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mary_soon_lee's review against another edition
5.0
"Cyador's Heirs" is the seventeenth novel in Modesitt's fantasy series, "The Saga of Recluce." I began the series some seven months ago. I have been gobbling up the books ever since, despite half-hearted attempts to pace myself, and I am very, very sad to have almost run out of books in the saga.
I do not think these books are great literature. I do not think the prose is masterful. I have qualms about the wholesale destruction wrought by the heroes.
But I love reading them. I love (almost all) the protagonists. I love the immersive storytelling. I love how the whole is more than the sum of its parts, the books collectively presenting many different perspectives on the same world.
And I found this book and its very young hero particularly appealing. I'm not sure if that was because of my mood, because I'm now addicted to Modesitt's storytelling, because it has a military focus, or because this is objectively one of the strongest entries. I do know that I'm going to proceed straight to book eighteen, currently the last (sob!) novel in the series, though there is an even newer collection of short stories set in the same world.
I do not think these books are great literature. I do not think the prose is masterful. I have qualms about the wholesale destruction wrought by the heroes.
But I love reading them. I love (almost all) the protagonists. I love the immersive storytelling. I love how the whole is more than the sum of its parts, the books collectively presenting many different perspectives on the same world.
And I found this book and its very young hero particularly appealing. I'm not sure if that was because of my mood, because I'm now addicted to Modesitt's storytelling, because it has a military focus, or because this is objectively one of the strongest entries. I do know that I'm going to proceed straight to book eighteen, currently the last (sob!) novel in the series, though there is an even newer collection of short stories set in the same world.
craftingrama's review against another edition
3.0
it had a bit of a slow slog through parts of it but its a good series and the narrator has been better about the verbal sound effects which makes it more bareable to listen to
katmarhan's review against another edition
4.0
This installment in the Saga of Recluce takes us back to the time soon after the fall of Cyador and the beginnings of the Hamorian Empire as the remnants of Cyador establish a foothold in Cigoerne. It tells the story of Lerial, younger son of the Duke of Cigoerne and his growth as a handler of Chaos and Order and undercaptain in the Cigoerne Lancers.
As in other books in the Recluce series, there is the requisite whining about one’s fate and one’s ability and inability to effectively use one’s talents. There is also plenty of detail about battle tactics and the intrigues that plague both rulers and military forces. But it’s a relatively tight story, well-paced, and sheds light on the early days of the Hamor that eventually comes into being.
It is my understanding that the next book continues Lerial’s story, and I’m looking forward to it.
As in other books in the Recluce series, there is the requisite whining about one’s fate and one’s ability and inability to effectively use one’s talents. There is also plenty of detail about battle tactics and the intrigues that plague both rulers and military forces. But it’s a relatively tight story, well-paced, and sheds light on the early days of the Hamor that eventually comes into being.
It is my understanding that the next book continues Lerial’s story, and I’m looking forward to it.
vaderbird's review against another edition
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
jameseckman's review against another edition
3.0
A good read but, very similar to several other Recluce novels. It can be read on its own, it's the start of one of the several Recluce story arcs.
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