Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce | 2017 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 2 | The Magic of Recluce | 1991 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 3 | Recluce Tales | 2017 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | Buy |
| 4 | The Towers of the Sunset | 1992 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 5 | The Magic Engineer | 1994 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 6 | The Order War | 1995 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 7 | The Death of Chaos | 1995 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 8 | Fall of Angels | 1996 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 9 | The Chaos Balance | 1997 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 10 | The White Order | 1998 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 11 | Colors of Chaos | 1998 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 12 | Magi’i of Cyador | 2000 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 13 | Scion of Cyador | 2000 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 14 | Ordermaster | 2005 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 15 | Natural Ordermage | 2007 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 16 | Mage-Guard of Hamor | 2008 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 17 | Arms-Commander | 2009 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 18 | Cyador’s Heirs | 2014 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 19 | Heritage of Cyador | 2014 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 20 | The Mongrel Mage | 2017 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 21 | Outcasts of Order | 2018 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 22 | The Mage-Fire War | 2019 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 23 | Fairhaven Rising | 2021 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 24 | From the Forest | 2024 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 25 | Overcaptain | 2024 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
| 26 | Sub-Majer’s Challenge | 2025 | L.E. Modesitt Jr | N/A |
The Saga of Recluce Collections gather L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s Recluce novels alongside Recluce Tales, the 2017 short story collection that adds supplementary stories to the larger series. These tales fill gaps between novels, explore secondary characters, and provide glimpses of time periods not covered by the main books.
For longtime Recluce readers, the collections offer a comprehensive way to experience the full scope of the series including material that enriches the world-building beyond the novels themselves.