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Reflection
Every winter claims its share of street people - the vagrants and the runaways. This year is no different, except that many of the victims have been brutally murdered. A special task force, headed by Inspector Margaret Haaren is mobilised to track down the killer.
378 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
About the author
Michael Scott
186 books6,863 followersIrish-born Michael Scott began writing over thirty years ago, and is one of Ireland's most successful and prolific authors, with over one hundred titles to his credit, spanning a
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.
He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.
He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”
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June 22, 2010
Wow. Even better then Image.
I was so please to pick this up and to see how the story of the mirror concludes. It was wonderful to see the further development of some of the characters too.
The story picks up where it left off - Manny, is wheelchair bound after the accident at the end of Image paralyzes her. Her family is all dead and she has hired live-in help. The trouble here starts when a mysterious man shows up looking for the mirror.
The imagery is again incredible. While this was a little more gory then the first, this was well worth the read. Like with the first, we get a parallel story to follow in the mirror's history; about a nasty countess who loved to sacrifice young ladies to the mirror in her attempt to stay young. It was creepy and gross and I loved every second of it. It was so well written that I often forgot I was reading a horror story and them wham! The scary stuff hit me again.
It was wonderful to see the same police detective and her niece. Although, that was the one part that I sort of saw coming; I knew the niece had bigger ties to the overall story. It was too convenient the way Image ended otherwise. The murders and the small chapters where the mirror is the narrator were even better then in Image. The chapter with the murders felt more important to the story and were awfully gory and erotic at the same time.
It was nice to learn the history of the mirror and where the power came from. Ujvary and his tie to the mirror and therefore the story was interesting and made for a great ending. And while time travel normally totally fries my brain, the way Mr. Scott worked that in, through the astral plane and with a character that is technically already dead - well, it was wonderfully done. It wasn't done in a manner so that I felt that I needed to figure it out or try to understand it - and therefore, I was able to accept it into the story line so much better and easily.
I had forgotten how much fun reading stuff in this genre could be. This is definitely a must if you read Image - and, any fans of creepy horror stories must read both!
I was so please to pick this up and to see how the story of the mirror concludes. It was wonderful to see the further development of some of the characters too.
The story picks up where it left off - Manny, is wheelchair bound after the accident at the end of Image paralyzes her. Her family is all dead and she has hired live-in help. The trouble here starts when a mysterious man shows up looking for the mirror.
The imagery is again incredible. While this was a little more gory then the first, this was well worth the read. Like with the first, we get a parallel story to follow in the mirror's history; about a nasty countess who loved to sacrifice young ladies to the mirror in her attempt to stay young. It was creepy and gross and I loved every second of it. It was so well written that I often forgot I was reading a horror story and them wham! The scary stuff hit me again.
It was wonderful to see the same police detective and her niece. Although, that was the one part that I sort of saw coming; I knew the niece had bigger ties to the overall story. It was too convenient the way Image ended otherwise. The murders and the small chapters where the mirror is the narrator were even better then in Image. The chapter with the murders felt more important to the story and were awfully gory and erotic at the same time.
It was nice to learn the history of the mirror and where the power came from. Ujvary and his tie to the mirror and therefore the story was interesting and made for a great ending. And while time travel normally totally fries my brain, the way Mr. Scott worked that in, through the astral plane and with a character that is technically already dead - well, it was wonderfully done. It wasn't done in a manner so that I felt that I needed to figure it out or try to understand it - and therefore, I was able to accept it into the story line so much better and easily.
I had forgotten how much fun reading stuff in this genre could be. This is definitely a must if you read Image - and, any fans of creepy horror stories must read both!
July 21, 2013
Mno... Od autora Nesmrtelného Nikolase Flamela jsem čekal lepší čtení... Je ale fakt, že toto je kniha z 1993 a Scott se od té doby hodně "vypsal", tady jsou jen zárodky budoucího stylu - míchání historie, fikce a fantasy prvků.
Nápad a celá mytologie kolem je výborná, moji oblíbenci Dee, Kelley jako bonus.
Jenom je to takové nějaké nezáživné, hodně věcí nelogických, občas naprosté WTF??? Až časem, po objasnění v druhé půlce knihy, něco zpětně zapadne (ale rozhodně ne všechno). Postavy nesympatické.
Jo a hlavní lákadlo je v českém vydání akcentováno ono označení "erotický román". No nevím, erotické mi to nepřišlo, ale na počet "vztyčených bradavek" a "svírání v břiše" apod. tato kniha jistě vede :)
Pro milovníky tajemna, okultismu, alchymistů atd. doporučuju. Pro ostatní vhodné formou rychločtení.
Nápad a celá mytologie kolem je výborná, moji oblíbenci Dee, Kelley jako bonus.
Jenom je to takové nějaké nezáživné, hodně věcí nelogických, občas naprosté WTF??? Až časem, po objasnění v druhé půlce knihy, něco zpětně zapadne (ale rozhodně ne všechno). Postavy nesympatické.
Jo a hlavní lákadlo je v českém vydání akcentováno ono označení "erotický román". No nevím, erotické mi to nepřišlo, ale na počet "vztyčených bradavek" a "svírání v břiše" apod. tato kniha jistě vede :)
Pro milovníky tajemna, okultismu, alchymistů atd. doporučuju. Pro ostatní vhodné formou rychločtení.
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