L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Author of The Magic of Recluce
About the Author
Leland Exton Modesitt, Jr., was born on October 19, 1943 in Denver to Leland Exton and Nancy Lila Modesitt. He was educated at Williams College and earned a graduate degree from the University of Denver. Modesitt's career has included stints as a navy lieutenant, a market research analyst, and a show more real estate sales associate. He has also held various positions within the U.S. government as a legislative assistant and as director of several agencies. In the early 1980s, he was a lecturer in science fiction writing at Georgetown University. After graduation, Modesitt began to write, but he did not have a novel published until he was 39 years old. He believes that a writer must "simultaneously entertain, educate and inspire... [failing any one of these goals], the book will fall flat." A part-time writer, he produces an average of one book per year, but he would eventually like to write full-time. The underlying themes of many of his science fiction novels are drawn from his work in government work and involve the various aspects of power and how it changes the people and the structure of government. Usually, his protagonist is an average individual with hero potential. Much of his "Forever Hero Trilogy"--Dawn for a Distant Earth, The Silent Warrior, and In Endless Twilight--is based on his experiences working with the Environmental Protection Agency. He made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 with his title Princeps. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Empire and Ecolitan: Two Complete Novels of the Galactic Empire: The Ecolitan Operation and The Ecologic Secession (1989) 169 copies, 1 review
Saga of Recluce: Books 1-5: The Magic of Recluce, The Towers of the Sunset, The Magic Engineer, The Order War, The… (2018) 7 copies
Saga of Recluce: Books 10-13: Magi’i of Cyador, Scion of Cyador, The Wellspring of Chaos, Ordermaster (2018) 5 copies
Saga of Recluce: Books 6-9: Fall of Angels, The Chaos Balance, The White Order, Colors of Chaos (2018) 5 copies
SpellSong Cycle Complete 5 Volume Set: Soprano Sorceress, Spellsong War, Darksong Rising, Shadow Sorceress,… (1998) 4 copies
Saga of Recluce: Books 14-18: Natural Ordermage, Mage-Guard of Hamor, Arms-Commander, Cyador's Heirs, Heritage of… (2019) 2 copies
Isolate Sneak Peek 2 copies
Legacies (Corean chronicles) 1 copy
New World Blues 1 copy
The Ghosts of the Revelator 1 copy
The Forever Hero 1 copy
The Bronze Man Of Mars 1 copy
Order of War, The 1 copy
Astralis 1 copy
Last of the First 1 copy
Sub-Majer's Challenge 1 copy
Life-suspension 1 copy
Associated Works
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius (2013) — Contributor — 398 copies, 21 reviews
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 7 (July 1978) (1978) — Contributor — 27 copies, 1 review
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 1 (January 1978) (1978) — Contributor — 26 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 3 (November 1974) (1974) — Contributor — 23 copies
In the Shadow of the Wall: An Anthology of Vietnam Stories That Might Have Been (2002) — Contributor — 6 copies
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- Other names
- Modesitt, Leland Exton, Jr. (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1943-10-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Places of residence
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New Hampshire, USA
Cedar City, Utah, USA - Education
- Williams College
- Occupations
- fantasy writer
civil servant - Organizations
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
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- Works
- 165
- Also by
- 26
- Members
- 38,301
- Popularity
- #470
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 419
- ISBNs
- 664
- Languages
- 9
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- 82
It's a solid book, realistic, but in the end didn't add up to a lot for me. Modesitt's description of the Big Dumb Object are good, and cause quite a puzzle and a dramatic end. Of course a book like this owes something to Rendezvous With Rama (the great Big Dumb Object book); I liked the two main characters, and the author made you feel like you are with them.… (more)