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The Magic of Recluce (The Saga of Recluce #1)

L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 501 pages

Rating: 3.85 | 22395 Users | 632 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Magic of Recluce
ISBN:	0812505182 (ISBN13: 9780812505184)
Edition Language:	English URL http://us.macmillan.com/themagicofrecluce/LModesitt
Series:	The Saga of Recluce #1, Recluce Zyklus #1, The Saga of Recluce (Chronological) , more

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Young Lerris is dissatisfied with his life and trade, and yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. But in Recluce a change in circumstances means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond Recluce, with the aim of learning how the world works and what his place in it might be. Many do not survive. Lerris chooses dangergeld. When Lerris is sent into intensive training for his quest, it soon becomes clear that he has a natural talent for magic. And he will need magic in the lands beyond, where the power of the Chaos Wizards reigns unchecked. Though it goes against all of his instincts, Lerris must learn to use his powers in an orderly way before his wanderjahr, or fall prey to Chaos.

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Title	:	The Magic of Recluce (The Saga of Recluce #1)
Author	:	L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 501 pages
Published	:	May 15th 1992 by Tor Books (first published April 1991)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Magic. High Fantasy

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He posits an interesting world where Order (Black) & Chaos (White) are separate forces that can be manipulated by humans. Those who wield each, don't generally play well with those who use the opposing force. There is a balance, so both forces gain more play in the world as the other side becomes stronger. Some people are focuses of one or the other, too. It leads to interesting situations.The world is complex with very real politics, economics, & issues. That's what I like best about

"The Magic of Recluce" is the first book in L.E. Modesitt's long-running "Recluce" saga. This series has grown to encompass 14 books.The denizens of Modesitt's world are all human beings. The magic system of this world is based on order and chaos. Chaos wizards enhance the chaos in people and things while order wizards enhance the order in people and things. Chaos is classified as an "evil" magic and order as a "good" magic. It's a pretty cool and logical system, although I was disappointed that

Mixed feelings about this one. I enjoyed the worldbuilding and the story, but there were definitely some annoying aspects of the book that kept my rating at three stars. I generally am not a fan of first-person narration, unless it's done really well (Robin Hobb is a master, for example), and Modesitt's writing is passable but nothing special. One of the limitations of first person narratives is, of course, that the reader only can know what the narrator knows; Modesitt got around this by

There are three reasons why I love The Magic of Recluce: 1) it's not like the Star Wars movies in one crucial way; 2) it is built around training rather than adventure; 3) woodworking.1) Not Star Wars: There is a line in Empire Strikes Back where Yoda says, "A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, NEVER for attack." There is no equivocation in that. It is NEVER for attack. Pretty simple, I would think. Yet the movies are packed with our Jedis on the offensive, including Yoda in the

Be on your way, boy. Just remember, you can always come back, once you discover who you are. In a time when readers are demanding for fast-paced, action-packed, non-stop entertaining, easy quick reads - this should have been a safe haven; a resting stop. A recluse.There's nothing worse than unfulfilled potential.

This book is what I would refer to as a traditional, coming of age fantasy story. Misfit teenager destined to become a great hero etc. Personally I don't find anything wrong with this approach when there is sufficient world building and interesting story to back it up.In this case the author met most of those goals. The world is quite well thought out and the magic system has some interesting ideas that conflict with our preconceived notions of good/evil, black/white, order/chaos. In this sense

This was an enjoyable read. Nothing spectacular, definitely not five stars for me, but it could have at least been four stars if not for one very annoying component... But more on that later.The characters - I liked them. Some of the relationships that formed between them seemed a little unbelievable and/or unnatural to me, but it wasn't so bad as to interfere with my enjoyment of the story. The magic system - interesting, I liked the idea of order versus chaos and all of the rules that went