L. E Modesitt
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 23
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Alayiakal, who will one day be known by many names--not all of them flattering--has to climb the ranks of Cyador’s Mirror Lancers, fighting against unforeseen weapons and ancient technology. Alayiakal, however, has secrets of his own to protect: his ties to the Great Forest and his magus abilities. He must silently pretend to be a conventional soldier favored by fate--until that very same fate forces him to choose"--
4) Contrarian
Author
Series
The grand illusion volume 3
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After his patron is assassinated, Counselor and Isolate Steffan Dekkard must handle political infighting and ongoing assassination attempts while uncovering who is supplying arms to insurrectionists.
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"You can't militarize space. This one rule has led to decades of peaceful development of space programs worldwide. However, increasing resource scarcity and a changing climate on Earth's surface is causing some interested parties to militarize, namely India, the North American Union, and the Sinese Federation. The discovery of a strange artifact by Dr. Alayna Wong precipitates a crisis. What appears to be a hitherto undiscovered comet is soon revealed...
9) Councilor
Author
Series
The grand illusion volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his brand new, gaslamp, political fantasy series with Councilor the thrilling sequel to Isolate. Continued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialization displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers. Against this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor...
10) Fairhaven rising
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 22
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen years have passed since the mage Beltur helped to found the town of Fairhaven, and Taelya, Beltur's adopted niece, is now a white mage undercaptain in the Road Guards of Fairhaven. Fairhaven's success under the Council has become an impediment to the amibition of several rulers, and the mages protecting the town are seen as a threat. Taelya, a young and untried mage, finds herself at the heart of a conspiracy to destroy her home and the people...
11) Endgames
Author
Series
Imager portfolio volume 12
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Solidar is in chaos. Charyn, the young and untested ruler of Solidar, has survived assassination, and he struggles to gain control of a realm in the grip of social upheaval, war, and rioting. Solidar cannot be allowed to slide into social and political turmoil that will leave the High Holders with their ancient power and privilege, and the common people with nothing. But the stakes are even higher than he realizes.
12) The mongrel mage
Author
Series
Saga of Recluce volume 19
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
13) Isolate
Author
Series
The grand illusion volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Steffan Dekkard is an isolate, one of the small percentage of people who are immune to the projections of empaths. As an isolate, he has been trained as a security specialist and he and his security partner Avraal Ysella, a highly trained empath, are employed by Axel Obreduur, a senior Craft Minister and the de facto political strategist of his party. When a respected Landor Councilor dies of "heart failure" at a social event, because of his political...
14) Quantum shadows
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
On a world called Heaven, Conwyn, known as the Shadow of the Raven, contains the collective memory of humanity's Falls from Grace and discovers that another Fall may happen and if he doesn't stop it, mankind will not survive.