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Author
Series
Ghost books volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Set in a fascinating alternative world in which ghosts are real, the United States never came into existence and Russia is still ruled by the Romanovs, this sequel to Of Tangible Ghosts and The Ghost of the Revelator continues the adventures of semi-retired spy Dr. Johan Eschbach. His lovely wife Llysette du Boise, a refugee from the burning remains of France and a world-famous novelist, has been invited to provide a command performance for the Russian...
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 7
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 8
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
L.E. Modesitt's bestselling fantasy novels set in the world of Recluce are among the most popular in contemporary fantasy. Rich in detail, Modesitt's Recluce books are a feast of wonderous marvels. Booklist notes, "Modesitt's elaborate and intelligent working out of a system of magic and a system of technology parallel to it is becoming more the lifeblood of the Recluce books with every new volume. . . his saga continues to gain in popularity." The...
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Though born with talent in a family of magi'i, Lorn lacks the unquestionable loyalty to serve as a Magus of Cyador--he's too independent for his own good, a trait which gets him sent to the frontier to fight off barbarian raiders.
5) Princeps
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
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.
6) Imager
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Aspiring master artist Rhenn discovers that he possesses the skills of an imager who can visualize things and make them real, a talent for which he is forced to leave his home and join others of his kind in a distant region where he secretly practices magic.
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 12
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
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.
9) Ordermaster
Author
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.
10) Assassin's price
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 11
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Six years have passed since the failed uprising of the High Holders, and Charyn, the rex's heir, has come of age and wants to learn to be an effective rex after his father. His father disagrees, so Charyn sets out to educate himself. But when privateers attack the rex's ships and threats escalate against the rex and his family, Charyn will realize that no one is safe--for an assassin stalks them all.--
11) Shadowsinger
Author
Series
Spellsong cycle volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Secca, foster daughter of the Soprano Sorceress, and now her successor as Sorceress Protector of Defalk, must deal carefully with her willful master and wield her power to save his kingdom from the armies, fleets and master sorcerers of the Maitre of Sturinn. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, she is forced to test her own powers over and over again, while teaching her new husband and her inexperienced apprentice the skills they will need to...
12) Cadmian's choice
Author
Series
Corean chronicles volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The world of Corus is threatened by its global leaders' plans to redesign the planet in anticipation of a superior race's arrival, an effort that would reduce the psychic Pteridons to the status of a lesser race and render humans as little more than cattle.
13) Alector's choice
Author
Series
Corean chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Millennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a civilization, the end of a golden age. New civilizations emerged from the ancient destruction and chaos, knowing little of the past or the disaster. Corus today is a world of contending countries, humans, and supernatural creatures. It is a place of magical powers, and of a few people who are talented enough to use them. Alector Dainyl is the fourth highest ranking military officer of the Duarchy,...
14) Darknesses
Author
Series
Corean chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Corus is a world of humans, but also of strange animals and supernatural creatures. It is a world of magical powers and of a few people who are Talented enough to use them. Alucius, the hero of the story, is one such person. In Legacies we saw how he grew from a Talented child on a lonely Nightsheep ranch in the Iron Valleys to a proficient soldier who used his wits and his Talent to become the first to escape military enslavement in the neighboring...
15) Soarer's choice
Author
Series
Corean chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Tor Book
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
As the Alector civilization plans to abandon Corus for a rich new world, the planet Corus will be cut off from the civilizing government of the Alectors and used for a dumping ground for malcontents, despite the efforts of honest Alectors.
16) Fairhaven rising
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 22
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Spellsong cycle volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. has developed a wide readership with his popular fantasy novels set in the universe of Recluce. With more than a million copies in print, he continues to build a substantial audience with each new volume. He widened that audience with the first three-volume Spellsong Cycle set in a compelling and imaginative world where music is the vehicle for the creation and wielding of magic. He now returns to that universe for a new cycle of...
Author
Series
Ecolitan matter volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Four hundred years after winning secession from the Terran Empire (as chronicled in the earlier omnibus, Empire & Ecolitan), the star system Accord wants to sign a simple trade treaty with the Empire on microchip export tariffs. But if the agreement is so minor, why is Professor Nathaniel Whaler, chief economist at the Ecolitan Institute and his world's top commando killer, chosen as Accord's Envoy? Because the Imperial capital is a maddening bureaucracy...
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
With the founding of the world of the Recluse and the rise in the discipline of Order Magic, battling wizards, love, and politics mix in a tale that climaxes in a final battle on land and sea.
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 9
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Four centuries after its founding, Solidar's Collegium of Imagers is in decline, the exploits of its founder, the legendary Quaeryt, largely forgotten. The Collegium is so lacking in leadership that the dying Maitre must summon Alastar, an obscure but talented senior imager from Westisle far to the south who has little knowledge of politics in the capital, as his successor. When Alastar arrives in L'Excelsis and becomes the new Maitre, he finds disarray...
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