L.E. Modesitt Jr. discussion

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

I have never actually read any of his books, but they all seem very good, so I'll settle for any of them. :)

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.

That does seem to be one of the most common ones.

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.

The Magic of Recluse would be a great start for people new to his work. Or we could go old school on some of his early sci-fi like the Timegods World Series.

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

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!

"The Time God", originally published by Timescape (?) as "The Fires of Paratime" was the first one of Modesitt's books that I read. I was hooked & kept looking for his books after that. I think his fantasy is more palatable to both genders while is SF seems to be more male oriented - at least around my house.

I'm up for anything, but I'll agree that "The Magic of Recluse" might just be the best for everyone to start reading. It's his most popular series & I think everyone will like it. Just be warned, once you start, it's very hard to stop & there are a lot of books.

Modesitt prefers they be read in published order. He says so in the following link, but also lists them in chronological order.
http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/rec...

For a good, quick look at all his books, Fantastic Fiction (as always) has a great list.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/l...

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 it was as engaging as Recluse, but the world building is first rate.

They're all available in ebook editions.

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!

I've been pleasantly surprised by the Corean Chronicles. I think I've read all he has out so far, that's the first book of the third trilogy. They've all been good & really built up a world as complex as the Recluse books.

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 same story...

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?

Imager series is good, but probably better to start with Magic of Recluse, and then try one of his scifi books. It would give readers a view of both styles.

I thought the first Imager was interesting, but am not in a rush to get the second.

I tend to agree with Posthums on the comparison on the comparison with Eddings, although I don't think either have that many characters. They have a few stock ones & name them differently. Not a bad thing, though.

I've never read any of them. So y'all tell me where to start and I'll get right on that... you know, once I have ten minutes to spare. :D

(No, but really, I have no idea where to begin in my Modesitt journey.)

:D

For Eddings, the Pawn of Prophecy is the first of the Belgariad, followed by 4 more. Then there are 5 books in a follow up called the Mallorean, plus a few others. They're all quick, easy reads & are published in chronological order, except the last 3 books (Begarath, Polgara & Codex). I liked his Ellenium trilogy the best, I think. In all cases, I think the first set is better than the second.
Here's all his books on Fantastic Fiction:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/e/d...

Modesitt likes his books to be read in published order, but that often isn't chronological. He builds the magic & the world carefully. For a re-read, I like chronological order. His Recluse series is my favorite, but the Corean Chronicles are neat. They're in 3 trilogies that are pretty far apart in time. The first is in between the other two chronologically.
Here are his books on Fantastic Fiction, in published order.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/l...