The Magic of Recluce
Language: English
Published by Tor, 1992
Series: Book 1 of 26 - Saga of Recluce
- Softcover
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Cover has edgewear and multiple spine creases; pages show tanning but no markings. It's actually in really good condition for a book printed in 1992. It's got the right smell, if you know what I mean.; Condition checked point by point on this copy:; Overall grade: Used - Good; Exterior condition: Heavy edgewear present. Corners show mild bumping. Minor creasing visible along the spine.; Pages: Pages are clean and unmarked. Moderate tanning or age toning to pages.; Storage & odour: Stored in a smoke-free environment.; Completeness: All pages intact. Please review the photos and condition notes for details of this copy. Gunnar, who has kept himself and his family alive using druidic techniques taught by his brother Justen, sends his son Lerris (who is unaware of his father's history and his own magical potential) to Candar to undertake a rite of passage commonly administered to dissatisfied individuals living in Recluce, especially those who have an affinity or ability for either order or chaos. While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off. Centuries of dominance by Recluce and their order engineers has once again led to increasingly more powerful chaos mages in Candar, with one in particular threatening to cause trouble on the scale of the white council. Gunnar has sent Lerris to Candar with the suspicion that a strong order mage and strong chaos mage will ultimately be drawn into direct conflict, and that Lerris would take care of the problem without Recluce being directly involved. Lerris ultimately defeats the white mage and settles down in Candar to live as a woodworker. Publisher: Tor · Published: 1992 · Pages: 504 · Dimensions: 175x110x35 · Weight: 250.0g · ISBN-13: 9780812505184.…
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- Title
- The Magic of Recluce
- Author
- L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
- Publisher
- Tor
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0812505182
- ISBN 13
- 9780812505184
- Item weight
- 250 grams
- Dimensions
- 175mm x 110mm
- Series
- Book 1 of 26: Saga of Recluce
L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s The Magic of Recluce begins his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one of the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy.
Young Lerris yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. In Recluce this means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond. Many do not survive.
Lerris chooses dangergeld.
Lerris will need magic in the lands beyond, where the power of the Chaos Wizards reigns unchecked, and he must learn to use his powers in an orderly way before his wanderjahr, or fall prey to Chaos.
Saga of Recluce
#1 The Magic of Recluce / #2 The Towers of Sunset / #3 The Magic Engineer / #4 The Order War / #5 The Death of Chaos / #6 Fall of Angels / #7 The Chaos Balance / #8 The White Order / #9 Colors of Chaos / #10 Magi’i of Cyador / #11 Scion of Cyador / #12 Wellspring of Chaos / #13 Ordermaster / #14 Natural Order Mage / #15 Mage-Guard of Hamor / #16 Arms-Commander / #17 Cyador’s Heirs / #18 Heritage of Cyador /#19 The Mongrel Mage / #20 Outcasts of Order / #21 The Mage-Fire War (forthcoming)
Story Collection: Recluce Tales
Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Imager Portfolio
The Corean Chronicles
The Spellsong Cycle
The Ghost Books
The Ecolitan Matter
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