Order of L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Books
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):
Publication Order of Timegods' World Books
| The Timegod / The Fires of Paratime | (1982) |    |
| Timediver's Dawn | (1992) | |
Publication Order of Ecolitan Matter Books
| The Ecologic Envoy | (1986) | |
| The Ecolitan Operation | (1989) | |
| The Ecologic Secession | (1990) | |
| The Ecolitan Enigma | (1997) | |
Chronological Order of Ecolitan Matter Books
| The Ecolitan Operation | (1989) | |
| The Ecologic Secession | (1990) | |
| The Ecologic Envoy | (1986) | |
| The Ecolitan Enigma | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Forever Hero Books
| Dawn for a Distant Earth | (1987) | |
| The Silent Warrior | (1987) | |
| In Endless Twilight | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Books
| The Magic of Recluce | (1991) | |
| The Towers of the Sunset | (1992) | |
| The Magic Engineer | (1994) | |
| The Order War | (1995) | |
| The Death of Chaos | (1995) | |
| Fall of Angels | (1996) | |
| The Chaos Balance | (1997) | |
| The White Order | (1998) | |
| Colors of Chaos | (1998) | |
| Magi'i of Cyador | (2000) | |
| Scion of Cyador | (2000) | |
| Wellspring of Chaos | (2004) | |
| Ordermaster | (2005) | |
| Natural Ordermage | (2007) | |
| Mage-Guard of Hamor | (2008) | |
| Arms-Commander | (2009) | |
| Cyador's Heirs | (2014) | |
| Heritage of Cyador | (2014) | |
| The Mongrel Mage | (2017) | |
| Outcasts of Order | (2018) | |
| The Mage-Fire War | (2019) | |
| Fairhaven Rising | (2021) | |
Chronological Order of Saga Of Recluce Books
| Magi'i of Cyador | (2000) | |
| Scion of Cyador | (2000) | |
| Fall of Angels | (1996) | |
| The Chaos Balance | (1997) | |
| Arms-Commander | (2009) | |
| Cyador's Heirs | (2014) | |
| Heritage of Cyador | (2014) | |
| The Mongrel Mage | (2017) | |
| Outcasts of Order | (2018) | |
| The Mage-Fire War | (2019) | |
| Fairhaven Rising | (2021) | |
| The Towers of the Sunset | (1992) | |
| The White Order | (1998) | |
| The Magic Engineer | (1994) | |
| Colors of Chaos | (1998) | |
| Natural Ordermage | (2007) | |
| Mage-Guard of Hamor | (2008) | |
| The Order War | (1995) | |
| Wellspring of Chaos | (2004) | |
| Ordermaster | (2005) | |
| The Magic of Recluce | (1991) | |
| The Death of Chaos | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Collections
| Recluce Tales | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Johan Eschbach Books
| Of Tangible Ghosts | (1994) | |
| The Ghost of the Revelator | (1998) | |
| Ghost of the White Nights | (2001) | |
| Ghosts of Columbia | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Parafaith Books
| The Parafaith War | (1996) | |
| The Ethos Effect | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Spellsong Cycle Books
| The Soprano Sorceress | (1997) | |
| The Spellsong War | (1998) | |
| Darksong Rising | (1999) | |
| The Shadow Sorceress | (2001) | |
| Shadowsinger | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Archform: Beauty Books
| Archform | (2002) | |
| Flash | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Corean Chronicles Books
| Legacies | (2002) | |
| Darknesses | (2003) | |
| Scepters | (2004) | |
| Alector's Choice | (2005) | |
| Cadmian's Choice | (2006) | |
| Soarer's Choice | (2006) | |
| The Lord-Protector's Daughter | (2008) | |
| Lady-Protector | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Imager Portfolio Books
| Imager | (2009) | |
| Imager's Challenge | (2009) | |
| Imager's Intrigue | (2010) | |
| Scholar | (2011) | |
| Princeps | (2012) | |
| Imager's Battalion | (2013) | |
| Antiagon Fire | (2013) | |
| Rex Regis | (2014) | |
| Madness in Solidar | (2015) | |
| Treachery's Tools | (2016) | |
| Assassin's Price | (2017) | |
| Endgames | (2019) | |
Chronological Order of Imager Portfolio Books
| Scholar | (2011) | |
| Princeps | (2012) | |
| Imager's Battalion | (2013) | |
| Antiagon Fire | (2013) | |
| Rex Regis | (2014) | |
| Madness in Solidar | (2015) | |
| Treachery's Tools | (2016) | |
| Assassin's Price | (2017) | |
| Endgames | (2019) | |
| Imager | (2009) | |
| Imager's Challenge | (2009) | |
| Imager's Intrigue | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Grand Illusion Books
| Isolate | (2021) | |
| Councilor | (2022) | |
| Contrarian | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Hammer of Darkness | (1985) | |
| The Green Progression | (1992) | |
| Adiamante | (1996) | |
| Gravity Dreams | (1999) | |
| The Octagonal Raven | (2001) | |
| The Eternity Artifact | (2005) | |
| The Elysium Commission | (2007) | |
| Haze | (2009) | |
| Empress of Eternity | (2010) | |
| The One-Eyed Man | (2013) | |
| Solar Express | (2015) | |
| Quantum Shadows | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Year's Best Fantasy Books
| Year's Best Fantasy | (2001) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy | (2001) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 2 | (2002) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 3 | (2003) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 4 | (2004) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 5 | (2005) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 6 | (2006) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 7 | (2007) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 8 | (2008) | |
| Year's Best Fantasy 9 | (2009) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Flights | (2004) | |
| Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 | (2013) | |
Notes: The Fires of Paratime was also published as The Timegod.
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