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The Death Of Chaos: Recluse #5 (Mass Market Paperback)

by L. E Modesitt (Author) "I'D JUST APPLIED the thinnest coat possible of a satin finish on the black oak wardrobe for the autarch of Kyphros-Kasee-when I felt the presence..." (more)

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Mass Market Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; 5 edition (April 29 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812548248
ISBN-13: 978-0812548242
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #192,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.
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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings, April 3 2002

By	Andrew Georgiadis (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book of the series!! (so far), Dec 23 2003

By	C. T. Hunter "chips_books" (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best in the series, Aug 19 2001

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars 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

Published on Jun 5 2001 by Loyd Arthur

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

Published on May 20 2001 by David Jenkins

3.0 out of 5 stars 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

Published on May 14 2001 by James D. DeWitt

5.0 out of 5 stars 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!

Published on Jan 8 2001 by Omar Diaz