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Imager's Intrigue

(Imager Portfolio #3)

L.E. Modesitt Jr. (Goodreads Author)

4.13 · Rating details · 4,696 ratings · 168 reviews

In "Imager, "the first book of the Imager Portfolio, we met Rhennthyl, an apprentice portrait artist whose life was changed by a disastrous fire. But the blaze that took his master's life and destroyed his livelihood revealed a secret power previously dormant in Rhenn; the power of imaging, the ability to shape matter using thought. With some trouble, he adapts to the cont ...more

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Jan 02, 2022 Bradley rated it really liked it

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While I see a lot of similarities to the Recluse saga, at least in how the storytelling takes its sweet time, building steadily from humble beginnings to impressive martial and political power, what this does a bit better to the other series is simple:

It takes its sweet time... more.

Mind you, this isn't a complaint. By now, after reading nearly three dozen novels by Modesitt, I've found that I really enjoy his style. From that point on, I simply trust in the characters and the story to lead me s ...more

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Jun 14, 2014 Jim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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March2017 Review: An excellent ending to a wonderful trilogy. Don't be fooled by there being a 4th book. This is the last one in this time (the latest in the series so far) about Rhenn. This definitely isn't a book to start with. Too many names & intrigues going on. Without reading the first two books, this one would be too confusing & wouldn't have the same impact. Modesitt has a lot of threads left over from the previous books & they all come together here with as much resolution as a realisti ...more

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Aug 13, 2010 Mike (the Paladin) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I have liked almost everything I've ever read by Modesitt, some more than others but in general I find I can count on him for a good novel. This one (as well as the 2 earlier books in the series) was (were) no exception.

We have followed the life and career of Rhenn (Rhennthyl) from the first book in this series as events built up around him and he in turn developed his powers as an Imager. Said events have continued to swirl and are coming to a boil here. Rhenn must deal with saboteurs, recalcit ...more

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Jan 13, 2011 Jon rated it liked it

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Five years have passed since we last saw Rhenn. He's married and has a daughter now. He's continued to climb the ladder at Image Isle and now resides with his family and a servant in a house on that island.

We see more of the dark side of covert operations in Solidar and how Rhenn responds when thrust into leading and architecting strategies that lead to long term victories and continued prosperity for Solidar and it's Imagers.

All the Imager novels to date have been related in the first person ...more

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Dec 17, 2018 Ron rated it liked it · review of another edition

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“I may be a powerful imager, but that doesn’t mean I can save people from their own weaknesses and stupidity. I have enough trouble trying not to do stupid things myself.”

A complex, slow-developing end to the first three stories in the Imager series. (The next book is a prequel.) The protagonist keeps telling us he doesn’t get it--and reviews the disjointed puzzle pieces he does have ad nauseam--then he gets it and acts. And the reader is left to connect the dots.

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Jun 18, 2010 Stefan rated it liked it

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Imager’s Intrigue, the third novel in L.E. Modesitt’s IMAGER PORTFOLIO fantasy series, starts a few years after the events of Imager’s Challenge. The young master imager Rhenntyl is now a successful Captain in the Civic Patrol, which makes this new novel initially feel very similar to the previous book in the series. He’s also happily married to Seliora and has a 3-year-old daughter, which is a refreshing touch, because how many fantasy heroes are ever shown with a young family like this?

The fir Imager’s Intrigue, the third novel in L.E. Modesitt’s IMAGER PORTFOLIO fantasy series, starts a few years after the events of Imager’s Challenge. The young master imager Rhenntyl is now a successful Captain in the Civic Patrol, which makes this new novel initially feel very similar to the previous book in the series. He’s also happily married to Seliora and has a 3-year-old daughter, which is a refreshing touch, because how many fantasy heroes are ever shown with a young family like this?

The first third of Imager’s Intrigue is extremely exciting and possibly the most enjoyable part of the series so far. By now, Rhenn has become a fascinating, well-rounded character, and his adventures in the city of L’Excelsis, dealing with an increase in drug overdoses due to a suspiciously stronger variety of elveweed, lead up to a stunning mid-novel climax.

After this, the novel slows down considerably as the main intrigue, which again combines local Solidar politics with an international plot, quickly gets very intricate. There’s lots of politics in this middle third of the book, and it occasionally feels a bit crowded and confusing when Modesitt Jr. introduces the various players. Many of them have similar-sounding names (thank goodness for the handy character list at the front of the book) and the connections between all those different actors initially aren’t always clear. Because of L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s familiar first person p.o.v., reading that part of the novel can be as confusing for the reader as experiencing the events seems to be for Rhenn — but rest assured that all the different strands are connected and resolved more than satisfactorily in the end.

Another recognizable L.E. Modesitt Jr. feature is the focus on the everyday details of the protagonist’s life. Especially in the first part of the novel, the author consistently includes Rhenn’s daily routine in each chapter, including the imager group workout in the morning, dropping off his wife and daughter at their place of business, reading the newspaper during the rest of the coach ride to work (which also provides a handy way to keep the reader informed of the international situation), and so on. All of this information is even included when nothing eventful happens, and as a matter of fact, Modesitt Jr. will only rarely write things like “the rest of the week was routine” and instead usually describe that routine in some detail. Even though this may sound a bit dry and even boring, it’s strangely enjoyable to read because it genuinely helps the reader’s understanding of, and immersion in, the hero’s world and mindset.

One of the most interesting aspects of the IMAGER PORTFOLIO series is its setting: Solidar is a country in the middle of its industrial revolution, with new technologies such as steam engines and machine manufacturing gaining ground and changing the power base in an already complex society. Socially, this creates tension between the guilds, landholders, merchants, and owners of manufactories — and of course the existence of the Collegium Imago makes things even more complicated. Interestingly, the series will now, in typical L.E. Modesitt Jr. fashion, take a step in a different direction: according to the author’s website, the next novel, tentatively titled Scholar, is the first book in a trilogy set well before the events of the first 3 Imager novels, in the time before Solidar was unified.

I would have liked to read more about Rhenntyl too, but on the other hand, things are neatly wrapped up by the end of Imager’s Intrigue... and knowing L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s skill and experience in showing and connecting different eras of his fantasy worlds, it’s hard not to get excited about a few books set in the past of this already fascinating fantasy universe. A brief conversation towards the end of Imager’s Intrigue contains a brief mention of historical figures like Rex Regis and Rex Caldor, and Rhenn is actually compared to a “warrior imager champion” called Bilbryn, so my guess is that’s where we’re heading in Scholar (which is expected for Fall 2011, but first we’re getting treated to a standalone SF novel, Empress of Eternity). Count me excited.

(This review was also published on Fantasy Literature - www.fantasyliterature.com on 7/27/2010) ...more

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Aug 19, 2012 David rated it liked it

Aptly titled, which might put off some

In the interest of full disclosure, the reader should know that while I don't consider myself a Modesitt fan-boy, it's very rare that I don't love his work. So, a 3 of 5 star rating for Imager's Intrigue is, coming from me, a big deal. As I thought about why I wasn't thrilled with this novel, I finally decided on the following:

1. It seemed out of place. True to its title, Imager's Intrigue is all about Rhenn unravelling schemes and machinations, and not so m Aptly titled, which might put off some

In the interest of full disclosure, the reader should know that while I don't consider myself a Modesitt fan-boy, it's very rare that I don't love his work. So, a 3 of 5 star rating for Imager's Intrigue is, coming from me, a big deal. As I thought about why I wasn't thrilled with this novel, I finally decided on the following:

1. It seemed out of place. True to its title, Imager's Intrigue is all about Rhenn unravelling schemes and machinations, and not so much about Rhenn being a hands-on imager. To be fair, we still get to see Rhenn in action, but it's really not the point of this book. In fact, the largest action sequence in the story doesn't even involve (directly) Rennn. Not to say that a book of intrigue is a bad thing, but it is a significant departure from the rhythm established in the prior two books. I found it jarring, and since it really wasn't what I was looking forward to, a bit disappointing.

2. It felt repetitive. I'm not sure how many times the reader needs to be reminded about the Rhenn's morning calisthenics rituals, or how important it is that imagers sleep in lead-lined rooms or have to read prayers to The Nameless, but in these areas (and others) I felt like Modesitt went a little overboard. I'll give Modesitt the benefit of the doubt and assume that he was trying to convey that the structure of Rhenn's days are routine (wake up, exercise, read reports while taking hack to work...), but enough already.

3. It got a little preachy. Modesitt explores the relative merits of capitalism, free-trade, benevolent monarchies, the military industrial complex and tax law. Oh, and women's rights. Can't forget women's rights. Suffice to say, the reader is left with little doubt as to where the author stands on these issues, and his arguments are a bit ham-handed.

Despite these issues, I still heartily recommend this series, and this book, to friends and strangers. The world is expertly crafted. The (many) characters are nuanced, true to their motives and so well presented that most readers will (continue to) care about what happens to all of the primaries. The overall story arc, while a bit predictable, still has enough surprises that the reader can't take anything for granted. And if a lecture on the impact of land valuation is not something you want to sit through, just skip it. Unlike several books I've read of late where I find myself skipping over large sections of smut and am left with little to call a story, even if you skim through all of the "boring" in Imager's Intrigue you are still left with a lot to enjoy. ...more

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Jun 30, 2010 Liviu rated it it was amazing

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the 3rd Rhenn novel from the Imager series - the next Imager novel will go quite a while back in time with new characters

I loved the first two which form a duology with a definite ending but kind of needing to be read together; this one starting some 5 years later is more of a standalone, though it uses some of the back story. The ending again is definite like the one from book 2, but there is scope for more of course, though I would expect another gap of 5-10 years at least in the story and sin ...more

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Feb 21, 2014 Fredrick Danysh rated it liked it

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Imager Rhennthyl becomes a target as he is suddenly advanced to a higher leadership position with the Imagers. As a Civil Patrol captain he cleaned up a district in the city. As war looms he must deal with murder, treason, and terrorism. It was a fair read mirroring our societies with new names for common things.

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Mar 30, 2021 Bonnie rated it really liked it

While at first I was disappointed that this book starts a full five years after the last book left off, I grew to appreciate the time gap. We didn't have to watch all five years of Rhenn developing as an imager and working with the Civic Patrol. (view spoiler) The story was everything I could have wished for, and fit Rhenn's character and development in the series. I think probably my biggest complaint is that this is ...more

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Dec 03, 2018 Marlene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I finished listening to this right before Thanksgiving. I didn't remember as much of the plot of this one as I did the first two, but I absolutely loved it all over again. ...more

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Feb 16, 2017 CJ Janzen rated it it was amazing

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I have really enjoyed the first three books in the series. He uses an interesting form of magic power that seems that could be used even more. I'm interested to see to what other uses it can be used for.
I'm glad that there are many books in this series for me to enjoy! ...more

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Mar 26, 2011 Joy rated it it was amazing

In Book #3, Rhennthyl is forced to grow faster than was comfortable for him, with a war to bring under control. Modesitt is an expert at long fantasy series -- good news for readers who have kept up with the College of Imagers.

My favorite fantasy read of 2011. Also rewarding as a reread.
The Imager Portfolio trilogy is my favorite Fantasy Read of 2012 and 2016.

Read 6 times, listened 4 times

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Sep 29, 2016 Megan rated it really liked it

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If I had been able to do half stars, this would have gotten a 4.5. I'm a bit disappointed with the Modessit wrapped things up but that was the only fault I could find with this book or the previous two. ...more

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Dec 16, 2016 M Hamed rated it really liked it

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you can only have respect for his ability

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Jun 22, 2020 Eamonn Murphy rated it really liked it

In the third volume in the ‘Imager Portfolio’, our hero, Rhennthyl, is involved in everything from street level drug crime to international warfare. In the slums of L’Excelsis, Rhenn’s home city, there is a new form of elveweed hitting the streets, so strong it kills the user. As a captain in the Civic Patrol, he has to stop or at least try to stop it. Alas, as in our world, tackling the drug trade is no easy matter.

International affairs are also getting complicated for Solidar, Rhenn’s country. In the third volume in the ‘Imager Portfolio’, our hero, Rhennthyl, is involved in everything from street level drug crime to international warfare. In the slums of L’Excelsis, Rhenn’s home city, there is a new form of elveweed hitting the streets, so strong it kills the user. As a captain in the Civic Patrol, he has to stop or at least try to stop it. Alas, as in our world, tackling the drug trade is no easy matter.

International affairs are also getting complicated for Solidar, Rhenn’s country. The Ferrans are about to invade and conquer the Jarriolans and gain control of their coal fields. The Ferrans want to conquer the world and make it all a part of their mercantilist empire based on trade and business. The Ferrans believe in ruthless commercial competition, while the society of Solidar is hampered in this by guilds, artisans, factors and High Holders, who like to do things as they always have. This cosy attitude means that the enemy is now building battleships that are far superior to those of Solidar.

The efforts of some factors to change matters and build better ships causes more trouble in L’Excelsis for Rhenn. There is much treachery and double-dealing as the ruling council is split on the issue. Most, unfortunately, don’t favour modern ships as they will cost more and that will mean raising taxes. No citizen likes to pay more taxes, especially the rich. This is a theme of the ‘Imager Portfolio’ and an issue frequently thought about by Rhenn: most people want things but are not prepared to pay the necessary price.

As usual with Modesitt, there is plenty to think about. His realistic fantasies are used, I think, to consider real world issues of economics, politics and society. At one point, a High Holder mentions to Rhenn that he lost a few thousand golds in some venture and shrugs it off. Rhenn is a high-ranking Imager and gets paid about three golds a month. He is taken aback by the inequality. Such un-American attitudes or the ‘Politics Of Envy’ as our British Tories call it, might have landed the author in trouble a few decades ago. On the whole, mind you, he evinces the traditional values of hard work, discipline, law-abiding citizenship and very tasty apple pie. High taxes spent on defence is the right policy when a nation is threatened, even though this gives rise to profiteering by the arms manufacturers, an issue which, to be fair, is raised.

Rhenn’s covert operations are pretty ruthless at times and kind of bring to mind black ops by an intelligence agency of the central kind. The bad guys are evil and deserve what they get as far as he’s concerned. There’s no soppy liberal stuff about giving them a fair trial. As they frequently try to assassinate him, this is perhaps understandable but some people might prefer a more scrupulous ‘hero’.

A good read overall. I enjoyed the start and, for the last third of the book, I almost couldn’t put it down, keen to see how the various conspiracies worked out. Modesitt does the suspense thing very well at times. There was a dull patch in the middle where I lost interest a bit and found it quite easy to put down. A casual reader might. One advantage of being an honest reviewer is that you have to press on and finish the tome at hand and in this case, it was well worth it. I advise the casual reader to persist. To be fair it’s a long book and in any extended work there are bound to be slow bits.

Modesitt is a very political writer and my politics don’t match his, so I can’t give him my unconditional approval. I can say that he has interesting ideas and writes readable and entertaining novels, including this one. Recommended, as usual.

Eamonn Murphy
This review first appeared at https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/ ...more

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Mar 06, 2022 Yev rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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The first third was meh, the second ok, and the third was fun. The first story arc was unfortunately far too long. The protagonist was in the same position as he was at the end of the second book, but now he had to face his deadly foe yet: a recreational superdrug that seems to be like a combination of weed, cocaine, and heroin. Worse yet, many are dying because not-fentanyl is being mixed into it. This was easily the worst part for me and it made me groan at times. Surely this could've been han The first third was meh, the second ok, and the third was fun. The first story arc was unfortunately far too long. The protagonist was in the same position as he was at the end of the second book, but now he had to face his deadly foe yet: a recreational superdrug that seems to be like a combination of weed, cocaine, and heroin. Worse yet, many are dying because not-fentanyl is being mixed into it. This was easily the worst part for me and it made me groan at times. Surely this could've been handled better, regardless of my personal preferences. Eventually it ended and I enjoyed the rest considerably more, despite the abrupt and rapid pace of progression in all ways that followed.

When GRRM asked, "What was Aragorn’s tax policy?" were you at least amused by it? Well, if so, then you're in luck. There were 25 direct uses "tax" as a base word, and not a single one of them meant strenuous. An example:

considering revising the Solidaran sales tax structure and imposing a one percent value-added tax on both the bulk sale of agricultural produce and of manufactured goods, on the grounds that the sellers of those goods were effectively exempted from the end-use sales taxes.

There was a lot that was similar. There was also discussion about ancillary water rights, land tax, the specific details of their particular form of government, and much else. I enjoyed it.

In what I wrote about the second book, I stated that the protagonist had some villainous tendencies, though I suppose that's only my perspective. The overall tone seemed to be "you should be grateful to those who dirty their mind, body, and soul for you, and may have irrevocably lost their humanity." Which to me, is arguable, though with considerable skepticism. I previously wrote about being co-opted by the system, but that was the wrong sort of statement. It'd would've been better to have asked what happens when someone against the system becomes the system? What then is there to rebel against or blame for failure? Well, there's other systems, parts of your own system, and yourself. It seems rather uncommon that the last of those is chosen.

Thus this trilogy came to an end, though the series continues on at a different time and place with other characters. I was concerned that both the ending and protagonist's character arc would remain unfinished. That feeling lasted until I was most of the way through. Fortunately, the resolution and epilogue provided both. However, I was conflicted about the ending because it was excessive and disproportionate. I understood the rationale and I thought about what I'd think if this was done on my behalf. It's something to publicly condemn, yet to be relieved about in private. It's only human to want to avoid suffering the consequences of our own (in)actions, even if it means that many others must suffer in our stead.

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Nov 06, 2017 Manethraen rated it it was ok

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It's not often that a book series frustrates me like this. There were a few things that jarred me - like the inclusion of marines which the author obviously though everyone knew the role of but mostly I grew frustrated with what was obviously a precis of how things would have gone in the authors naval staff officers career if he had magic on hand and was effectively the most powerful being in the universe.

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Nov 10, 2020 Richard Rogers rated it liked it

I like the author, and I mostly have enjoyed the series, but not this one so much. Even though parts of this were great fun, most of it wasn't, and that wore me down. I got tired of it. My emotion on finishing was relief.

I think I won't read the sequels.

I really love the action scenes, which is what keeps me coming back to books in this series as well as the previous Recluce series, but the pace became tedious. The novel runs to 650 pages, but only a fraction of those, maybe 200, or 300 tops, mo ...more

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Jan 27, 2019 Thomas rated it really liked it

Modesitt, L. E., Jr. Imager’s Intrigue. Imager’s Portfolio No. 3. Tor, 2010.
Imager’s Intrigue rounds out the first large story arc of the Imager series. Rhennthyl, who left his career as a portrait artist when he discovered telekinetic ability, continues to move up the ladder in the Imagers’ Collegium. His challenges this time have a broader scale than in the previous two novels, and as he investigates them, he comes to understand the strain on his society imposed by its inevitable move into the ...more

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Oct 01, 2020 Brandon Mehl rated it really liked it

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May 25, 2018 Steven Schermerhorn rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I enjoyed reading the book. But it’s not nearly as good as the previous two. I found that the author went into great detail and specifics on things that simply don’t matter. Nothing truly remarkable or rememberable really happens or develops with the main character. The best part happens in the first half of the book and it’s pretty flat from there.

Kind of a let down. I’m hoping the fourth book picks back up.

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Jul 24, 2017 Beverly rated it really liked it

I have finally realized that reading these books is like reading the Doyle Sherlock Holmes novels. The characters are endowed with enough characteristics, background, and personality to make their actions in the story believable. The plot is the main thing. Keeping up with the story is good mental exercise and I plan to read the next installment in the series.

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Sep 14, 2019 Doug Elwood rated it it was amazing

Imager's Intrigue is the best imager book so far. It's full of action, fast paced, and keeps pulling you thru the book until the end. I would strongly suggest that you must start with book 1 first, then book 2 before reading Intrigue as you must learn the beginning of Rhenn and then follow his path as the stories pull you along. ...more

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Apr 22, 2020 Shiela rated it liked it

There is a six year gap between the previous book and this one. Granted there are plenty of changes, movement and intrigue in this volume; still, there is room to fill in some more of those gap years than is done. Perhaps in some of the later volumes.
Though not the most brilliant fantasy series, the Imager Portfolio world is one well worth lingering and returning.

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Apr 21, 2021 Kate rated it liked it

Everything you liked about the first two books but with more meetings. And by more meetings I mean 95% of the book is our hero going to meetings, waiting for meetings, attending meetings and then talking about the meetings afterwards.

The other five percent is getting in and out of Hack cabs, and then being shot. He gets shot a lot too. Mostly while on the way to and from meetings.

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Dec 11, 2021 Paul Gardner rated it it was amazing

This is my favorite of the Imager series.

The characters are superbly drawn, and the world so detailed and coherent that I get sucked in and there aren't any jarring notes to shake me out.

I finished the book and was saddened by the realization that this was likely to be the last interaction with this family and period of time. It was just really well done. ...more

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May 08, 2018 Sonja rated it it was amazing

An amazing entry in the Imager series of books, and one that will take you on an exhausting ride; be prepared to despair right along with the characters, because this one's a rough journey, and its ending leaves you questioning whether the trip was worth the gains made... ...more

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May 02, 2020 Kenneth B rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Great end to the first trilogy

A great combination of whodunit, statecraft, and adventure. The cast of characters is large and they each have their own motivations.
Can’t recommend the series enough.

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Oct 22, 2021 Aleksandra Janusz added it · review of another edition

If we take out the philosophy and justifications, it seems that the protagonist essentially bullied everybody into doing what he wants, by the right of his magnificent might.
Not sure if I like the morale that comes out of it.

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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.

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