What do You think about Scion Of Cyador (2001)?
Scion of Cyador is the direct sequel to Magi'i of Cyador and chronologically the earliest book in the series, though it is the eleventh of eighteen books (to date). I read Magi'i of Cyador a while ago and I couldn't suppress the urge to read the sequel any longer. This book is a little less focused on battles and a bit more on politics, especially the second half. L.E. Modesitt is very good at letting the reader see all the little signs of change and what they add up to. It's one of the longer SAGA OF RECLUCE books but well worth the read.After his excursions within the Accursed Forest, Lorn is sent to the port city of Biehl, generally considered a quiet outpost where chances of getting involved in skirmishes with the barbar... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...
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Second book in the Cyador series based in Recluse by L.E. Modesitt Jr, this book ends what began in Magi'i of Cyador. The story picks up where the prior one left off, with Lorn being promoted to Overcaptian and to a new post. I rated this book higher than the last, as it brings about many more chuckles (at the main character's greatness and deeds) than the prior book. This author is excellent in his ways of building up his hero's knowledge and/or power through the course of a book. Ultimately of course the Hero prevails in the end in a glorious fashion, yet the stories, if you enjoy that type, are all still quite entertaining.
—Jay Hendricks
The story of Lorn continues in this book of 700+ pages. If you're familiar to the series there's nothing much new here. More battles, and politics, and some magic, some romance, and even some poetry.I did notice an increase in grammatical and spelling errors in the book than in previous of Modesitt Jr's books, or any other book, for that matter. A recurring character's name was even misspelled once.I believe he published 6 books in 2001. That's right, 6 books! That doesn't include other short fiction (see his wikepedia entry.) The two Recluce books total over 1300 pages alone. Assuming The other 4 are 250 pages apiece, that means he averaged six pages of writing every day of the year. Comparatively he published two books in 2000 and in 2002.Prolific, yes.
—Kurtbg
