Author · updated 2026
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Books in Order
Every L.E. Modesitt, Jr. book in publication order — 105 in total, spanning 1982–2021.
Publication Order of Timegods' World Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Timegod / The Fires of Paratime | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Timediver's Dawn | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ecolitan Matter Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ecologic Envoy | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Ecolitan Operation | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Ecologic Secession | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Ecolitan Enigma | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ecologic Envoy | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Ecolitan Operation | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Ecologic Secession | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Ecolitan Enigma | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Recluce Tales | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Ecolitan Matter Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn for a Distant Earth | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Silent Warrior | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | In Endless Twilight | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Forever Hero Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magic of Recluce | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Towers of the Sunset | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Magic Engineer | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Order War | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Death of Chaos | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Fall of Angels | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Chaos Balance | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The White Order | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Colors of Chaos | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Magi'i of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Scion of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Wellspring of Chaos | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Ordermaster | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Natural Ordermage | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Mage-Guard of Hamor | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Arms-Commander | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cyador's Heirs | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Heritage of Cyador | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Mongrel Mage | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Outcasts of Order | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Mage-Fire War | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Fairhaven Rising | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Saga of Recluce Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magic of Recluce | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Towers of the Sunset | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Magic Engineer | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Order War | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Death of Chaos | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Fall of Angels | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Chaos Balance | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The White Order | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Colors of Chaos | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Magi'i of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Scion of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Wellspring of Chaos | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Ordermaster | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Natural Ordermage | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Mage-Guard of Hamor | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Arms-Commander | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cyador's Heirs | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Heritage of Cyador | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Mongrel Mage | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Outcasts of Order | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Mage-Fire War | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Fairhaven Rising | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of The Saga of Recluce Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Tangible Ghosts | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Ghost of the Revelator | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Ghost of the White Nights | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Ghosts of Columbia | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Saga Of Recluce Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Parafaith War | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Ethos Effect | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Johan Eschbach Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Soprano Sorceress | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Spellsong War | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Darksong Rising | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Shadow Sorceress | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Shadowsinger | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Parafaith Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacies | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Darknesses | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Scepters | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Alector's Choice | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Cadmian's Choice | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Soarer's Choice | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Lord-Protector's Daughter | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Lady-Protector | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Spellsong Cycle Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imager | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Imager's Challenge | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Imager's Intrigue | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Scholar | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Princeps | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Imager's Battalion | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Antiagon Fire | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Rex Regis | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Madness in Solidar | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Treachery's Tools | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Assassin's Price | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Endgames | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Corean Chronicles Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archform | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Flash | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Imager Portfolio Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hammer of Darkness | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Green Progression | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Adiamante | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Gravity Dreams | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Octagonal Raven | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Eternity Artifact | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Elysium Commission | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Haze | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Empress of Eternity | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The One-Eyed Man | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Solar Express | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Quantum Shadows | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Archform: Beauty Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Haze and The Hammer of Darkness | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 105, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Timegod / The Fires of Paratime | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Hammer of Darkness | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Ecologic Envoy | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Ecologic Envoy | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Dawn for a Distant Earth | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Silent Warrior | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | In Endless Twilight | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Ecolitan Operation | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Ecolitan Operation | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Ecologic Secession | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Ecologic Secession | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Magic of Recluce | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Magic of Recluce | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Timediver's Dawn | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Towers of the Sunset | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Towers of the Sunset | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Green Progression | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Magic Engineer | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Magic Engineer | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Of Tangible Ghosts | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Order War | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Death of Chaos | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Order War | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Death of Chaos | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Fall of Angels | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Fall of Angels | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Parafaith War | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Adiamante | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Ecolitan Enigma | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Ecolitan Enigma | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Chaos Balance | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Chaos Balance | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Soprano Sorceress | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The White Order | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Colors of Chaos | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The White Order | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Colors of Chaos | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Ghost of the Revelator | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Spellsong War | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Darksong Rising | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Gravity Dreams | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Magi'i of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Scion of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Magi'i of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Scion of Cyador | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Ghost of the White Nights | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Shadow Sorceress | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Octagonal Raven | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Shadowsinger | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Legacies | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Archform | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The Ethos Effect | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Darknesses | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Wellspring of Chaos | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Wellspring of Chaos | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Scepters | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Flash | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Ordermaster | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Ordermaster | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Ghosts of Columbia | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Alector's Choice | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Eternity Artifact | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Cadmian's Choice | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Soarer's Choice | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Natural Ordermage | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Natural Ordermage | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | The Elysium Commission | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Mage-Guard of Hamor | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Mage-Guard of Hamor | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Lord-Protector's Daughter | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Arms-Commander | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Arms-Commander | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Imager | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Imager's Challenge | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Haze | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Imager's Intrigue | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Empress of Eternity | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Lady-Protector | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Scholar | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Princeps | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Imager's Battalion | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Antiagon Fire | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | The One-Eyed Man | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Cyador's Heirs | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Heritage of Cyador | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Cyador's Heirs | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Heritage of Cyador | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | Rex Regis | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | Madness in Solidar | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Solar Express | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Treachery's Tools | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | Haze and The Hammer of Darkness | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | Recluce Tales | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | The Mongrel Mage | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | The Mongrel Mage | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 97 | Assassin's Price | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 98 | Outcasts of Order | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 99 | Outcasts of Order | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 100 | The Mage-Fire War | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 101 | The Mage-Fire War | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 102 | Endgames | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 103 | Quantum Shadows | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 104 | Fairhaven Rising | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
| 105 | Fairhaven Rising | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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