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published
September 18th 2007
by Tor Books
binding
Hardcover, 528 pages
isbn
076531813X
(isbn13: 9780765318138)
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L. E. Modesitt, Jr. begins a new Recluce story in The Natural Ordermage, the first of two volumes set mostly on the continent of Hamor, far across the...more
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Read in July, 2008
Natural Ordermage is one of the newer books from Modesitt, and I had fun with it. What I like about his books are their wholesome feel. They're almost always about a person with skills in a certain profession, and although the adventures of that person are somewhat fantastical, you learn about something simple, like in this case the copying of books and records, throughout the book. There's a logic to all the magic and supernatural content of his books, and it fits in very good with the natural ...more
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Read in January, 2008
L.E. Modesett's Saga of Recluse series has its strengths and weaknesses. His protagonists tend to have a lot of similarities -- they are poor folks who work hard but born with great magical talents. They leave home and establish themselves in a trade such as a scrivner, blacksmith, or some other endeavor where hard work is well-appreciated. And then, the protagonist is brought into the dominant organization that controls magic in whatever area they happen to be in. There is a wise old man wh...more
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
Saga of Recluse fans
Well, at least the love interest was not another strong-willed, uninterested redhead or I might have stopped reading the book!
The plot was very typical for this series: stubborn guy discovers he has wondrous abilities but is misunderstood/exiled/ostracized and must find a new life/purpose.
I really did not like the main character, Rahl. Really, really did not like him. He whines and blames others and then wonders why everyone is picking on him. It does not make for a ...more
The plot was very typical for this series: stubborn guy discovers he has wondrous abilities but is misunderstood/exiled/ostracized and must find a new life/purpose.
I really did not like the main character, Rahl. Really, really did not like him. He whines and blames others and then wonders why everyone is picking on him. It does not make for a ...more
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Read in May, 2008
I like Modesitt's world-building. I usually like the fact that his main characters usually spend a great deal of time thinking and talking about food and about building things (one gathers woodworking is his hobby). I tolerate the moralizing. And I tolerate the predictability of his characters and plots -- you'd think "main character goes through an ethical quandary, annihilates a civilization, and is made immortal so he's forced to live with the guilt forever" would be a bit of a s...more
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Read in November, 2007
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Fantasy Fans
A new book in the saga of Recluse, this book feels like it could easily end up turning into another trilogy like some of the other books Modesitt has done. This book follows a fellow going by the name of Rahl, who unlike many of the other ordermages written about in Recluse, can't be trained or taught by the normal methods. Instead he has to find his way through "feelings" since all about him and his abilities comes naturally to him.
Still the book is good and I really do...more
Still the book is good and I really do...more
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Read in October, 2008
Another great book by Mr Modesitt. Having recently reread all of the Recluse Series with the exception of the Sequel to Natural Ordermage (I need to buy it) I am amazed at the depth and thought that has gone into creating this world. Each new book expands it just a little bit more. Till this point Hamor has had very little written about it even when they have sent an armada of ships after Recluse, several times. Recluse is as black as it gets. Candar is white or at least mostly. Hamor see...more
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Read in July, 2008
A more obvious than usual look at one of Modesitt's themes: actions have consequences, and even if the action is moral, is the consequence moral? Can there be moral consequences for immoral actions?
A natural ordermage, Rahl, is forcibly made aware of this by being sent to Nylan to be trained, but his powers grow along with the troubles he gets into. Sent into exile to Hamor as a clerk, he eventually becomes a mage-guard for he emperor, learning some things about himself, politice and power...more
A natural ordermage, Rahl, is forcibly made aware of this by being sent to Nylan to be trained, but his powers grow along with the troubles he gets into. Sent into exile to Hamor as a clerk, he eventually becomes a mage-guard for he emperor, learning some things about himself, politice and power...more
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The Saga of Recluce is one of my favorite fantasy series. And this is a fine entry. The first book of a two book series. Highly recommended.
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Read in February, 2008
A very good addition to the Saga of Recluce. Another page turner. Modesitt has a way of sucking me into his world and the main character(s).
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