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Timegods' World
This omnibus contains two novels by L.E. Modesitt that comprise a larger story unit, Timedivers Dawn and The Timegod (expanded from his first novel, The Fires of Paratime). They were formerly published in mass market original form and are now combined and published together for the first time, in trade paperback. They are somewhat reminiscent of the Change War stories of Fritz Lieber, and although they are science fiction, they contain intriguing connections to the fantasy universe of Modesitts Recluce novels.
544 pages, Paperback
First published August 5, 2000
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About the author
L.E. Modesitt Jr.
191 books2,591 followersL. 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.
He has worked as a Navy pilot, lifeguard, delivery boy, unpaid radio disc jockey, real estate agent, market research analyst, director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant for a Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer and writer in residence.
In addition to his novels, Mr. Modesitt has published technical studies and articles, columns, poetry, and a number of science fiction stories. His first short story, "The Great American Economy", was published in 1973 in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact.
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He has worked as a Navy pilot, lifeguard, delivery boy, unpaid radio disc jockey, real estate agent, market research analyst, director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant for a Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer and writer in residence.
In addition to his novels, Mr. Modesitt has published technical studies and articles, columns, poetry, and a number of science fiction stories. His first short story, "The Great American Economy", was published in 1973 in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact.
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July 4, 2013
Early Modesitt and good Modesitt. I have to say I'm not sure there is any bad Modesitt out there but I suppose anything is possible. The author weaves SciFi & Myth seamlessly together into an enjoyable & emotionally perilous tale which is filled with lessons to be learned.
March 23, 2022
What a weird pair of stories. The first appears to be missing every other paragraph with key concepts and players being discovered and named offscreen, and the second (though much more conventionally told) has a lot of problems just trying to explain the POV character's motivation until the last fourteen pages.
What a melancholic mood it produces, though.
What a melancholic mood it produces, though.
June 14, 2019
One of my favorite books that I like to go back and read every few years.
March 10, 2021
Hard to understand and get into, but definitely unique and worth reading.
February 20, 2023
Feels like an abbreviated take on the same core themes and plot points for a lot of the stories he does elsewhere.
April 26, 2019
A very good book.
I previously had copy of "The Fires of Paratime" of which "The Timegod" part is an expanded version.
I was a little disappointed at the end, I wanted so see more of what happened.
I previously had copy of "The Fires of Paratime" of which "The Timegod" part is an expanded version.
I was a little disappointed at the end, I wanted so see more of what happened.
January 5, 2015
This was my introduction to Modesty, and it's certainly got me hooked. His writing is hard to get into at first because it seems kind of erratic, but the further into the book you go, the more entrenched you find yourself in the story. This 2 book series is long, but you may find yourself finishing it in just a few days because it draws you in so well. An excellent book.
August 13, 2007
Tremendous stinker. Reads like a child's fantasy of what they would do if they had ill-defined powers and could make the mean people sorry, but with a sort of noble tragedy instead of the more bearable self-righteousness one might expect.
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January 17, 2016Timedivers
November 30, 2011
Again, I bow down to the greatness of LE Modesitt. He never lets me down. His books are all consistently great. I don't think I've ever given his books stars below three.
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November 4, 2018This remains the top five of my favorite books.
May 21, 2021
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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January 17, 2016Not his best work in my opinion. His later works are much better.
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