The Mirror of Worlds: The Second Volume of 'The Crown of the Isles' (Lord of the Isles)

The Mirror of the Worlds is the second in the Crown of the Isles trilogy, which will conclude the epic Lord of the Isles series. The Fortress of Glass began the tale of how the new kingdom of the Isles is finally brought into being by the group of heroes and heroines who have been central to all the books in the Prince Garric, heir to the throne of the Isles, his consort Liane, his sister Sharina, her herculean sweetheart Cashel, and his sister Ilna. The powers of magic in the Isles have flooded to a thousand-year peak, and even local magicians can perform powerful spells normally beyond their control. Fantastic forces from all angles threaten, trying to keep Garric and his companions apart to thwart the reunification of the Isles. Now the world itself has suffered a magical upheaval. The ocean has receded and the Isles have become the higher ground of a newly formed continent. But the new continent is a patchwork of geography from the dispast and future, peopled by creatures from all times and places. Garric and his companions must now struggle for the survival of humanity. You can pretty much expect this story to live up to its title with, oh, so much more. An Ogre horse, more magic that you can shake a stick at, along with a multitude of wizards, different time periods being meshed together on the same planet, an old woman becoming young again and a great evil in beasts and men called "The Last." They are darn sure working hard to make their name a reality. This is another of Master Author David Drake's books that are almighty hard to stop reading and put down - at least I found that to be the case with me. Give this tale a try yourself, I do believe you'll enjoy your experience. This book is the second volume in the Crown of the isles trilogy, which continues the story from the Lord of the isles series. The new kingdom of the isles is inhabited by the heroes and heroines who have been featured in all the books in the series. In this book, magic is at a thousand-year peak, but dark forces try to keep them from reunifying the isles The kingdom of the Isles is in the throes of a magical upheaval that causes the ocean to recede, a situation that reveals the Isles to be a high ground on a broader continent with past and future ties