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Fantasy · 1991 · PG

The magic of Recluce

by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

A young man raised in the most ordered society in the world must journey into chaos to understand himself.

For10+GenreFantasyLength468 pagesRead time~13 hours

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Violence

Some

Fantasy battle violence; some deaths

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of order vs chaos, and finding one's own path between them

What this book is about

The first Recluce novel (1991) follows Lerris, who grows up on the island of Recluce where Order governs all, but is exiled to wander a world where Chaos magic battles Order. Fantasy with a philosophical backbone. For older teens and adults.

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