Saga of Recluce

morningstar79 · 04-06-2013, 03:45 AM

Hi All!
Am currently reading the 9th book in the Saga of Recluce (Colors of Chaos). Looking for individuals enjoying this series without much complaint to discuss the complexities and ideas of the story line.

Please do not reply if you've only read the first 3 books and have complaints, or even have read the whole series (or only the first book) and only want to point out what you don't like. There are many forums to discuss the shortcomings of the series in such a point of view.

crich70 · 04-06-2013, 03:54 AM

Haven't read it myself. Who is the author? What is it about the series that you like most?

morningstar79 · 04-06-2013, 04:28 AM

L.E. Modesitt jr is the author. The Saga of Recluce is a series of 16 fantasy novels based in a world outside our own, it's focus details mages and wizards who are able to wield the forces of order and/or chaos, black mages/wizards are responsible for the use of order, while white mages/wizards are responsible for the use of chaos. Without giving too much away, there is a force outside of chaos and order, and it is a far greater presence.
The series is not read in chronological order, rather jumps back and forth through time giving you the most recent happenings in that world, but then jumping back and showing you the history that founded the beliefs of the later characters.
My fiancee introduced the series to me years ago, and i refused to read the books based on his description. However, once my daughter decided to start reading the books i had no choice but to proof read what she was becoming interested in...and i was hooked.
While the author is overly descriptive in details you don't think matter at the time, you come to realize the importance of his detailed writing a little later in the series, and once you realize how the novels come together you will appreciate later what you don't see at first.

forsooth · 04-06-2013, 04:32 AM

have read all Modesitt books exception last one

very good author
does hard sci and fantasy

best series - corean

morningstar79 · 04-06-2013, 04:36 AM

oh! i didn't answer your question...what is it that i like about the series the most? i like that the reader feels as though he is the main character in each and every novel over a span of 1850 years (and you can only understand the gravity of that statement once you've at least started the series, but really only once you hit book 6 or 7).

morningstar79 · 04-06-2013, 04:42 AM

forsooth, i started with recluce and became intrigued with the corean chronicles which starts with Legacies. while i am looking forward to reading the corean chronicles very much, i wish to finish the recluce series first. i am currently reading colors of chaos, Cerryl's second book, and i find the similarities between himself and Dorrin quite intriguing.

crich70 · 04-06-2013, 05:43 AM

Sounds like an interesting series. Thanks for the info.

Apache · 04-06-2013, 06:22 AM

It is a great series. One that I have read many times, the last two in chronological order.
Apache

GlenBarrington · 04-06-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by morningstar79

Please do not reply if you've only read the first 3 books and have complaints, or even have read the whole series (or only the first book) and only want to point out what you don't like. There are many forums to discuss the shortcomings of the series in such a point of view.

A ridiculous request. So we are only allowed to discuss what we LIKE? When did this become the Justin Bieber fan club?

Turtle91 · 04-06-2013, 09:02 AM

There will be no Modessitt bashing...that us the law!

Besides...the series is awesome...so is Corean, but I haven't read Lord Protector's Daughter yet...and be Imager series is really cool.

I got the wife and kids hooked on them...we had races to see who could finish a given book first!

tedpeer · 04-06-2013, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

A ridiculous request. So we are only allowed to discuss what we LIKE? When did this become the Justin Bieber fan club?

Not sure it's a ridiculous request. If a person wants to bash the author/series, they can start their own thread for that.

elcreative · 04-06-2013, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

A ridiculous request. So we are only allowed to discuss what we LIKE? When did this become the Justin Bieber fan club?

What's the problem in wanting to discuss the series with people who enjoy it rather than those who don't... if people, who don't like it, want a discussion then why not start their own thread... seems a perfectly reasonable request...

GlenBarrington · 04-06-2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tedpeer

Not sure it's a ridiculous request. If a person wants to bash the author/series, they can start their own thread for that.

It's about having enough intellectual honesty to discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of a given work of someone's mind. Anything less is a fan club.

There is nothing wrong with a fan club, but please don't lie to yourself by claiming you want a serious discussion of the work.

Personally, I read the books YEARS ago and as I recall, the series started to go no where for me after the first 5 or 6 books.

GlenBarrington · 04-06-2013, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by elcreative

What's the problem in wanting to discuss the series with people who enjoy it rather than those who don't... if people, who don't like it, want a discussion then why not start their own thread... seems a perfectly reasonable request...

I can't believe we are even having this discussion! This isn't about liking or disliking a given work. It's about discussing the work in an adult manner. Any attempt to STEER the thread in any given direction is essentially a fraud. It is the moral equivalent of a commercial effort to gin up sales.

I hope you all enjoy the size, shape, and depth of your navels.

tedpeer · 04-06-2013, 09:44 AM

I have the books, but planned on reading them in chronological order, not written order. The first time through is it going to be better to read them in written order?

04-06-2013, 03:45 AM	#1
morningstar79 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 315320 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada Device: none	Saga of Recluce Hi All! Am currently reading the 9th book in the Saga of Recluce (Colors of Chaos). Looking for individuals enjoying this series without much complaint to discuss the complexities and ideas of the story line. Please do not reply if you've only read the first 3 books and have complaints, or even have read the whole series (or only the first book) and only want to point out what you don't like. There are many forums to discuss the shortcomings of the series in such a point of view.

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04-06-2013, 03:54 AM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Haven't read it myself. Who is the author? What is it about the series that you like most?

04-06-2013, 04:28 AM	#3
morningstar79 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 315320 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada Device: none	L.E. Modesitt jr is the author. The Saga of Recluce is a series of 16 fantasy novels based in a world outside our own, it's focus details mages and wizards who are able to wield the forces of order and/or chaos, black mages/wizards are responsible for the use of order, while white mages/wizards are responsible for the use of chaos. Without giving too much away, there is a force outside of chaos and order, and it is a far greater presence. The series is not read in chronological order, rather jumps back and forth through time giving you the most recent happenings in that world, but then jumping back and showing you the history that founded the beliefs of the later characters. My fiancee introduced the series to me years ago, and i refused to read the books based on his description. However, once my daughter decided to start reading the books i had no choice but to proof read what she was becoming interested in...and i was hooked. While the author is overly descriptive in details you don't think matter at the time, you come to realize the importance of his detailed writing a little later in the series, and once you realize how the novels come together you will appreciate later what you don't see at first.

04-06-2013, 04:32 AM	#4
forsooth tec montage Posts: 435 Karma: 544444445 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: harsh unforgiving places Device: kindles, lenovo, chromebook, mobiles	have read all Modesitt books exception last one very good author does hard sci and fantasy best series - corean

04-06-2013, 04:36 AM	#5
morningstar79 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 315320 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada Device: none	oh! i didn't answer your question...what is it that i like about the series the most? i like that the reader feels as though he is the main character in each and every novel over a span of 1850 years (and you can only understand the gravity of that statement once you've at least started the series, but really only once you hit book 6 or 7).

04-06-2013, 04:42 AM	#6
morningstar79 Member Posts: 23 Karma: 315320 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada Device: none	forsooth, i started with recluce and became intrigued with the corean chronicles which starts with Legacies. while i am looking forward to reading the corean chronicles very much, i wish to finish the recluce series first. i am currently reading colors of chaos, Cerryl's second book, and i find the similarities between himself and Dorrin quite intriguing.

04-06-2013, 05:43 AM	#7
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Sounds like an interesting series. Thanks for the info.

04-06-2013, 06:22 AM	#8
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,137 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	It is a great series. One that I have read many times, the last two in chronological order. Apache

04-06-2013, 09:02 AM	#10
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,094 Karma: 18727053 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	There will be no Modessitt bashing...that us the law! Besides...the series is awesome...so is Corean, but I haven't read Lord Protector's Daughter yet...and be Imager series is really cool. I got the wife and kids hooked on them...we had races to see who could finish a given book first!

04-06-2013, 09:44 AM	#15
tedpeer Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 186012 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook, iOs	I have the books, but planned on reading them in chronological order, not written order. The first time through is it going to be better to read them in written order?

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