and is remaking the world in his depraved image. Now he wants Nish to be his lieutenant, to become as foul as he is. But the malevolent God-Emperor executed the only woman Nish has ever loved and, even faced with another decade in prison, he cannot serve his father. Santhenar's only hope of freedom now rests on shy, bookish Maelys, who has been ordered to do a shameful duty by her overbearing aunts. Maelys' gift will allow her to reach Nish's dungeon unseen, but how can she get him out past the all-seeing gaze of Gatherer and Reaper? And even if she does, how can a friendless renegade with no magic take on the most powerful tyrant the world has ever seen?You won't want to miss this 'unflaggingly inventive' fantasy series by a million-selling author. More than 900 five-star reviews on Goodreads.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 AdvertiserReviews of The Song of the Tears trilogy"Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one." Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen."The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we've seen in years." Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead"This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what's currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing." Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly"Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume - for sheer excitement, there's just no one like Irvine around at the moment." SFX on The Destiny of the Dead.

WILL THE RISING SEAS BRING CIVILISATION DOWN?The Third Edition (revised and updated) of Ian Irvine's classic eco-thriller trilogyIn a world ruined by global warming, paranoid governments will do anything to crush dissent. Irith Hardey, a young gene researcher, is thrown onto the streets and, with nothing but the clothes on her back, fights to survive in a predatory world.Caught up a battle between Security and a cabal of rebels, Irith has no choice but to help the rebels' assault on a secret data centre deep below London. They steal files containing the code for a deadly terminator virus, but no one can decipher it. The group is hunted all the way to New Orleans, slowly drowning under the rising sea, to destroy the laboratory where the virus is being made. As the hurricane of the century bears down on the sinking city, Irith struggles to crack the secret of the virus before it wipes out all humanity.Catastrophic climate change and environmental terrorism collide in Terminator Gene - Book Two in the grimly prophetic Human Rites trilogy.

IS THERE LIFE AFTER GLOBAL WARMING?The Third Edition (revised and updated) of Ian Irvine's classic eco-thriller trilogy.Hercus Barges, a middle-aged failure embittered about ruinous climate change, is planning the ultimate crime: the destruction of western civilisation. And he knows just how to do it. Hercus attempts to blackmail his old friend Ryn Hardey into helping him, for they share a terrible secret from their student days.Ryn can't stop Hercus without implicating himself, but Hercus won't take no for an answer. And Ryn has another urgent problem. His research on Antarctic ice sheet melting is showing alarming results and he can't work out why.Then Hercus' secret gets out, and it's worth a fortune to a doomsday ecological cult. Soon Ryn and his partner Jemma are on the run from ruthless eco-terrorists and professional hitmen. As Ryn struggles to work out what will happen when the ice melts, Jemma tries to uncover Hercus' catastrophic plan - before it's too late.Global warming, unstoppable climate change and environmental terrorism collide in The Last Albatross - Book One in the shatteringly prophetic Human Rites trilogy.