Mountain of Mirrors is the second book published in the Endless Quest Gamebook series, written by Rose Estes.
The reader plays the role of an elf named Landon, about 270 years old and a young and untried warrior. For three months, caravans haven't been able to arrive and supplies are running low. Parties of elven warriors have been sent to discover what went wrong but none returned. During the journey, Landon encounters remnants of a previous group, the last of which mentions that there's an evil presence within Shanafria, also known as the Mountain of Mirrors.
Mountain of Mirrors provides examples of:
- Cats Are Superior: A character you meet late in the book is a talking Blink Lynx, who's a stereotypically vain cat.
- Final Boss Preview: Before making the first decision, Landon encounters a frost giant and a white dragon. The giant simply shrugs off arrows. The dragon is instead a hatchling that's being treated as a type of guard monster, who cuts off the encounter by causing an avalanche.
- Hidden Weapons: Only one, a knife in the secret pocket in the shirt. It's used when Landon gets captured, and it receives more use than the silver dagger that's also packed for the journey.
- Undead Laborers: One set of prisoners make no reaction to being freed. When Landon touches them, their skin is rubbery, cold and lifeless. Exactly what that means is left unsaid, except that death is their only release now.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Fang iappears in the intro, one of the losing pathways, and mentioned when being called for food. The dragon is not mentioned in the climax nor aftermath.
- Weapon of X-Slaying: An ogre who attacks Landon has a magical sword that weakens elves, basically dooming him to being captured.
