Ian Irvine (born 1950) is an Australian fantasy/eco-thriller author and marine scientist.

Career

Ian Irvine was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, in 1950. He was educated at Chevalier College and the University of Sydney where he received a PhD in marine science, studying the management of contaminated sediments.

Setting up his own environmental consulting firm in 1986, Irvine received contracts in Australia as well as international locations such as Mauritius, Bali, Fiji and Western Samoa. During the course of his career he played a role in developing Australia's national guidelines for protection of the oceanic environment.

During 1987 Irvine began writing the first in his The View from the Mirror series. He continued authoring this series until 1999 when the final chapter was released. After his first series was published he remained an author. He is currently married and lives in the mountains of northern New South Wales.

Published Titles

The Three Worlds Cycle Series

• The View from the Mirror Quartet
• A Shadow on the Glass (1998)
• The Tower on the Rift (1998)
• Dark is the Moon (1999)
• The Way Between the Worlds (1999)

• The Well of Echoes Quartet
• Geomancer (2001)
• Tetrarch (2002)
• Scrutator / Alchymist (U.K. title) (2003)
• Chimaera (2004)

• The Song of the Tears Trilogy
• Torments of the Traitor / The Fate of the Fallen (U.K. title) (2006)
• The Curse on the Chosen (2007)
• The Destiny of the Dead (November 2008)

The Human Rites Trilogy

• The Last Albatross (2000)
• Terminator Gene (2003)
• The Life Lottery (2004)

The Runcible Jones Quintet

• Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere (2006)
• Runcible Jones: The Buried City (2007)
• Runcible Jones: The Frozen Compass (mid-2008)
• Runcible Jones: The Backwards Hourglass (mid-2009)
• ''Runcible Jones: The Electric Labyrinth (early-mid 2010)

The Sorcerer's Tower

• Thorn Castle
• Giant's Lair
• Black Crypt
• Wizardry Crag

Unpublished Titles

The Three Worlds series will continue with the final novel in The Song of the Tears trilogy, The Destiny of the Dead, and then another single book called The Fate of the Children, both of which are yet to be written. The Runcible Jones Quintet has three unfinished novels: Runcible Jones: The Frozen Compass, Runcible Jones: The Backwards Hourglass, and Runcible Jones: The Electric Labyrinth.

Interviews

• Interview on wotmania.com
• Interview at SFFWorld.com

External links

• Irvine's website
• Triune - Fan Site
• Tales of Runcible Jones on YouTube