Paul
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L.E. Modesitt Jr.:
Sir, I was wondering how you keep track of the information, ideas expressed and chronological timeline in the Saga of Recluce? Over the last 20 years you have written 20+ amazing Recluse books and now with the passage of time us readers can start at the chronological beginning and read the series in that order all accurate to the timeline and references, an amazing achievement I wonder how you did it?
L.E. Modesitt Jr.
As I've noted elsewhere, I'd originally written THE MAGIC OF RECLUCE as a stand-alone novel, but Tor and my editor wanted another book. At that time, I couldn't think of a good sequel; so I wrote a prequel. I knew from what was happening it had to be a considerable time in the past. Because I've always been fascinated by history, I'd put in historical events in both the first two books, and I just kept expanding the history of the world of Recluce. After several books, I developed a general historical chronology, although I didn't make that public until a bit later.
I just kept asking myself, "How did this happen, and when did it happen?"
There are a few small glitches, but I'm keeping them to myself.
I just kept asking myself, "How did this happen, and when did it happen?"
There are a few small glitches, but I'm keeping them to myself.
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Steve
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I listened to some of the chapters in Legacies. How far is a vaunt between home steads in Legacies?
Ben Cohen
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L.E. Modesitt Jr.:
Hi. I've been a faithful reader of all your works since I first got "The Fires of Paratime" through the SFBC longer ago than I would want to acknowledge. One thing that I've always enjoyed with your series is the way you start with a book or few and then "fill in" with extensive back story through prequels. When you're starting new series, how much of the backstory do you actually have, even if just in your head?
Heidi Martin
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L.E. Modesitt Jr.:
I love your writing, I have many of your books! I love the Corean Chronicles! Did you intend to keep us 'in the dark' to the reasons why Dainyl did the things he did? I felt he had an understanding on how the world worked that wasn't shared, he acted on intuition, but didn't go back to analyse what was going on. Do you intentionally just tell the story/actions and allow us to fill in what motivates a character?
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