The Mage-Fire War
Saga of Recluce: Book #21
- By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 22 hours 21 minutes
Description
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with The Mage-Fire War, the third book in a story arc which began with The Mogrel Mage, and Outcasts of Order.
Once again, prejudices against the use of chaos magic force Beltur and his companions to flee their refuge in Axalt. The rulers of nearby Montgren have offered them sanctuary and the opportunity to become the Councilors of the run-down and disintegrating town of Haven.
Montegren lacks any mages—white or black—making this seem like the perfect opportunity to start again.
However, Beltur and the others must reinstitute law and order, rebuild parts of the town, deal with brigands—and thwart an invading army.
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Saga of Recluce Series

The Magic of Recluce
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 19 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Young Lerris is dissatisfied with his life and trade, and yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. But in Recluce a change in circumstances means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or braving the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond Recluce, with the aim of... Read more »
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The Towers of the Sunset
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 18 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s latest novel in the Saga of Recluce series tells the story of Creslin, son of a powerful military matriarch, who chooses exile rather than an arranged marriage. Creslin sets out on a search for his true identity as a man, developing his magical talents through constant conflict with the enigmatic white wizards of Candar. Read more »
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The Magic Engineer
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 24 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
The chronicles of the magical island of Recluce continue as young Dorrin, fascinated by forbidden science, goes into exile in the lands of Chaos, where he unwillingly invents devices of war to save his land from the evil Chaos wizards. Read more »
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The Order War
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 22 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Set after the events of The Magic Engineer (and prior to The Magic of Recluce), The Order War illuminates great figures and major events in the historic war between order and chaos that is the central focus of the saga of Recluce. The deadly White Wizards of Fairhaven, wielding the forces of chaos, have completed their great highway through the... Read more »
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The Death of Chaos
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 25 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Lerris has settled into being a woodworker and building a life with Krystal. But this newfound peace is endangered when both Candar and Recluce come under the threat of invasion from the Empire of Hamor. Despite the imminent possibility of destruction, the lands of Candar will not unite and Recluce will not heed the peril. Lerris is faced with... Read more »
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Fall of Angels
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 21 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s bestselling fantasy novels set in the magical world of Recluce have established a standard of entertainment in contemporary fantasy. "In Modesitt's universe, where good and evil, chaos and order, are in perpetual conflict, a young wizard finds that his destiny is to strike a balance, but at considerable personal cost.... Read more »
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The Chaos Balance
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 22 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
In Fall of Angels, the sixth installment of the Saga of Recluce series, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., introduced the engineer/smith Nylan, the only man among the leadership of the company of "angels" marooned on a high plateau in the west of Candar, and perhaps the one person most responsible for their survival. But the angels are a matriarchal band, and... Read more »
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The White Order
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 17 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s bestselling fantasy novels set in the world of Recluce are among the most popular in contemporary fantasy. Rich in detail, Modesitt's Recluce books are a feast of wonderous marvels. The White Order is the story of Cerryl, a boy orphaned when the powerful white mages killed his father to protect their control of the world's... Read more »
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Colors of Chaos
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 30 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
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Magi'i of Cyador
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 20 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is one of the standard setters in fantasy today, and his most famous series is the Saga of Recluce. Each novel fills in pieces of the history of this land where Chaos and Order strive to maintain a magical balance. Magi'i of Cyador marks the beginning of a new tale from deep within the rich depths of the history of Recluce.... Read more »
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Scion of Cyador
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 25 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Scion of Cyador continues the story begun in Magi'i of Cyador. Exploring the rich depths of the history of Recluce, Magi'i introduced Lorn, a talented boy born into a family of Magi'i. A fastidious student mage who lacked blind devotion, Lorn was made into a lancer officer and shipped off to the frontier. Having survived an extended stint... Read more »
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Wellspring of Chaos
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 16 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Kharl is the best cooper in Brysta, and his life has been as snug and regular as his barrels. But in the course of just a few days, it's all staved in. When a young blackstaffer from Recluce is mysteriously murdered in his cooperage, Kharl is summarily jailed. Then, in a shocking turnaround at the trial, his innocent consort is blamed for the... Read more »
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Ordermaster
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 21 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The cooper Kharl has no sooner taken possession of the estate bestowed upon him by Lord Ghrant of Austra when he is summoned back to the capital. After a bloody campaign, in which Kharl discovers and is forced to use even more deadly order magery, civil order is restored and Ghrant's throne firmly secured. But Kharl is now a famous and feared... Read more »
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Natural Ordermage
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 21 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Rahl, a young apprentice scrivener on the island of Recluce, likes life to work out in his favor. And he has a bad attitude, too. To make sure things go his way, he uses a small amount of order magic at opportunistic moments—but his abilities are starting to get the attention of the Council magisters. So the Council sends him to the mage... Read more »
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Mage-Guard of Hamor
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 25 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Rahl was a young apprentice on the island of Recluce who was sent to the mages' training school for testing, then banished to Hamor. His education now continues under dangerous circumstances. In Hamor, his powers have increased but so has the amount of trouble he attracts. The whole society of Hamor is a new culture for L. E. Modesitt, Jr., to... Read more »
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Arms-Commander
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 22 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
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Cyador's Heirs
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 23 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Decades after the fall of Cyador, its survivors have reestablished themselves in Cigoerne, a fertile country coveted by hostile neighbors in less hospitable lands. Young Lerial, the second son of Duke Kiedron, lives in the shadow of his older brother, Lephi, the heir to their father's realm. Lerial's future seems preordained: he will one day... Read more »
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Heritage of Cyador
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 23 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Scarcely a year after the events of Cyador's Heirs, Lerial uses his mastery of Order and Chaos, the competing natural forces that shape his world and define the magic that exists within it, to utterly destroy an Afritan military force crossing into Cigoerne. Five years later, Lerial, now an overcaptain and a field commander of Cigoerne's Mirror... Read more »
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The Mongrel Mage
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 24 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
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Outcasts of Order
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 28 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with his twentieth book in the long-running series. Beltur began his journey in The Mongrel Mage and continues with Outcasts of Order, the next book of his story arc in the Saga of Recluce. Beltur, an Order mage, discovers he possesses frightening powers not seen for hundreds of... Read more »
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The Mage-Fire War
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 22 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with The Mage-Fire War, the third book in a story arc which began with The Mogrel Mage, and Outcasts of Order. Once again, prejudices against the use of chaos magic force Beltur and his companions to flee their refuge in Axalt. The rulers of nearby Montgren have offered them... Read more »
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Fairhaven Rising
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length:
Abridged: No
Modesitt continues his bestselling Saga of Recluce with his twenty-second book in the long-running series. Fairhaven Rising is the first book in a new character arc, and follows The Mage-Fire War. Sixteen years have passed since the mage Beltur helped to found the town of Fairhaven, and Taelya, Beltur's adopted niece, is now a white mage... Read more »
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Recluce Tales
By: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 15 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
For over a thousand years, Order and Chaos have molded the island of Recluce. The Saga of Recluce chronicles the history of this world through eighteen books, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s longest and bestselling fantasy series. Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce collects seventeen new short stories and four popular reprints spanning the... Read more »
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