Scholar
Hundreds of years before the time of Imager, the continent of Lydar is fragmented. Years of war have consolidated
five nations into three — Bovaria, Telaryn, and Antiago. Quaeryt is a
scholar and a friend of Bhayar, the young ruler of Telaryn. Worried
about his future and the escalating intrigues in Solis, the capital
city, Quaeryt persuades Bhayar to send him to Tilbor, conquered ten
years earlier by Bhayar’s father, in order to see if the number and
extent of occupying troops can be reduced so that they can be
re-deployed to the border with warlike Bovaria.
Quaeryt has
managed to conceal the fact that he is an imager, since the life
expectancies of imagers in Lydar is short. Just before Quaeryt departs, Bhayar’s youngest sister passes a letter to the scholar-imager, a
letter that could well embroil Quaeryt in the welter of court politics
he had hoped to leave behind. On top of that, on his voyage and journey to Tilbor he must face pirates, storms, poisonings, attempted murder,
as well as discovering the fact that he is not quite who he thought he
was. To make it all worse, the order of scholars to which he belongs is jeopardized in more ways than one.
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Born in the mid-20th century, Modesitt’s early life was shaped by a love of literature, history, and the natural world. His formal education in political science and economics, coupled with his time as a writer, editor, and even a political assistant, gives his work a layer of intellectual depth rarely seen in speculative fiction. These experiences have contributed to the sharp political and ethical dilemmas that surface in his novels, particularly in his Recluce series, which explores a world governed by the struggle between order and chaos.
Imager Portfolio
Imager Portfolio consists of twelve books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
