The White Order: Book Eight: The Saga of Recluce

by L. E. Modesitt Jr. (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.25

  L.E.Modesitt's bestselling fantasy novels set in the magical world of Recluce are among the most popular in contemporary fantasy. THE WHITE ORDER is the story of Cerryl, a boy orphaned when the powerful white mages killed his amateur-magician father. Cerryl, raised by his aunt and uncle, is a curious boy, attracted to mirrors and books. The miller's daughter teaches Cerryl to read his father's books, and it seems that the talent for magic has been passed from father to son. When Cerryl and the miller witness a white mage destroy a renegade magician, the miller realises that he can no longer keep the boy safe. So Cerryl is sent to the city of Fairhaven to finds his destiny: To become one of the great magicians of his age.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1998

  $23.89

  A powerful new addition to the Recluce saga, guaranteed to add many new readers to Modesitt's devoted following Modesitt's elaborate and intelligent working out of a system of magic and a system of technology parallel to it is becoming more the lifeblood of the Recluce books with every new volume...his saga continues to gain popularity .-- BooklistThe White Order is the story of Cerryl, a boy orphaned when the powerful white mages killed his amateur-magician father. Cerryl, raised by his aunt and uncle, is a curious boy, attracted to mirrors and books. The miller's daughter teaches Cerryl to read his father's books, and it seems that the talent for magic has been passed from father to son. When Cerryl and the miller witness a white mage destroy a renegade magician, the miller realizes he can no longer keep the boy safe. So Cerryl is sent to the city of Fairhaven to find his destiny: To become one of the great magicians of his age .I could not put it down. This is an outstanding fantasy tale . -- Andre Norton on the Towers of the Sunset In Modesitt's universe, good and evil, chaos and order, are in perpetual conflict...Modesitt creates a deeper and more intricate world with each volume . -- Publishers Weekly on the Order War