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L.E. Modesitt Jr.

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L. 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 le ...more

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Why did you make the decision to write fantasy and sci-fi from such a moralistic standpoint?
L.E. Modesitt Jr. I'd have to rephrase your question to answer it accurately, I write about ethical issues and how they impact people and societies. The impacts are sim…m´Ç°ù±ðI'd have to rephrase your question to answer it accurately, I write about ethical issues and how they impact people and societies. The impacts are similar to the impacts we see in our own world day-to-day, year-to-year, even century to century. Using the term "moralistic viewpoint" incorporates the implication of a single "moral" viewpoint, but across the body of my work, a discerning reader can find that the "moral viewpoint" of a protagonist in one book is considerably different from the protagonist in another. The one consistency that I will admit to is that from a practical point I believe, and my characters tend to illustrate, extremism in any form of belief system paves the road to disaster.

As for the emphasis on ethics... research has shown that human beings do have a rough internal ethical system. I just write about how individuals handle ethical problems.(less)
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I have a question regarding Cyador. In Magi'i of Cyador we see that the ancient society of Cyador was not nearly as sexist as it seems in the earlier books. Is this an actual cultural change in Cyador, or did the perspective soften as you told the story from their point of view?
L.E. Modesitt Jr. No. The earlier culture of Cyador was far less sexist than the later culture. Part of the reason why I told it that way was because, particularly in m…m´Ç°ù±ðNo. The earlier culture of Cyador was far less sexist than the later culture. Part of the reason why I told it that way was because, particularly in many western nations, there's an underlying assumption that cultures get less sexist as they develop... and history shows that such is not necessarily the case. Cultures change, and some become less sexist, and some become more sexist. From what I've seen, cultures and societies become more conservative and more sexist when they feel threatened or when conditions are worsening. Cyador is definitely declining when it becomes more sexist. (less)
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The other day I received an email from a faithful reader who noted that he had stopped reading The Soprano Sorceress because the song magic was "too easy." Over the years I've received other comments along the lines that all she had to do was open her mouth and sing.

Right. Except that under the magic system in Erde, the song had to be perfectly on pitch and in key; the words had to specify what

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Series by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Recluce Tales: Stories from... The Magic of Recluce The Towers of the Sunset The Magic Engineer The Order War The Death of Chaos Fall of Angels
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From the Forest Overcaptain Sub-Majer's Challenge Magi'i of Cyador Scion of Cyador Fall of Angels The Chaos Balance
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The Magic of Recluce The Towers of the Sunset The Magic Engineer The Order War The Death of Chaos Fall of Angels The Chaos Balance
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Imager Imager's Challenge Imager's Intrigue Scholar Princeps Imager's Battalion Antiagon Fire
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Legacies Darknesses Scepters Alector's Choice Cadmian's Choice Soarer's Choice The Lord-Protector's Daughter
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I've been doing a blitz read through many of your science fiction novels and am amused to see how often an ethicist named Exton Land is cited, often at vastly different times and locations. Is he an "immortal" who doesn't bother to hide his name, or do you just like the name? (For those curious, Archform: Beauty, The Octagonal Raven, The Ethos Effect, The Elysium Commission, and The Eternity Artifact.)
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"Exton Land" is generally quoted in my science fiction. My full name is "Leland Exton Modesitt, Jr. So... yes, I do have a fondness for the name.
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“Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed.”
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Black Jewell by Anne Bishop
Corean Chronicles by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Deverry by Katharine Kerr
Tales of the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee
Fortress by C.J. Cherryh
Inda by Sherwood Smith
Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
Malazon Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly

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Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
 
  10 votes 19.6%

Malazon Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
 
  10 votes 19.6%

Black Jewell by Anne Bishop
 
  7 votes 13.7%

Fortress by C.J. Cherryh
 
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Inda by Sherwood Smith
 
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Riyria Revelations by Michael Sullivan
 
  4 votes 7.8%

Tales of the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee
 
  3 votes 5.9%

Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
 
  3 votes 5.9%

Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly
 
  3 votes 5.9%

Deverry by Katherine Kerr
 
  1 vote 2.0%

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
 
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Corean Chronicles by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
 
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