Henry Keen
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L.E. Modesitt Jr.:
Hello L.E :) I have read all your Fantasy books starting with the magic of recluse. I love all the characters"the are like family to me".Having said that I just can't seem to get into your Sci-fi. Maybe I just don't like Sci-fi; but it is hard for me to develop a bond with the world and characters like I can in your fantasy novels. Have you ever thought of writing a sf with the style you use for your fantasy novels?
L.E. Modesitt Jr.
In most of my science fiction books, the actual writing style, that is, the way in which I construct sentences and reflect the character's thoughts, that I use isn't that much different from what I use in writing fantasy. In a few, such as SOLAR EXPRESS, I've emphasized the technology a bit more because that book was written specifically with a near-future technology emphasis. On the other hand, THE ONE-EYED MAN, which is set in the far future, could almost be a fantasy novel, except for the fact that it does begin with a divorce.
My next SF novel [QUANTUM SHADOWS], however, is really more of a science fantasy because it definitely has more fantasy elements in it. While it's set in the far, far, future, it features the interplay of mythic cultures with religion, power, and a raven... with the future of the human race at at stake. From your question, I suspect you might like the character of Corvyn a bit more than some of my other SF protagonists, but that's just a guess on my part.
I just [last week] turned in the final version of QUANTUM SHADOWS to my editor at Tor, and it hasn't been scheduled for release, except it will likely be published in the first half of 2020, although that's very tentative at this time.
My next SF novel [QUANTUM SHADOWS], however, is really more of a science fantasy because it definitely has more fantasy elements in it. While it's set in the far, far, future, it features the interplay of mythic cultures with religion, power, and a raven... with the future of the human race at at stake. From your question, I suspect you might like the character of Corvyn a bit more than some of my other SF protagonists, but that's just a guess on my part.
I just [last week] turned in the final version of QUANTUM SHADOWS to my editor at Tor, and it hasn't been scheduled for release, except it will likely be published in the first half of 2020, although that's very tentative at this time.
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Paul
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L.E. Modesitt Jr.:
Thank you for your kind reply Mr Modesitt and it now shows you are writing amazing fantasy/science fiction/historical fiction your editor will be having nightmares as you blow all these genres apart with another novel? But us as readers really love it. Mathilde and her 120,000+ cuneiform tablet letters and I simply thank you.
Randy
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L.E. Modesitt Jr.:
Have you ever considered using other polarized concepts than chaos/order in your writing, perhaps something like a structure/flow opposition or a liquid/solid dynamic? The reason I ask is that I do system engineering, and these perspectives are very helpful when diagnosing non-functioning applications.
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