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L. E. Modesitt Jr.
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L. E. Modesitt, Jr. is the bestselling author of more than eighty novels across science fiction and fantasy, including the long-running Recluce and Imager series. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked in a wide range of professions - among them Navy pilot, political staff director, and consultant on environmental and communications issues. His first story appeared in 1973, and since then he has also published short fiction, poetry, and essays. Modesitt lives in Cedar City, Utah.
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Ecolitan Matter
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- Eco-politics driving interstellar power struggles
- Covert operatives inside hostile empires
- High-stakes diplomacy on the edge of war
Saga of Recluce
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- Order-chaos magic with hard rules and moral grayness
- Craftsmen and outcasts forced into unwanted leadership
- Court intrigue and military campaigns shaped by ruthless politics
Spellsong Cycle
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- Singing magic with reality-bending consequences
- Women shoved into power in brutal patriarchal courts
- Fantasy war pressure with lethal political fallout
Corean Chronicles
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- Fantasy rebuilt after ancient magical cataclysms
- Military fantasy against immortal rulers and supernatural threats
- Court conspiracies amid political upheaval and failing magic
The Imager Portfolio
This series is for you if you're into...
- Magic as isolating power inside hostile institutions
- High-stakes political maneuvering steering nations toward crisis
- Reluctant leaders learning power under assassination pressure
The Grand Illusion
This series is for you if you're into...
- Gaslamp fantasy steeped in council intrigue
- Unreadable protagonists facing empathic manipulation
- Slow-burn investigations into elite conspiracies
Standalone Fiction
The Timegod
Timediver's Dawn
Gravity Dreams
Octagonal Raven
Archform
Haze
The One-Eyed Man
Solar Express
Quantum Shadows
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