The Order War

New York, NY: Tor Books, 1996. First edition. First printing [stated]. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Signed by author.. Mass market paperback. Glued binding. [8], 597, [5] p. Saga of Recluce In this new tale in the bestselling Recluce saga, Justen, a young Black engineer, is chased into the most inhospitable desert after battling the White Wizards. Now Justen must fight both Recluce and Fairhaven, as well as the highest powers of order and forbidden technology. From Wikiepdia: "L. E. (Leland Exton) Modesitt, Jr. (born 1943) is an author of 56 science fiction and fantasy novels. He is best known for the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce. In addition to his novels, Modesitt has published technical studies and articles, columns, poetry, and a number of science fiction stories. His first short story, "The Great American Economy", was published in 1973 in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. In 2008, he published his first collection of short stories, Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories (Tor Books, 2008). Modesitt was born in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts and lived in Washington, D.C. for 20 years while working as a political writer. He has worked as a Navy pilot, lifeguard, delivery boy, unpaid radio disc jockey, real estate agent, market research analyst, director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant for a Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer and writer in residence."