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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.

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 le ...more

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	The Magic of Recluce (The Saga of Recluce, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 25,812 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic Engineer (The Saga of Recluce, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 10,503 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Towers of the Sunset (The Saga of Recluce, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 10,543 ratings — published 1992 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imager (Imager Portfolio, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 9,575 ratings — published 2009 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Death of Chaos (The Saga of Recluce, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 9,143 ratings — published 1995 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Order War (The Saga of Recluce, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 8,808 ratings — published 1995 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fall of Angels (The Saga of Recluce, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 7,278 ratings — published 1996 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imager's Challenge (Imager Portfolio, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 6,326 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Order (The Saga of Recluce, #8) 4.09 avg rating — 6,077 ratings — published 1998 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colors of Chaos (The Saga of Recluce, #9) 4.14 avg rating — 5,731 ratings — published 1998 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The other day I received an email from a faithful reader who noted that he had stopped reading The Soprano Sorceress because the song magic was "too easy." Over the years I've received other comments along the lines that all she had to do was open her mouth and sing.

Right. Except that under the magic system in Erde, the song had to be perfectly on pitch and in key; the words had to specify what

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The Saga of Recluce (26 books)
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The Saga of Recluce (Chronological) (26 books)
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Recluce Zyklus (14 books)
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Imager Portfolio (12 books)
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Corean Chronicles (8 books)
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L.E. Jr. answered Craig's question: "I want to thank you—your characters, their stories, and the worlds they inhabit have expanded my perception of reality over many decades. Your books feel like more than fantasy and science fiction; they offer ways of looking at life and the challenges all beings face. I’m curious—when you create your worlds, do you think about the ways they might shape a reader’s understanding of reality? Thank you for your comments. I try to raise fundamental questions about cultures and their structures and beliefs. I'd like to think that, at least sometimes, what I've written might get readers to think differently and, hopefully, more incitefully a See Full Answer
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L.E. Jr. answered Alain's question: Hello. Will there be a sequel to Fairhaven Rising? And if there will be one or more sequels, what to expect. Just completed a 4th re-read of the Beltur/ Taelya saga - super hopeful there will be more. I'm currently working on something else. After that, we'll have to see. I won't promise something I can't deliver, which is why don't mention what I'm working on until after I have an idea that it will be actually published. There are so many Recluce See Full Answer
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“Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed.”
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Black Jewell by Anne Bishop
Corean Chronicles by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Deverry by Katharine Kerr
Tales of the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee
Fortress by C.J. Cherryh
Inda by Sherwood Smith
Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
Malazon Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly

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Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist

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Malazon Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson

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Black Jewell by Anne Bishop

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Fortress by C.J. Cherryh

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Inda by Sherwood Smith

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Riyria Revelations by Michael Sullivan

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Tales of the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee

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Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

3 votes 5.9%

Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly

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Deverry by Katherine Kerr

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Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock

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Corean Chronicles by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

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