L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. (Leland Exton) Modesitt, Jr was born in 1943 in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Williams College. He 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.

Previously, 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 U.S. EPA, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer and writer in residence.

He is an author of mostly Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels and is known best for the fantasy series "Recluce." In addition to his novels, Mr. Modesitt has published technical studies and articles, columns, poetry, and a number of science fiction stories. His first story was published in 1973.

His first fictional work, "The Great American Economy", was published in 1973 in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact.

Contents

1 Recurring themes, technologies, and organizations 2 Novels 2.1 The Corean Chronicles 2.2 Ghost Novels 2.3 The Saga of Recluce 2.4 Spellsong Cycle 2.5 The Ecolitan Institute 2.6 The Forever Hero 2.7 Parafaith Universe 2.8 Timegod's World 2.9 Archform 2.10 Non-Series Science Fiction 2.11 Collaborations 3 Short Fiction 4 External links

Recurring themes, technologies, and organizations

• Earth is destroyed or nearly destroyed by ecological disaster
• The I.S.S. spy service mentioned in many of his series
• The Galactic Empire
• The Galactic Empire is overthrown or thwarted by ecologists
• Music has power
• Flitters, aircraft that can hover and achieve low space orbit.
• Nanotechnology
• Time travel
• Internalized information networks
• Imbalance leads to destruction and is a perversion of nature
• Gods are real but only because they have higher levels of technology
• War is bad but necessary
• Misuse of technology will lead to man's downfall
• Mormons
• Galactic War

Novels

The Corean Chronicles

Set on the world of Corus (or Acorus), where strange and dangerous beasts roam and people with magical Talent can commit astonishing feats

• Legacies (2002)
• Darkness (2003)
• Scepters (2004)
• Alector's Choice (2005)

Ghost Novels

Spy stories, set in an alternate world

• Of Tangible Ghosts (1994)
• The Ghost of the Revelator (1998)
• Ghost of the White Nights (2001)

The Saga of Recluce

See The Saga of Recluce for details.

Spellsong Cycle

Set in the world of Erde, where song has magical power - and exacts a terrible price

• The Soprano Sorceress (1997)
• The Spellsong War (1998)
• Darksong Rising (1999)
• The Shadow Sorceress (2001)
• Shadowsinger (2002)

The Ecolitan Institute

• The Ecologic Envoy (1986)
• The Ecolitan Operation (1989)
• The Ecologic Secession (1990)
• The Ecolitan Enigma (1997)
• Empire & Ecolitan (2001) Omnibus
• Ecolitan Prime (2003) Omnibus

The Forever Hero

In the Far future, when Earth is a devestated ruin, an immortal is born, wishes one great wish, and takes on a great task

• Dawn for a Distant Earth (1987)
• The Silent Warrior (1987)
• In Endless Twilight (1988)
• The Forever Hero (2000) Omnibus, combines above three books.

Parafaith Universe

• The Parafaith War (1996)
• The Ethos Effect (2003)

Timegod's World

Drawing on Norse legend, these books follow the story of the time-travelling Immortals of Query, and their two greatest heroes - who both save and doom their people

• The Fires of Paratime (1982)
• Timediver's Dawn (1992)
• The Timegod (1993) (republication of The Fires of Paratime)
• Timegod's World (2001) Omnibus

Archform

• Archform: Beauty (2000)
• Flash (2004)

Non-Series Science Fiction

• Adiamante (1996)
• The Hammer of Darkness (1985)
• Gravity Dreams (2000)
• The Octagonal Raven (2001)
• The Eternity Artifact (TBA)

Collaborations

• The Green Progression (With Bruce Scott Levinson) (1992)

Short Fiction

• Came the Revolution (1977) Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1977
• The Great American Economy (1973)Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1973
• A House by Any Other Name (1974) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1974
• Iron Man, Plastic Ships (1979) Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Oct 1979
• Power to ...? (1990) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1990
• Reaction Time (1978)Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1978
• Rule of Law (1981) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 27, 1981
• Second Coming (1979)Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine, Spring 1979
• Understanding (2000)On Spec, Summer 2000
• Viewpoint Critical (1978)Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1978
• Precision Set (2001) On Spec Spring 2001
• The Pilots (2002) In the Shadow of the Wall: Vietnam Stories that Might Have Been (ed. Byron R. Tetrick)
• Dock to Heaven (2003) Low Port (ed. Sharon Lee & Steve Miller)
• The Swan Pilot (2004) Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy (ed. Andrew M. Greeley)
• Fallen Angel (2004) Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (ed. Al Sarrantonio)

External links

• Recluce, The Official Modesitt Website (http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/recluce/)
• The official discussion forum (http://www.ibdof.com/viewforum.php?f=52)
• TOR's Modesitt Publishers Press Page (http://www.tor.com/Modesitt/)
• The Worlds of L.E.Modesitt (http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Rampart/9679/)
• Suite 101 Modesitt Webpage (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fantasy_and_science_fiction/8862)