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L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

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.

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American writer

Born 19 October 1943

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  • Cover of: The Magic of Recluce (Recluce series, Book 1)
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    First published in 1991 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The order war
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    Cover of edition orderwar0000mode Cover of edition orderwarrecluces00mode First published in 1995 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Towers of the Sunset (Recluce series, Book 2)
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    First published in 1992 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Death of Chaos

    First published in 1995 — 10 editions
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    Cover of edition whiteorder00mode_0 Cover of edition whiteorder00mode Cover of edition whiteorder0000mode First published in 1998 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The spellsong war
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    Cover of edition spellsongwarspel00lemo First published in 1998 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Legacies (Corean Chronicles, Book 1)
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    Cover of edition legaciesfirstboo0000mode Cover of edition legacies0000mode First published in 2002 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Fall of Angels
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780312859053 First published in 1996 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The magic engineer
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780312855703 Cover of edition magicengineer0000mode First published in 1994 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Darksong rising
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    First published in 1999 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Archform: beauty
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    Cover of edition archform00lemo First published in 2002 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Chaos balance
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    Cover of edition chaosbalance00mode_0 First published in 1997 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Colors of chaos
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    Cover of edition colorsofchaossag00lemo First published in 1999 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Scion of Cyador: The New Novel in the Saga of Recluce.
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    First published in 2000 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1987 — 7 editions
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American writer

Born 19 October 1943

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Recluce (Imaginary place), Recluce (imaginary place), fiction, Magic, Imaginary wars and battles, Wizards, Fantasy fiction, Science fiction, American Science fiction, Corus (Imaginary place), Life on other planets, Magicians, Women singers, American literature, Good and evil, Corus (Imaginery place), Erde (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Imagery (Psychology), Marshall, anna (fictitious character), fiction, Music and magic, Portrait painters

Places

Iron Stem (City: Iron Valley), Recluse, Russia

People

Alucious (Main Character)

Time

A long time ago on planets far, far away.

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Alternative names

  • Leland Exton Modesitt, Jr.
  • L.E. Modesitt
  • L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
  • L. E. Modesitt
  • Modesitt, L. E., Jr.
  • Jr. L. E. Modesitt
  • L. E. Modesitt Jr.
  • L. E. Modessitt Jr.
  • Jr L. E. Modessitt
  • Modesitt, Leland Exton
  • Modesitt, L. Exton

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March 18, 2025 Edited by huginn4126 ids, links
September 12, 2024 Edited by Zora Elbe merge authors
September 9, 2024 Edited by Tauriel063 merge authors
June 1, 2022 Edited by Babbage Added a link to Modesitt's official website
October 25, 2011 Created by ImportBot import new book