Scholar, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Scholar, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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Scholar

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 19 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/08/2011

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

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 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.

About L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a US Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant, and staff director for a US congressman, director of legislation and congressional relations for the US Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on March 29, 2017

Mar2017 Review: This is the first book in the series chronologically, set about 700 years prior to the first trilogy in the series, & features Quaeryt, an orphan raised by Scholars. He doesn't have much money, but he studied & stays friends with Bhayar, a young, ambitious king. Quaeryt wasn't alway......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on January 04, 2022

In the style of the Recluse Saga, Scholar continues the Imager Portfolio universe in a similar fashion. We had the first trilogy focused on the artist who is an Imager, and Scholar sets up what will likely be another trilogy, but taking place a hundred years before. My enjoyment is as always, with f......more

Goodreads review by Chionesu on June 28, 2012

What I enjoy most about L.E. Modesitt Jr. is his blend of fantasy, physics, sociology, psychology, and religion. His characters become partners in adventure for the reader, and the social dynamics are every bit as engaging and complex as what most people encounter. The only detractor, if it can reall......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on January 26, 2015

Jos jedna odlicna knjiga od Modesita.Intaligentna, sa likovima koji se ponasaju i rezonuju ko pravi ljudi. Nije naivna ko sto ume dosta knjiga da bude. Jedino sto moze nekome da smeta da je knjiga relativno spora i voli fino da opisuje sve sta se desava. Meni odgovara ali ima oni koji imaju manje st......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 19, 2012

I just love everything Modesitt has written. I honestly believe the man could write a story about someone watching grass grow and I would still love it. Something about the careful nature of his plots always draws me in. This book did not disappoint.......more