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L. E. Modesitt Jr.

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No matter what anyone claims, writers are made, not born, and what and how they write is the result of just how they were made… or how they made themselves. I began by writing poetry, which was published only in small magazines, and then went on to write administrative reports while I was a U.S. Naval aviator, followed by research papers, speeches, economic and technical studies, and policy and briefing papers. Along the way, I’ve been a delivery boy; a lifeguard; an unpaid radio disc jockey; a U.S. Navy pilot; a market research analyst; a real estate agent; director of research for a political campaign; legislative assistant and staff director for U.S. Congressmen; Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues; a college lecturer and writer in residence; and unpaid treasurer of a civic music arts association. As a result, my writing tends to incorporate all of the above, in addition to the science fiction I read from a very early age. After more than seventy-five published novels, and nearly fifty short stories, it’s fairly clear to me that “what kind of writer” I am for readers tends to depend on which of my books each reader has read. Along the way, I’ve weathered eight children, a fondness for three-piece suits [which has deteriorated into a love of vests], a brown Labrador, a white cockapoo, an energetic Shih-tzu, two scheming dachshunds, a capricious spaniel, a crazy Saluki-Aussie, and three very individualist cats. In 1989, to escape nearly twenty years of occupational captivity in Washington, D.C., I escaped to New Hampshire. There I was fortunate enough to find and marry a lovely lyric soprano, and we moved to Cedar City, Utah, in 1993, where she directs the voice and opera program at Southern Utah University and where I attempt to create and manage chaos in the process of writing.

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Saga of Recluce, Book 24

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Series: The Saga of Recluce, Book 24

Length: 21 hrs and 18 mins

Release date: 12-11-24

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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The Magic of Recluce

Saga of Recluce, Book 1

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Series: Saga of Recluce, Book 1

Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins

Release date: 01-07-13

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
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The Ecolitan Operation

Ecolitan Matter Series, Book 1

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Series: Ecolitan Matter, Book 1

Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins

Release date: 20-04-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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The Soprano Sorceress

Spellsong Cycle, Book 1

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Series: Spellsong Cycle, Book 1

Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins

Release date: 17-02-15

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
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The Fourth Book of the Imager Portfolio

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Narrated by: William Dufris

Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 4

Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins

Release date: 08-11-11

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
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Imager Portfolio Series, Book 5

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: William Dufris

Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 5

Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins

Release date: 22-05-12

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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Fairhaven Rising

Saga of Recluce, Book 22

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Series: The Saga of Recluce, Book 22, Saga of Recluce, Book 22

Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins

Release date: 16-03-21

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
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The Timegod

Timegod's World, Book 1

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Series: Timegod's World, Book 1

Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins

Release date: 10-08-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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The Ecologic Secession

Ecolitan Matter Series, Book 2

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Series: Ecolitan Matter, Book 2

Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins

Release date: 13-07-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Saga of Recluce, Book 2

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Series: Saga of Recluce, Book 2

Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins

Release date: 22-07-13

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
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Imager Portfolio Series, Book 12

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: William Dufris

Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 12

Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins

Release date: 05-02-19

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Timegod's World, Book 2

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Series: Timegod's World, Book 2

Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins

Release date: 31-08-21

Language: English

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Imager Portfolio, Book 8

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Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 8

Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins

Release date: 07-01-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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The Eternity Artifact

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Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Cindy Kay

Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins

Release date: 17-08-21

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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A Novel in the Grand Illusion

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Michael Bower

Series: The Grand Illusion, Book 1

Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins

Release date: 16-11-21

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
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Madness in Solidar

Imager Portfolio, Book 9

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Narrated by: William Dufris

Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 9

Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins

Release date: 03-03-15

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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The Elysium Commission

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Release date: 13-04-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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Imager Portfolio, Book 7

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: William Dufris

Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 7

Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins

Release date: 28-05-13

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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Imager's Battalion

Imager Portfolio, Book 6

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: William Dufris

Series: Imager Portfolio Series, Book 6

Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins

Release date: 25-02-13

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
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The Octagonal Raven

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Joel Richards

Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins

Release date: 18-05-21

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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