- In the story, Hadlay made a number of choices, some good, some bad. Did the story make you think about choices you might make? How so?
- What is the significance of the mirror? How does it affect Hadlay's world? Are there parallels in our world?
- What is the key that Hadlay must find and take hold of? Do you have the key?
- What are the two primary sources of supernatural power in Hadlay's world? What are the requirements for using them?
- What happened to the ancient maze?
- What power controls the guiding tiles? What do the tiles represent? Is there something similar in our world?
- What book was the inspiration for the ancient story of The Mirror of N'de? Do you see other concepts from that same source, elsewhere in the book? What passage from that book would you say describes the main theme of the story?
- Did you see puns and "inside jokes" hidden away in the story?
- Where do the characters' names come from? Hint: most of the human names are affected by the mirror.
- What ancient legend inspired the prince's character?