Good Turn

A return to classic Modesitt world building. Learn about the remnants of Cyador, three generations after the fall, who have settled in Hamor, predating the Empire of Hamor. Instead of a crafter or merchant, expect here to focus more about skirmishing and warfare. The world building makes it a great read for me.

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Interesting story line - keeping it going...

Yet another coming of age story in this series -- enjoyed listening to it and am looking forward to the next one (have not chkd if there is a 2nd one with the same characters). It did not drag as much at the beginning as some of the others and the main character was not as whiny as some of the recent characters. ;-)

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Difficult book to listen to.

I should start by saying I love the series, but it seems Modesitt was supremely uninspired while writing this and the following book surrounding Lerial.

The novel is chalked full of filler content, and it's blatantly obvious by the sheer amount of meaningless banter that is consistently repeated. I don't suggest counting the number of times the protagonist asks a question to receive a "Well, what do you think?" or have the ultimate details of whatever meals he is eating.

As a huge fan of the level of minute detail he can bring to a book, Modesitt missed the mark with these entries, and it's not by a narrow margin. This book will be a chore to read, and the narrator does what he can, but the audio version comes off just as blandly.

Very disappointed.

just good

it was good as all his books in this series. I enjoyed nearly all of it

Another solid entry to the series

Kirby does a great job telling this solid entry in the Recluse series. This one is not as compelling as some of the others but still worth the listen

another great book

This is yet another great book in the series . Well worth rereading after a time.

Battle heavy, story light.

We meet & follow Lerial as he learns to develop & control his abilities with order & chaos while leading men into frequent battles fighting a war he is much too young to be in.
This volume is as light on character drama/interactions as it is heavy on battle, like constant battle, (at least to my taste).
I found my thought wandering as battles seemed to go on & on.
I also wondered why it is Lerial never considers asking the elders of The Verde about order magery. For the first ever his particular talents are accepted & even embraced as part of their way of life. A brilliant youth who doesn't ask questions? This just didn't make sense.
This one could have been rich with more developed characters & interpersonal interaction between the battles. I love you LE, but this one left me a bit flat & surprisingly disappointed your characters were too flat.

Slow start but great finish

The book started very slow with almost to much detail into the main characters growth, but ultimately finished strong.

really brings out the characters.

great story and voice acting, well worth the price. another fine book. glad I got it.

Return to Excellence

Just when I was beginning to have my doubts about the longevity of this series, the author reinvigorates the series. The performance was as usual excellent, and I can't wait to hear more from this line.