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Modesitt's entertaining fifth book in the Recluce fantasy series details the further adventures of the young wizard Lerris, protagonist of the 1991 series kickoff, The Magic of Recluce. Lerris, who narrates, is happily ensconsed in his carpentry shop and contentedly married to Krystal, a military leader, when he is called to employ his magical powers in battle against the forces of Hamor, an empire across the ocean. The stakes are bigger than simple national interest: in the Recluce universe, chaos and order must be balanced; if either disappears or dies, the world will be destroyed. This novel appeals not primarily for its grand fantasy themes, though, but for Modesitt's convincing treatment of the relationship between Lerris and Krystal?whose fear for, and envy of, her husband manifests as anger. Similarly, Lerris's confusion about why he is driven to heroism comes through clearly and convincingly. The cosmic conflict that fuels the story line is resolved by a deus ex machina, and those not familiar with the earlier series books may find some plot twists hard to follow. Modesitt's dialogue and, above all, character development have improved from earlier volumes, however, resulting in a fantasy whose roots are dug into the reality of human nature.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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A power-hungry chaos wizard and the Emperor of Hamor threaten the safety of the fractious lands of Candar and draw the carpenter-wizard Lerris into another struggle to maintain the fragile balance between order and chaos. The sequel to The Magic of Recluce (St. Martin's, 1991) brings together a variety of dedicated wizards and warriors whose human struggles infuse their larger goal with poignancy and realism. Modesitt's leisurely narrative pace belies the steady buildup of tension in a fantasy that belongs in most libraries.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Mixed feelings, Avril 3 2002
Par Andrew Georgiadis (Columbus, OH USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Death Of Chaos: Recluse #5 (Mass Market Paperback)
I've notice this crazy trend with online reviews - raves with little explanation equal positive feedback from readers, and those that are critical receive quite low marks. Now tell me - those of us who are "well read" in the genre of science fiction and epic fantasy - can any of us really say that Modesitt is in the upper echelon of fantasy authors? Certainly not. Were there such a list though, men like Jordan, Martin, Tolkein, Rawn, and Jacques would be at the top. Their worlds are captivating, believable, with characters that DO rather than say, and you feel transported. Modesitt does have numerous redeeming qualities: a good magic system, interesting political commentary (moreso than most fantasy), and a penchant for making his heroes so mellow and modest. On the other hand, the meal scenes are intolerably long, slow, and frequent. There's a lot of inexplicable happenings - for example - why did Lerris and Krystal need to be bonded? In that area of the book - I reread the same 10 or 15 pages that SEEMED to be explaining, but I was baffled at to the apparent necessity. My theory - just so that we could have more lovey dialogue and a few situations where she could answer question he had thought and not spoken. At least there was more conflict than in previous books (the Magic Engineer was awful), and that perked my interest and saved me from many naps that otherwise would have been taken. I would caution anyone who has not read - this is SLOW stuff. There's nothing wrong with that if done right, but I can only safely say that the Recluce series gets it partially right.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 The best book of the series!! (so far), Déc 23 2003
Par C. T. Hunter "chips_books" (Gainesville, FL United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Death Of Chaos: Recluse #5 (Mass Market Paperback)
In the Death of Chaos, the story of Lerris, Justen, Krystal, Tamra and the other exiles of recluce comes full circle. The story line was great, with lots of awesome battle scenes and crazy magic preformed by black, white, and gray wizards. The story culminates with Hamor attacking Candar and Recluce with a massive fleet of battleships and cannon.

Not only the story line makes this the best book in the series thus far. The characters are lovable and believable, while at the same time completely badass. The dialect and the relationships between characters in this book are very well thought out and realistic. The one thing that I thought Modesitt could use a little work on is his obsession with minute details, some of which don't really need to be included. I mean, he kinda turns a long story into an even longer book by included lots of information that isn't really pertinant to the storyline.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 One of the best in the series, Aoû 19 2001
This review is from: The Death Of Chaos: Recluse #5 (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is very interesting and a rewarding read. Having read the first 6 books of the series this has to be one of the best ones. The "inconsistencies" stated in some of the other reviews really aren't there at all. Lerris as well as Justen were GREY wizards (and you could make a case for Gunnar being one too). So there powers balance out since they use both chaos and order. As to Lerris' relatives, since Lerris pretty much destroyed all the order and chaos in the world they could not hold there ancient bodies together without order. All in all this is one of the best books I've ever read and is well worth the price.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A challenging, rewarding read.....
The first book by Modesitt that I read was 'The Towers of the Sunset', and it took me months to finish it, when normally it would have taken me a few days. Read more
Publié le Jui 5 2001 par Loyd Arthur

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Not Quite Death Of Chaos.
This book is great, it was such a quick read because I just didn't want to put it down. I would recommend it to everyone because, Modesitts world, is so vividly real. Read more
Publié le Mai 20 2001 par David Jenkins

3.0étoiles sur 5 A good yarn, but what about the Balance?
In the world of Recluce, a few have the skills to master the power of Chaos, and a few have the power to master the skills of Order. Read more
Publié le Mai 14 2001 par James D. DeWitt

5.0étoiles sur 5 A solid book
This book really surprised me because the order war to me was so-so.It really broyght the series back for me and if you got 10 bucks you gotta buy it!
Publié le Janv. 8 2001 par Omar Diaz

3.0étoiles sur 5 Distracting Inconsistencies
In the world of Recluce, a few have the skills to master the power of Chaos, and a few have the power to master the skills of Order. Read more
Publié le Oct. 5 2000 par Jim DeWitt

5.0étoiles sur 5 Brevity and Levity - A Captivating Weave.
This book is one of the most exciting that I have ever read. Practically from the beginning to the end of this novel something significant is occuring. Read more
Publié le Fév 2 2000 par Mark Lamont.

5.0étoiles sur 5 WOW- blown away
This is, imho, the best of the series to this point. The wait for the return of lerris was more than worth it. Read more
Publié le Janv. 7 2000 par Mark Tiffany

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not his best, but still very good
L.E. Modesitt's world is very rich and detailed, to the point of being burdening at times, but still very imaginative. Read more
Publié le Jui 14 1998

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not the best Saga of Recluse book
This book has the same formula which has worked well in the previous books in the Recluse series, but in The Death of Chaos it seems to be getting a little tired. Read more
Publié le Mai 8 1998 par cleverjake

5.0étoiles sur 5 IT'S GOOD!!!
Mr. Modesitt's "Death of Chaos" is A VERY GOOD BOOK, but I like no LOVE his "Magic of Recluce" better. =-)
Publié le Nov. 27 1997

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