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Colors of Chaos

Saga of Recluse, Book 9

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Colors of Chaos

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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Ceryl, now a full mage in The White Order, must prove himself indispensable to Jeslek, the High Wizard. Whether it be the threat of assassination, the effective governance of occupied territory, or the fearless and clever direction of troops in battle, Ceryl faces many harrowing obstacles, not the least of which is Anya, the plotting seductress who's the real power behind the scenes of the white wizards. With his wits, his integrity, and the support of his love, the Black healer Leyladin, he must survive long enough to claim his rightful spot within the ruling hierarchy of the White Order.

Colors of Chaos is a must-listen for followers of the Saga of Recluce, offering a unique, sympathetic point of view of the White Chaos wizards - the forces that throughout history have opposed the magicians of Recluce.

©1999 L.E. Modesitt (P)2014 Tantor Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic Military Fiction Magic Users Wizardry

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"Marked by high intelligence. A powerful, educated, serious, and understated imagination is plainly at work in this latest entry to a saga that is beginning to take on the complexity of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time cycle." ---Publishers Weekly
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Modesitt tells this from the "White" side. Showing the struggles of men & women of honor and dishonor from that side. Look to see where the heart lies and what they gain from their actions.

From the other side -- The White side

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Cerryl's story is one of the all time best in this sequence. It gives us the White side of the equation for the first time, and us definitely one of the most interesting paths that a Modesitt protagonist follows. Highly recommended.

One of the best Recluce books

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Modesett Recommends reading his Recluse books in publication or but for most it does not matter. This is one of the exceptions. This is the second half of the book the White Order. At a minimum you should have read that book before this. This book and the White Order are the counter points to the story in the Magical Engineer, and though not as absolutely required as having read the White Order it is a much better experience if you have read that as well.

only after the white order and more

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thought I was going be bored with out because you already know how it ends from book 3 but I absolutely loved it!!!

favorite of the series!!!

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What I find interesting about this book is that if you are reading/listening to the series in order, you have followed this same war from the other side. Modesitt does not do pure good vs evil but to now have a hero (as imperfect as each is, they are still the heroes) on both sides of the same battle is somewhat disturbing, or maybe thought provoking.
I am about to reach the point where I stopped reading this series and look forward to listening to the full tale. Kirby Heyborne helps keep the story going for me.

Hmmm... Now who do you want to win?

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There is only one accurate way to describe L E Modesitt's books.... slow... meandering... mostly enjoyable... I have read at least a dozen of his books... more than once... I enjoyed the first book... The second book had a captive audience .... who enjoyed the first book and wanted to see what happened to these characters... I no longer care what happens to these characters!!! Painfully slow... My highschool economics teacher could write this....

Reads like a high school economics book...

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