(Found) Series about magic using mirrors

[Moph]

Read a book about 15 years ago ... it was from the local library and was the first SFF book I ever read, and drew me into the genre ... unfortunately my darling mother returned the book for me and ever since I have wanted to find the series again to read the rest of the books!

The key magical component of the book is that some characters have the ability to make mirrors that can be used to transport something to/from their location to a location they bring up in the mirror. The main character discovers a way by which he can transport a second mirror through a mirror porthole without it shattering, which means he can (for example) direct the first mirror at a wyvern in a distant land, then bring up his enemy army in the second mirror, pass the second mirror into the first mirror, and transport the wyvern into the middle of his enemy's army.

There is also an 'out-of-world' character in some kind of combat survival suit which gives him extraordinary strength, stamina, speed and abilities. At the end of the book he defeats an enemy dragon or somesuch, saving the day but draining his suit in doing so.

Sound kinda lame when summarised as above (!) but it really captured me when I read it, so I'd love to find it again and read the series!

Thanks for any help

 

[The Procrastinator]

This is the Mordant's Need series by Stephen Donaldson. There are two volumes, Mirror of Her Dreams and A Man Rides Through.

 

[Moph]

That's the one! Thanks Procrastinator You have no idea how much that has bugged me over the years.

Now to see if the book is as good as I recall it being as a teenager.....

 

[The Procrastinator]

It stands up pretty well I found. Happy reading.