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The 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 (working title) trilogy.
The Three Worlds
The "Three Worlds" after which the cycle is named are the three planets of:
- Aachan – Home of the Aachim
- Santhenar – Home of the Old Humans and the setting of most of the cycle
- Tallallame – Home of the Faellem, the Mariem and the Lyrinx
The View from the Mirror
The View from the Mirror is a quartet:
The Well of Echoes
The Well of Echoes is a quartet:
The Song of the Tears
The Song of the Tears is a trilogy:
- Torments of the Traitor / Fate of the Fallen
- The Curse on the Chosen
- The Destiny of the Dead
The first two books of this arc of the Three Worlds cycle have been released, but the last title has not yet been published.
The Fate of the Children
The Fate of the Children was originally planned to be a single novel to finish off the series, but it has been stated that it is possible it will turn into a trilogy of novels, which as of yet have not been written or published. Irvine has stated that it is a prequel to The Well of Echoes, yet a sequel to The View from the Mirror. It has been confirmed by Irvine that the novels are to answer questions that are opened at the end of The Way Between the Worlds.
Four characters from The View From the Mirror quartet are set to reappear in The Fate of the Children: