L. E Modesitt
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Saga of Recluce volume 1
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English
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L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Magic of Recluce begins his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one of the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy.
Young Lerris yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. In Recluce, this means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond. Many do not survive.
Lerris chooses dangergeld....
2) Haze
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What lies beneath the millions of orbiting nanotech satellites that shroud the world called Haze? Major Keir Roget's mission is to make planetfall in secret, find out, and report back to his superiors in the Federation, the Chinese-dominated government that rules Earth and the colonized planets.
3) Isolate
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The grand illusion volume 1
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English
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"Steffan Dekkard is an isolate, one of the small percentage of people who are immune to the projections of empaths. As an isolate, he has been trained as a security specialist and he and his security partner Avraal Ysella, a highly trained empath are employed by Axel Obreduur, a senior Craft Minister and the de facto political strategist of his party. When a respected Landor Councilor dies of "heart failure" at a social event, because of his political...
4) Councilor
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The grand illusion volume 2
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English
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"L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his brand new, gaslamp, political fantasy series with Councilor the thrilling sequel to Isolate. Continued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialization displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers. Against this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor...
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L.E. Modesitt returns to SF with a whole new future world on the brink of destruction.
A brilliant scientist on the planet Devanta has created a small universe contiguous to ours --and a utopian city on one of the planets. The question becomes, though, an utopia for whom? And why is a shady entertainment mogul subsidizing the scientist? More critical than that, does this new universe require the destruction of a portion --or all -- of our universe...
Author
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Saga of Recluce volume 2
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English
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L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Towers of the Sunset continues his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy.
Rather than accepting a marriage arranged by his mother, the powerful military matriarch of Westwind, Creslin chooses exile, setting out to find his own identity and developing his magical talents through conflict with the enigmatic white wizards of Candar.
What Creslin doesn't know...
8) Flash
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Return to the future of Archform: Beauty. In the twenty-fourth century, Earth is vastly changed. Ecological and biological catastrophe have raged across the planet, but for the survivors, it is a world of plenty. Even the poorest live in abundance, and the upper class, the ascendant, command technological marvels.
Ten-years ago, Jonat deVrai was a rising star in the Marines. But, he shocked his superiors by walking away from the Corps after witnessing...
9) Princeps
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The Imager Porfolio is a bestselling and innovative epic fantasy series from L. E. Modesitt, Jr. that RT Book Reviews says "shines with engrossing characters, terrific plotting, and realistic world-building." Continue the journey with Princeps.
After discovering a coup attempt and preventing a bloody civil war, Quaeryt becomes princeps of Tilbor. He is second only to the governor, and continuew to hide his powers as an Imager.
When the governor of...
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Being a child of wealth hasn't made life easy for Daryn Alwyn but he hasn't wanted it easy and he's always been determined to choose his own path, abandoning the possibility of power and leisure with his family's giant Media Network for a solo career, first as a military space pilot, later as a freelance media consultant. Only when he becomes the target of a series of deadly attacks does he begin to realize the true depth of responsibility his heritage...
11) The Timegod
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A shocking novel of what could happen if the fanatical defense of the environment crossed the line into deadly terror. When environmental consultant Jack McDarvid's boss is killed in a shootout near the Capitol, McDarvid becomes enmeshed in a diabolical plot behind the scenes of the environmental movement.
12) Gravity Dreams
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In Earth's distant future, Tyndel is both teacher and mentor, a staunch devotee to his conservative and rigidly structured religious culture. Then a rogue infection of nanotechnology transforms him into a "demon", something more than human, and he is forced into exile, fleeing to the more technologically advanced space-faring civilization that lies to the north, one that his own righteous people consider evil. Although shaken by his transformation,...
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The colony world of Stittara is no ordinary planet. For the interstellar Unity of the Ceylesian Arm, Stittara is the primary source of anagathics: drugs that have more than doubled the human life span. But, the ecological balance that makes anagathics possible on Stittara is fragile, and the Unity government has a vital interest in making sure the flow of longevity drugs remains uninterrupted, even if it means uprooting the human settlements.
Offered...
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Apprentice portraitist Rhennthyl begins training as a covert operative after he discovers that he has the magical ability called Imaging. When his martial training kicks into high gear though, an unknown assassin tries to kill him.
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Imager portfolio volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Rhenn prepares for his liaison duties only to encounter hostility from his new commander and a threat from a vengeful High Holder, a situation for which he becomes a lone defender against gang lords, naval marines, and terrorist priests.
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Imager portfolio volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Rhennthyl and Seliora are married and have a small daughter, and Rhennthyl has proven to be an effective patrol captain as well as a strong imager. But problems are increasing: a new addictive drug is destroying more people faster, including a member of Rhenn's family, mysterious explosions rock the city of L'Excelsis, and the country's most powerful enemy is expected to go to war any day.
17) Ordermaster
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Series
Saga of Recluce volume 13
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Kharl is recalled to the capital to assist the lord-chancellor Hagen in dealing with rebellious nobles and protect his homeland from Hamorian expansion, conflicts during which Kharl is forced to use extreme magical measures.
18) Darknesses
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Series
Corean chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2004.
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English
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A thousand years after a magical disaster ended the unified rule of the Duarch, Corus is a world of contending nations, struggling humans, strange animals, and elusive supernatural creatures. Much has been lost, but Corus is still a land of magical power, and of a few people who are talented enough to use it, such as Alucius, a nightsheep herder of the Iron Valleys. When the nomads of the central plains attack with the help of sorcerous creatures...
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Series
Saga of Recluce volume 15
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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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
Imager portfolio volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Quaeryt's prestigious new rank and marriage to Vaelora are threatened by a devastating volcanic eruption in the old capital of Telaryn, where he is challenged to restore order in the face of chaos, corruption, and an invasion by a would-be conqueror.