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Mage-Guard of Hamor (Saga of Recluce) | 
 enlarge | Author: L. E. Modesitt
Publisher: Tor Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 7103
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 2.1
ISBN: 0765319276
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780765319272
ASIN: 0765319276
Publication Date: July 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Acclaimed author L. E. Modesitt, Jr. continues his new Recluce story in Mage-Guard of Hamor, the second of two volumes set mostly on the continent of Hamor, far across the sea from Recluce, where the story began.
Rahl was a young apprentice on the island of Recluce sent to the mages training school for testing, then banished to Hamor. His education now continues under dangerous circumstances. In Hamor, his powers have increased, but so has the amount of trouble he attracts.
The whole society of Hamor is a new culture for Modesitt—and Rahl—to explore, one in which magic is a monopoly of the state. Rahl is a mage now, powerful and still just as dangerous to himself and to others. This is the story of how he gains both more knowledge and power, and more self-control.
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Two thirds of a hit August 15, 2008
The second of a three book series, this volume continues the story of a mage expelled from Recluce because he does not learn in the usual way. While there are some answers to questions raised in the first book, there are enough unanswered to make sure there is a third volume. While "good" overcomes its opposite, as with many of his books Modesit does not truly take sides. Love conquers all, magic is unbeatable, and back stories are hinted at throughout this edition. It is a satisfying read but leaves you wondering at main unanswered questions about power and position in the universe of Recluce.
 Better than ever August 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
L. E. Modesitt just gets better with every book he writes. Great action scenes, and likable characters make for great reading. Read it in one sitting, because I could not put it down.
Best Recluce novel in a long, long time. August 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mage-Guard of Hamor is one of Modesitt's best works to date. He continues Rahl's story in a believable and enthralling fashion & his supporting characters have great depth and their own enticing backstories and intriguing motivations. The exact nature of the final conflict and its resolution were reasonably difficult to predict until just before the events. Even then, the resolution had a few interesting surprises and the epilogue offers its own little twist.
The main character Rahl is believably flawed and slowly matures over the course of the book. Rahl's maturation is done in a great variety of ways that are gradual enough to feel realistic yet quick enough to keep pacing steady and lend urgency to the plot. While there are certainly surface similarities between Rahl and Lorn from Modesitt's Cyador duology, I found that the vastly different political structure, Rahl's status as an immigrant, the nature of the campaign and the presence of a guiding mentor lead to a completely different story.
Rahl's mentor Taryl is one of my favorite supporting characters in any Recluse book. I found his backstory to be fascinating and the way he keeps Rahl (and the reader) somewhat in the dark will make you want to keep turning pages very late into the night! Partially because of the greater attention and detail on a mentor than other Recluce books, Mage-Guard is longer than typical of Modesitt, but I found that the pages were well filled.
Modesitt also reveals much about Hamorian customs, food, and general life in the book. He depicts a variety of cities and rural areas within Hamor as well as the seat of government itself. He blends this quite well with the military campaign, never stopping the flow of things to gush Hamorian history but doling out enough to give a lush backdrop to the events of Mage-Guard.
Solid read August 3, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It amazes me that this series keeps going. And we are still learning more about the world of Recluce. I enjoyed the detail and planning evident in how the Hamor Empire runs and the political implications to every decision made by powerful people.
Reading "Natural Ordermage" before this book is advisable, but not necessary as the characters refer to the events of the previous book frequently and with enough detail to keep you up to speed.
 Entertaining book, but there's nothing new here July 31, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like books by L.E. Modesitt, but after having read 25+ of his novels there really is a lot of plot repetition. A brief synopsis (spoiler alert). Picking up where Natural Ordermage leaves off, Rahl and his mentor Taryl head off on a diplomatic mission to Recluce, deliver their message, Rahl has dinner with his love interest, and then Rahl and Taryl return to Hamor. Back in Hamor Rahl and Taryl head to the capitol, meet the emperor, various powers that be, and head out to Meronwy to join the military campaign against the Emperor's rebellious brother. Rahl is assigned to a mounted infantry company to scout the path of the army. Many skirmishes and battles ensue leading to a final confrontation.
So, for most of the 600 pages we get Rahl growing up, trying to understand the machinations of other characters before it's too late, and fighting in a war. Typical plot line for modesitt done by him many times. Entertaining read, lots of action, light and frothy.
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