Saga of Recluce

Author:
Modesitt, L. E., Jr., 1943
Modesitt, L. E
 
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Star rating for The magic of Recluce
Series Volume:
1.
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Lerris, a bored magician's apprentice, embarks on a quest for knowledge--called the dangergeld--during which he encounters the magic of the Chaos Wizards and battles the Archenemy of Order.
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Star rating for The towers of the sunset
Series Volume:
2.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Modesitt returns to the world of his bestseller The Magic of Recluce with a new magical fantasy adventure prequel. Set centuries earlier, this new work tells the story of the founding of the magical society on the island of Recluce.
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Series Volume:
3.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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This is the story of Dorrin of Recluce, blacksmith and scion of the Order magicians, who invents wonderful devices. His insights violate the rules of Order magic, so he must go into exile in the lands of Chaos--where the forces of the Chaos wizards move across the land and whose ultimate goal is the destruction of Recluce.
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Star rating for The order war
Series Volume:
4.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Appealing to the Black order Wizards of Recluce and a young engineer named Justine, the ruler of Sarronnyn hopes to preserve an ancient matriarchy that is threatened by the White Wizards of Fairhaven, the wielders of chaos.

5.  The death of Chaos

 
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5.
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Series Volume:
6.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Relates the story of how magic comes into the world of Recluce, its past and the founding of the Empire of the Legend, the almost mythological domain ruled by women warriors on the highland plateau of the continent of Candar. The story is told from the point of view of Nylan, the engineer and builder whose job it is to raise a great tower on the plateau known as the Roof of the World, where the exiled women warriors will live and survive to fulfill...
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Series Volume:
7.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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In space, feminist women battle macho men in a war between two totalitarian societies, one ruled by women, the other by men. They are portrayed through the eyes of a man warrior who has lived in both.
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Series Volume:
8.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Series Volume:
9.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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The adventures of an orphan who became a wizard in a land ruled by magic. Amid the fantastic battles and the seductive she-mages, very earthly intrigues. By the author of The White Order.
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Star rating for The magi'i of Cyador
Series Volume:
10.
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Summary: An intelligent boy who frequently questions authority is shipped off to the frontier by his family's enemies and trained to be a lancer--a career that results in 50% casualties.
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Series Volume:
11.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Continuing the story begun in Magi'i of Cyador, Lorn has proven to be a fine lancer officer but his success has made him a marked man. When he returns home, both he and his family become targets while all of Cyad is in upheaval over the death of the Emperor.
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Series Volume:
12.
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Summary: After rescuing a neighbor's daughter from a violent attack by two aristocrats, Kharl, the finest cooper in Brysta, discovers that he has run afoul of Egen, the corrupt and evil son of the local ruler.
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Series Volume:
13.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Series Volume:
14.
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Series Volume:
15.
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Rahl was a young apprentice on the island of Recluce sent to the mages training school for testing, then banished to Hamor. His education now continues under dangerous circumstances. In Hamor, his powers have increased, but so has the amount of trouble he attracts.
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Series Volume:
16.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Saryn, Arms-Commander of Westwind, is dispatched to a neighboring land, Lornth, to seek support against the Gallosians while the trading council of Suthya forms a secret alliance with Gallos against Westwind.
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Series Volume:
17.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Destined to command his brother's defense army, Lerial, the second son of Duke Kiedron, discovers during his training that he has a rare power to harness both Order and Chaos.
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Series Volume:
18.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Cigoerne's Mirror Lances commander Lerial leads three troops on a mission to protect Afrit and Cigoerne from a Heldya invasion, an effort that is complicated by Lerial's troubled past.
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Star rating for The mongrel mage
Series Volume:
19.
Description:
The Saga of Recluce chronicles the history of this world with world-building detail and an ingenious and disciplined magic system. L.E. Modesitt, Jr. returns to his longest and bestselling fantasy series with volume nineteen, The Mongrel Mage, which marks the beginning of a new story arc. In the world of Recluce, powerful mages can wield two kinds of magic--the white of Chaos or the black of Order. Beltur, however, has talents no one dreamed of, talents...
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Series Volume:
20.
Description:
Beltur, an Order mage, discovers he possesses frightening powers not seen for hundreds of years. With his new abilities, he survives the war in Elparta and saves the lives of all. However, victory comes with a price. His fellow mages now see him as a threat to be destroyed, and the local merchants want to exploit his power. There's only one way he can remain free and survive - he's going to have to run.
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Series Volume:
21.
Description:
"L. E. Modesitt, Jr., continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with The Mage-Fire War, the third book in a story arc which began with The Mongrel Mage and Outcasts of Order. Once again, prejudices against the use of chaos magic force Beltur and his companions to flee their refuge in Axalt. The rulers of nearby Montgren have offered them sanctuary and the opportunity to become the Councilors of the run-down and disintegrating town of Haven. Montegren...
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Series Volume:
22.
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"Sixteen years have passed since the mage Beltur helped to found the town of Fairhaven, and Taelya, Beltur's adopted niece, is now a white mage undercaptain in the Road Guards of Fairhaven. Fairhaven's success under the Council has become an impediment to the ambition of several rulers, and the mages protecting the town are seen as a threat. Taelya, a young and untried mage, finds herself at the heart of a conspiracy to destroy her home and the people...
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Series Volume:
23.
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"Alayiakal, who will one day be known by many names--not all of them flattering--has to climb the ranks of Cyador's Mirror Lancers, fighting against unforeseen weapons and ancient technology. Alayiakal, however, has secrets of his own to protect: his ties to the Great Forest and his magus abilities. He must silently pretend to be a conventional soldier favored by fate--until that very same fate forces him to choose"--
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Star rating for Recluce tales
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
A collection of short stories set in the world of the Recluce saga features seventeen new tales and four popular reprints spanning the thousand-year history of Recluse, in an anthology complemented by a background essay.