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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the Saga of Recluce series:Natural Ordermage (Saga of Recluce)by L E Jr Modesitt
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:L. E. Modesitt, Jr. begins a new Recluce story in The Natural Ordermage, the first of two volumes set mostly on the continent of Hamor, far across the sea from Recluce where the story begins, a new setting for this series that fans will be eager to explore. Rahl, a young apprentice scrivener on the island of Recluce, likes life to work out in his favor. To make sure things go his way, he uses a small amount of order magic in opportunistic moments, but his abilities are starting to get the attention of the Council magisters. He's not like other ordermages, the same rules don't seem to apply to his magic. And he has a bad attitude too. It gets him sent to the mages' training school for testing, and then banishment to Hamor, where his learning continues under dangerous circumstances. During Rahl's exile in Hamor, working in the Ordermage Council's import and export business, his powers increase--and so does the amount of trouble he can get into. Welcome the the fantasy world of L. E. Modesitt, where the adventure is just beginning. Review:"Modesitt's 14th novel of the island-continent Recluce (after 2004's Ordermaster) introduces Rahl, a short-tempered but diligent copyist with a knack for wielding a truncheon. These skills prove vital when he's banished to the distant continent of Hamor for mouthing off to the ordermages who are trying to teach him to control his unusual abilities. As Rahl explores the cities of Nylan and Swartheld and endures assault, a memory-erasing drug and a second exile to the coal mines of Luba, his natural sense of order increases, but his quick anger and recklessness lead him into a series of blunders from which he only barely recovers. Though Rahl mostly manages to stay a sympathetic character, readers may grow impatient with his tendency to shoot himself in the foot. Modesitt renders the people and places of Recluce and Hamor somewhat humorlessly but with diligent attention to detail, treading the narrow line between exquisite world-building and overbearing verbosity. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:The first of two volumes in the Recluce saga is set mostly on the continent of Hamor, far across the sea from Recluce. As the story begins, Rahl, a young apprentice scrivener, is exiled in Hamor, when his order magic powers increase--and so does the amount of trouble he creates. About the AuthorL.E. MODESITT, JR. lives in Cedar City, Utah. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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