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  <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[L. E. (Leland Exton) Modesitt, Jr. is an author of science fiction and fantasy novels. He is best known for the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, lived in Washington, D.C. for 20 years, then moved to New Hampshire in 1989 where he met his wife. They relocated to Cedar City, Utah in 1993.

He has worked as a Navy pilot, lifeguard, delivery boy, unpaid radio disc jockey, real estate agent, market research analyst, director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant for a Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer and writer in residence.
In addition to his novels, Mr. Modesitt has published technical studies and articles, columns, poetry, and a number of science fiction stories. His first short story, &quot;The Great American Economy&quot;, was published in 1973 in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact.

-Wikipedia
]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Denver, CO</hometown>  <born_at>10/19/1943</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Magic of Recluce (The Saga of Recluce, Book 1)]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
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  <published>1991</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Magic Engineer (The Saga of Recluce, Book 3)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.88</average_rating>
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  <published>1994</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Towers of the Sunset (The Saga of Recluce, Book 2)]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.80</average_rating>
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  <published>1992</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Order War (The Saga of Recluce, Book. 4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Death of Chaos (The Saga of Recluce, Book 5)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fall of Angels (The Saga of Recluce, Book 6)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.79</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>473</ratings_count>
  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Chaos Balance (The Saga of Recluce, Book 7)]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.75</average_rating>
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  <published>1997</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The White Order (The Saga of Recluce, Book 8)]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.82</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>373</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="437638">
  <title><![CDATA[Colors of Chaos (The Saga of Recluce, Book 9)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.88</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>362</ratings_count>
  <published>1999</published>  
  
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        <book id="185176">
  <title><![CDATA[Wellspring of Chaos (The Saga of Recluce, Book 12)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.E. Modesitt Jr.]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.83</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>300</ratings_count>
  <published>2002</published>  
  
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