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Recluce Tales
A Fantasy Novel by L. E. Modesitt Jr.
Companion Book to the Saga of Recluce Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Epic Fantasy,
- Short Story Collection,
- Historical Fantasy,
- Magic System
This book is for you if you're into...
- Short story collections exploring a single world's deep history
- Fantasy magic systems with detailed rules and author commentary
- Epic sagas told through snapshots across centuries
For over a thousand years, Order and Chaos have molded the island of Recluce. The Saga of Recluce chronicles the history of this world through eighteen books, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s most expansive and bestselling epic fantasy series.
Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce collects seventeen new short stories and four popular reprints spanning the thousand-year history of Recluce. First-time readers will gain a glimpse of the fascinating world and its complex magic system, while longtime readers of the series will be treated to glimpses into the history of the world.
Modesitt's essay "Behind the 'Magic' of Recluce" gives insight into his thoughts on developing the magical system that rules the Island of Recluce and its surrounding lands, while "The Vice Marshal's Trial" takes the reader back to the first colonists on Recluce. Old favorites "Black Ordermage" and "The Stranger" stand side-by-side with thrilling new stories.
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