Mike Wilks

I loved the world that this story took place in from the layout of the city to the structure of their society. The worlds of the Mirrorscape are even better. I love how each world were immediately made different and identifiable.

Mel is exactly what a hero should be. He wasn’t perfect, but he was dedicated, a good artist though not perfect, and a good friend.

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In 1993 you could have won $10,000 by studying the painting in this book and being the first to match up 353 pairs of creatures, thereby discovering the 707th creature - the only one with no mate! To make it easier (?) the painting has been sectioned into 16 smaller pieces of the whole. And, on the pages between the illustrations is a detailed list of all the creatures you are looking for!
The prize was awarded back in 1995 and has probably long been spent. The book, however, is still a lot show more of fun. Adults and kids alike enjoy scrutinizing the fabulous pictures and picking out their own sets of mates, even if they can't find anywhere near all the pairs. show less

Plot:
Mel is a poor boy with a big talent: he can draw. That’s why he is recruited as an apprentice to one of the greatest artists around. Mel is excited, not only because it means moving to the big city, but it also means that he will finally be allowed to use color, since pigment is strictly limited as a Pleasure by the Fifth Mystery. But trouble is brewing in Mel’s world and as he enters the world of paintings – quite literally – he gets more and more drawn into said show more trouble.

Mirrorscape starts with a couple of interesting ideas but unfortunately doesn’t manage to handle them very well. The writing feels like the author confused “written for children” with “written for stupid people” – which is especially annoying when you read it as an adult.

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A contest ran years ago where reader's had to identify 7,777 objects depicted in this book of illustrated letters A to Z. Each letter has so many words depicted starting with each letter. A Workbook accompanied this book. Hours of fun, beautiful paintings, educational, eye candy!