"David Drake's Lord of the Isles is an epic with the texture of the legends of yore, with rousing action and characters to cheer for."
- Terry Goodkind, New York Times bestselling author

The Mirror of the Worlds is the second book in the Crown of the Isles trilogy, which concludes the epic Lord of the Isles series.

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 has suffered a magical upheaval.  The ocean has receded and the Isles have become the higher ground of a newly formed continent, a patchwork of geography from the past and future, peopled by creatures from all times and places.  With the land itself thrown into chaos, Garric and his companions must now struggle for the survival of humanity.

"Drake has a light touch with his characters, making them believable and serious without becoming overly ponderous or melodramatic.  He employs the standard epic fantasy tropes of action, sorcery, and romance to great effect in this exciting, compelling read."
- Romantic Times BOOKreviews on The Fortress of Glass