L.E. Modesitt, Jr. is an American novelist of science fiction and fantasy. Modesitt spent 20 years working as a political writer in Washington D.C. His series included the Saga of Recluce (his best known work), Spellsong Cycle, The Corean Chronicles, The Imager Portfolio and several other series. Some of the several recurring themes in his novels include the Galactic Empire, Galactic war, time travel, nanotechnology and love of food.

L.E. Modesitt, Jr. became a published novelist in 1982 with The Fires of Paratime (aka The Timegod). Below is a list of L.E. Modesitt’s books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order when necessary):

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Publication Order of Timegods' World Books

The Timegod / The Fires of Paratime (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Timediver's Dawn (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Ecolitan Matter Books

The Ecologic Envoy (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ecolitan Operation (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ecologic Secession (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ecolitan Enigma (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Chronological Order of Ecolitan Matter Books

The Ecolitan Operation(1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ecologic Secession(1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ecologic Envoy(1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ecolitan Enigma(1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Forever Hero Books

Dawn for a Distant Earth (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Silent Warrior (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In Endless Twilight (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Books

The Magic of Recluce (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Towers of the Sunset (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Magic Engineer (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Order War (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Death of Chaos (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fall of Angels (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Chaos Balance (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The White Order (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Colors of Chaos (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Magi'i of Cyador (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Scion of Cyador (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wellspring of Chaos (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ordermaster (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Natural Ordermage (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mage-Guard of Hamor (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Arms-Commander (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cyador's Heirs (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Heritage of Cyador (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mongrel Mage (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outcasts of Order (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mage-Fire War (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fairhaven Rising (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
From the Forest (2024)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Chronological Order of Saga Of Recluce Books

Magi'i of Cyador(2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Scion of Cyador(2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fall of Angels(1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Chaos Balance(1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Arms-Commander(2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cyador's Heirs(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Heritage of Cyador(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mongrel Mage(2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Outcasts of Order(2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mage-Fire War(2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fairhaven Rising(2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Towers of the Sunset(1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The White Order(1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Magic Engineer(1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Colors of Chaos(1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Natural Ordermage(2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mage-Guard of Hamor(2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Order War(1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wellspring of Chaos(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ordermaster(2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Magic of Recluce(1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Death of Chaos(1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
From the Forest(2024)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Collections

Recluce Tales (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Johan Eschbach Books

Of Tangible Ghosts (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ghost of the Revelator (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ghost of the White Nights (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ghosts of Columbia (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Parafaith Books

The Parafaith War (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ethos Effect (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Spellsong Cycle Books

The Soprano Sorceress (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Spellsong War (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Darksong Rising (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Shadow Sorceress (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Shadowsinger (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Archform: Beauty Books

Archform (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Flash (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Corean Chronicles Books

Legacies (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Darknesses (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Scepters (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Alector's Choice (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cadmian's Choice (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Soarer's Choice (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Lord-Protector's Daughter (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lady-Protector (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Imager Portfolio Books

Imager (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager's Challenge (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager's Intrigue (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Scholar (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Princeps (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager's Battalion (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Antiagon Fire (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rex Regis (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Madness in Solidar (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Treachery's Tools (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Assassin's Price (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Endgames (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Chronological Order of Imager Portfolio Books

Scholar(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Princeps(2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager's Battalion(2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Antiagon Fire(2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rex Regis(2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Madness in Solidar(2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Treachery's Tools(2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Assassin's Price(2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Endgames(2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager(2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager's Challenge(2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Imager's Intrigue(2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Grand Illusion Books

Isolate (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Councilor (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Contrarian (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Hammer of Darkness (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Green Progression (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Adiamante (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Gravity Dreams (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Octagonal Raven (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Eternity Artifact (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Elysium Commission (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Haze (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Empress of Eternity (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The One-Eyed Man (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Solar Express (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Quantum Shadows (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Year's Best Fantasy Books

Year's Best Fantasy (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 2 (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 3 (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 4 (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 6 (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 7 (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 8 (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Year's Best Fantasy 9 (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Flights(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination(2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Story Behind the Book : Volume 1(2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Notes: The Fires of Paratime was also published as The Timegod.

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  1. DevilDocNowCiv: 4 years ago

    Very useful to me – I’m a big, long-time fan of this guys books. Thanks.

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