Ian Irvine is an Australian novelist, well-known for his works in marine science, eco-thriller, and fantasy genres. He has written 32 novels and a short story collection, which include popular series such as The Three Worlds fantasy epic sequences, The Song of the Tears Trilogy, The Well of the Echoes Quartet, and The View from the Mirror Quartet. Irvine was born in Bathurst, New South Wales and had always been interested in science rather than writing. However, his love for books, which began when he was a small and quiet child, led him to discover fantasy in his twenties. After reading the Earthsea trilogy and The Lord of the Rings, he became hooked to the genre and eventually became frustrated with the lack of diversity and bigger canvasses in the fantasy books available during that time. This frustration drove him to become a writer and create the type of stories that he knew many fantasy readers were looking for.\n \n Ian Irvine is an Australian author of 34 novels and a short story collection, mainly in the fantasy genre. His most popular works include the bestselling Three Worlds epic fantasy sequence, which has sold over a million print copies and has been published in 11 countries. The Three Worlds sequence comprises The View from the Mirror quartet, The Well of Echoes quartet, and The Song of the Tears trilogy. Irvine is currently writing the last two books of The Gates Of Good and Evil quartet, the sequel to The View from the Mirror. Irvine was born in Bathurst, New South Wales and had always wanted to be a scientist, not a writer. However, he had a voracious appetite for books from the time he learnt how to read. He discovered fantasy when he was in his twenties after reading the Earthsea trilogy and The Lord of the Rings, after which he became hooked to the genre. For the young Irvine, the 70s were severely lacking in fantasy or science fiction and it was not long before he had read everything that was to be found. Desiring more diverse and bigger canvasses, he was ultimately frustrated, a fact that drove him to become a writer. By being a writer, he could write the type of stories that he knew many fantasy readers were looking for. Nearly three decades later, the art of storytelling has grown into a passion that still keeps him going. He lives in New South Wales with his wife in a house overlooking the mountains.