Lynn’s Comments (group member since May 20, 2010)

Lynn’s comments from the L.E. Modesitt Jr. group.

Jim wrote: "I think you're right on with Gunnar's personality, Lynn. Instead of sex, I thought of Gunnar more as a pacifist who is against guns. Picture a strident anti-gun activist & substitute 'aggressive ..."

I asked Lee about this - He reminded me that Gunnar had another son before Lerris. And this son was schooled in magic before leaving - let's just say it didn't turn out the best...

Chris wrote: "Eric - well, maybe it won't be as distracting. Luckily his story is good enough to keep at it.

Lynn - that makes sense. He probably had no education on the subject. And, if he was setting this n..."

Glad it helped :)

Eric wrote: "Well let me start by saying excellent reviews Chris and Lynn! I do agree with Chris on the overuse of onomatopoeia in this book.
I think Lerris, and the other mages, come across as overly apolog..."

Thanks for reading my review! I wanted to give you my take on the whole father thing:

I thought of magic on Recluce like sex anytime before the 50's - a totally taboo topic. No one worked magic in public, the didn't even admit it existed.

So, with his father something being the equivalent a Priest, like many teens in that glorious age that gave us rock and roll, Lerris was kicked out the nest without the topic coming to light.

This was my take on the situation; it may help that I'm a writer. I can usually fill in the blanks pretty well.

Jim wrote: ""I met her by accident, pursued her with desperation & married her against my will. (The last part was her idea). I wasn't really thinking about it, myself..."
(Conrad describing how he met Cassa..."

My husband is a guy like Modesitt writes - but they are few and far between.

I finished my review last week: I forgot to post it here...

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Chris wrote: "Thanks, Jim. Yeah, the effects were a bit annoying. I might have been overcritical of them but they did start to pile up. They really aren't enough to take away from the story too much though. I de..."

I figured that perhaps guys were always so undecided where women were concerned... Lol... but the lack of lead in for the romance is a common problem I see among male writers. Oh did that sound as bad as I think it did? Please let me know if you know a male writer that has a flair for romance in his books :)

I started this book as we traveled to relatives for the weekend. I kind of shocked me. I'd forgotted how gently Modesitt leads you into the story. I was completely captivated by Larris, and couldn't wait to see the world unfold.

Little hints to other books that I picked up on:

Black Ships
Steam Engines
Farvn (Capitol chaos city destroyed long ago)


What did you find?

For July we'll be reading (re-reading) The Magic of Recluce.

I look forward to rediscovreing this world as well as finding out what first time readers think.

Jim wrote: "I think my favorites of his Recluse books are the Cyador two - the beginning of the white wizards."

What makes these two your favorite?

Erin wrote: "My favorite book is "Fall of Angels" because it gives a glimpse of the history of Recluce and its magic."

I enjoyed the mix of SF and Fantasy in that one as well as the glimps of the origin.

Sarah wrote: "The Magic of Recluce is my favourite because it was the first one I read - although I haven't read all his work yet. 11 Recluce books plus a few of the others and still going.

One of my favouri..."

That is one of the reasons I am in awe of Lee Modesitt Jr. He is able to keep all those little fact in-line and coherent. I could see doing it with a 7-10 book series, but it must take major brain power to coordinate all those little facts!

Posthums wrote: "Corean Chronicles are ok, prefer the new Imager novels.... Trouble is, all his books are the same, just diff characters.... Kinda like David Eddings... 16 books in 2 diff series retelling the sa..."

Which setting do you prefer? Do you want to add Imager to the list?

Nathan wrote: "I'd re-read Soprano Sorceress but Magic of Recluse was so long ago .. might be fun to revisit that one as well.

One other choice might be the Corean Chronicles, Legacies (book one). I'm not sure ..."

I'll add Corean Chronicles to the list!

Eric wrote: "I really enjoyed The Ethos Effect but it might be better to read The Parafaith War first."

Thanks Eric, I'll enter the The Parafaith Warinto our list!

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "The Magic of Recluce. I haven't read any of his books, but I was invited to join. This seems like a good place to start."

A great book, not a bad suggestion for our first book.

I did. Many thanks. I'll update it as soon as I am moderator!

I'd love to re-read one of Modesitt's books. How about a poll to decide. I'll take the first 7 suggestions and add mine to it:

I'd love to re-read The Soprano Sorceress. This is possibly one of the most unloved books Lee has written and I want to know why.

So our list is as follows so far:

The Magic of Recluce
The Parafaith War
The Soprano Sorceress
Legacies

Eric wrote: "Hi everyone. I've read pretty much everything Mr. Modesitt has written so I was happy to see a group dedicated to his works. Thanks to Lynn, and I'm looking forward to many discussions."

Eric,

Feel free to start a new topic!

Jim wrote: "I've read them all. I really liked the first, thought the second was OK & didn't like the last. I thought the series lost something. I'm not fond of his romance themes, though."

Meeting the Lee and his wife might help you understand the romance in the books. Lee's wife has a commanding, regal presence - she towers like a queen who doesn't have to look up at anyone, no matter their height. Lee is incredibly brilliant and smart as can be, but humble and unassuming. They make quite the pair.

I was surprised to find that Lee had written these books. As it often happens with me, I remembered the book, but not the author.

Has anyone else read this series?

Jim wrote: "The Forever Hero blurb:

Thousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited only by a few degenerate ..."

I am going to have to read this series. I love end of the world sagas!