As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

L.E. Modesitt, Jr. is an American author best known for the epic fantasy Saga of Recluce. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, celebrated for their intricate magic systems and ethical depth. This page provides the L.E. Modesitt, Jr. books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1982The Timegod / The Fires of ParatimePOoTWB · 1Buy ↗

1985The Hammer of DarknessPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1986The Ecologic EnvoyPOoEMB · 1Buy ↗

1987Dawn for a Distant EarthPOoFHB · 1Buy ↗

1987The Silent WarriorPOoFHB · 2Buy ↗

1988In Endless TwilightPOoFHB · 3Buy ↗

1989The Ecolitan OperationPOoEMB · 2Buy ↗

1990The Ecologic SecessionPOoEMB · 3Buy ↗

1991The Magic of ReclucePOoSORB · 1Buy ↗

1992Timediver's DawnPOoTWB · 2Buy ↗

1992The Green ProgressionPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1992The Towers of the SunsetPOoSORB · 2Buy ↗

1994Of Tangible GhostsPOoJEB · 1Buy ↗

1994The Magic EngineerPOoSORB · 3Buy ↗

1995The Order WarPOoSORB · 4Buy ↗

1995The Death of ChaosPOoSORB · 5Buy ↗

1996The Parafaith WarPOoPB · 1Buy ↗

1996AdiamantePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1996Fall of AngelsPOoSORB · 6Buy ↗

1997The Soprano SorceressPOoSCB · 1Buy ↗

1997The Ecolitan EnigmaPOoEMB · 4Buy ↗

1997The Chaos BalancePOoSORB · 7Buy ↗

1998The Ghost of the RevelatorPOoJEB · 2Buy ↗

1998The Spellsong WarPOoSCB · 2Buy ↗

1998The White OrderPOoSORB · 8Buy ↗

1998Colors of ChaosPOoSORB · 9Buy ↗

1999Darksong RisingPOoSCB · 3Buy ↗

1999Gravity DreamsPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2000Magi'i of CyadorPOoSORB · 10Buy ↗

2000Scion of CyadorPOoSORB · 11Buy ↗

2001Year's Best FantasyPOoYBFB · 1Buy ↗

2001Ghost of the White NightsPOoJEB · 3Buy ↗

2001The Shadow SorceressPOoSCB · 4Buy ↗

2001The Octagonal RavenPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2002ArchformPOoABB · 1Buy ↗

2002LegaciesPOoCCB · 1Buy ↗

2002Year's Best Fantasy 2POoYBFB · 2Buy ↗

2002ShadowsingerPOoSCB · 5Buy ↗

2003The Ethos EffectPOoPB · 2Buy ↗

2003DarknessesPOoCCB · 2Buy ↗

2003Year's Best Fantasy 3POoYBFB · 3Buy ↗

2004FlashPOoABB · 2Buy ↗

2004SceptersPOoCCB · 3Buy ↗

2004Year's Best Fantasy 4POoYBFB · 4Buy ↗

2004Wellspring of ChaosPOoSORB · 12Buy ↗

2005Alector's ChoicePOoCCB · 4Buy ↗

2005Ghosts of ColumbiaPOoJEB · 4Buy ↗

2005Year's Best Fantasy 5POoYBFB · 5Buy ↗

2005The Eternity ArtifactPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2005OrdermasterPOoSORB · 13Buy ↗

2006Cadmian's ChoicePOoCCB · 5Buy ↗

2006Year's Best Fantasy 6POoYBFB · 6Buy ↗

2006Soarer's ChoicePOoCCB · 6Buy ↗

2007Year's Best Fantasy 7POoYBFB · 7Buy ↗

2007The Elysium CommissionPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2007Natural OrdermagePOoSORB · 14Buy ↗

2008Viewpoints Critical: Selected StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2008The Lord-Protector's DaughterPOoCCB · 7Buy ↗

2008Year's Best Fantasy 8POoYBFB · 8Buy ↗

2008Mage-Guard of HamorPOoSORB · 15Buy ↗

2009ImagerPOoIPB · 1Buy ↗

2009Imager's ChallengePOoIPB · 2Buy ↗

2009HazePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2009Year's Best Fantasy 9POoYBFB · 9Buy ↗

2009Arms-CommanderPOoSORB · 16Buy ↗

2010Imager's IntriguePOoIPB · 3Buy ↗

2010Empress of EternityPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2011ScholarPOoIPB · 4Buy ↗

2011Lady-ProtectorPOoCCB · 8Buy ↗

2012New World BluesPOoTPPB · 1Buy ↗

2012Dormanna(By: Gene Wolfe)POoTPPB · 2Buy ↗

2012Thanatos Beach(By: James K. Morrow)POoTPPB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree(By: Michael Swanwick)POoTPPB · 4Buy ↗

2012PrincepsPOoIPB · 5Buy ↗

2012The Sigma Structure Symphony(By: Gregory Benford)POoTPPB · 5Buy ↗

2013Imager's BattalionPOoIPB · 6Buy ↗

2013Antiagon FirePOoIPB · 7Buy ↗

2013The One-Eyed ManPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2014Rex RegisPOoIPB · 8Buy ↗

2014Cyador's HeirsPOoSORB · 17Buy ↗

2014Heritage of CyadorPOoSORB · 18Buy ↗

2015Madness in SolidarPOoIPB · 9Buy ↗

2015Solar ExpressPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2016Treachery's ToolsPOoIPB · 10Buy ↗

2017Recluce TalesPOoSORC · 1Buy ↗

2017Assassin's PricePOoIPB · 11Buy ↗

2017The Mongrel MagePOoSORB · 19Buy ↗

2018Outcasts of OrderPOoSORB · 20Buy ↗

2019EndgamesPOoIPB · 12Buy ↗

2019The Mage-Fire WarPOoSORB · 21Buy ↗

2020Quantum ShadowsPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2021IsolatePOoGIB · 1Buy ↗

2021Fairhaven RisingPOoSORB · 22Buy ↗

2022CouncilorPOoGIB · 2Buy ↗

2023ContrarianPOoGIB · 3Buy ↗

2024From the ForestPOoSORB · 23Buy ↗

2024OvercaptainPOoSORB · 24Buy ↗

2025LegalistPOoGIB · 4Buy ↗

2025Sub-Majer's ChallengePOoSORB · 25Buy ↗

2026Last of the FirstPOoSORB · 26Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Forever Hero Books3 books · 1987–1988

01Dawn for a Distant Earth1987Buy ↗

02The Silent Warrior1987Buy ↗

03In Endless Twilight1988Buy ↗

Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Books26 books · 1991–2026

01The Magic of Recluce1991Buy ↗

02The Towers of the Sunset1992Buy ↗

03The Magic Engineer1994Buy ↗

04The Order War1995Buy ↗

05The Death of Chaos1995Buy ↗

06Fall of Angels1996Buy ↗

07The Chaos Balance1997Buy ↗

08The White Order1998Buy ↗

09Colors of Chaos1998Buy ↗

10Magi'i of Cyador2000Buy ↗

11Scion of Cyador2000Buy ↗

12Wellspring of Chaos2004Buy ↗

13Ordermaster2005Buy ↗

14Natural Ordermage2007Buy ↗

15Mage-Guard of Hamor2008Buy ↗

16Arms-Commander2009Buy ↗

17Cyador's Heirs2014Buy ↗

18Heritage of Cyador2014Buy ↗

19The Mongrel Mage2017Buy ↗

20Outcasts of Order2018Buy ↗

21The Mage-Fire War2019Buy ↗

22Fairhaven Rising2021Buy ↗

23From the Forest2024Buy ↗

24Overcaptain2024Buy ↗

25Sub-Majer's Challenge2025Buy ↗

26Last of the First2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Palencar Project Books5 books · 2012–2012

01New World Blues2012Buy ↗

02Dormanna(By: Gene Wolfe)2012Buy ↗

03Thanatos Beach(By: James K. Morrow)2012Buy ↗

04The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree(By: Michael Swanwick)2012Buy ↗

05The Sigma Structure Symphony(By: Gregory Benford)2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Spellsong Cycle Books5 books · 1997–2002

01The Soprano Sorceress1997Buy ↗

02The Spellsong War1998Buy ↗

03Darksong Rising1999Buy ↗

04The Shadow Sorceress2001Buy ↗

05Shadowsinger2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Timegods' World Books2 books · 1982–1992

01The Timegod / The Fires of Paratime1982Buy ↗

02Timediver's Dawn1992Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels12 books · 1985–2020

01The Hammer of Darkness1985Buy ↗

02The Green Progression1992Buy ↗

03Adiamante1996Buy ↗

04Gravity Dreams1999Buy ↗

05The Octagonal Raven2001Buy ↗

06The Eternity Artifact2005Buy ↗

07The Elysium Commission2007Buy ↗

08Haze2009Buy ↗

09Empress of Eternity2010Buy ↗

10The One-Eyed Man2013Buy ↗

11Solar Express2015Buy ↗

12Quantum Shadows2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Archform: Beauty Books2 books · 2002–2004

01Archform2002Buy ↗

02Flash2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ecolitan Matter Books4 books · 1986–1997

01The Ecologic Envoy1986Buy ↗

02The Ecolitan Operation1989Buy ↗

03The Ecologic Secession1990Buy ↗

04The Ecolitan Enigma1997Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2008

01Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of Grand Illusion Books4 books · 2021–2025

01Isolate2021Buy ↗

02Councilor2022Buy ↗

03Contrarian2023Buy ↗

04Legalist2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Parafaith Books2 books · 1996–2003

01The Parafaith War1996Buy ↗

02The Ethos Effect2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Johan Eschbach Books4 books · 1994–2005

01Of Tangible Ghosts1994Buy ↗

02The Ghost of the Revelator1998Buy ↗

03Ghost of the White Nights2001Buy ↗

04Ghosts of Columbia2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Imager Portfolio Books12 books · 2009–2019

01Imager2009Buy ↗

02Imager's Challenge2009Buy ↗

03Imager's Intrigue2010Buy ↗

04Scholar2011Buy ↗

05Princeps2012Buy ↗

06Imager's Battalion2013Buy ↗

07Antiagon Fire2013Buy ↗

08Rex Regis2014Buy ↗

09Madness in Solidar2015Buy ↗

10Treachery's Tools2016Buy ↗

11Assassin's Price2017Buy ↗

12Endgames2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Year's Best Fantasy Books9 books · 2001–2009

01Year's Best Fantasy2001Buy ↗

02Year's Best Fantasy 22002Buy ↗

03Year's Best Fantasy 32003Buy ↗

04Year's Best Fantasy 42004Buy ↗

05Year's Best Fantasy 52005Buy ↗

06Year's Best Fantasy 62006Buy ↗

07Year's Best Fantasy 72007Buy ↗

08Year's Best Fantasy 82008Buy ↗

09Year's Best Fantasy 92009Buy ↗

Publication Order of Corean Chronicles Books8 books · 2002–2011

01Legacies2002Buy ↗

02Darknesses2003Buy ↗

03Scepters2004Buy ↗

04Alector's Choice2005Buy ↗

05Cadmian's Choice2006Buy ↗

06Soarer's Choice2006Buy ↗

07The Lord-Protector's Daughter2008Buy ↗

08Lady-Protector2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Collections1 book · 2017

01Recluce Tales2017Buy ↗

More authors

Abir Mukherjee→Ace Atkins→Actus→Adam Christopher→