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modesitt utah . at conduit 16 in salt lake city , denver , colorado 200px us 19 october 1943 fantasy , science fiction l e modesitt jr at conduit 2007.png l. e. modesitt jr. .
 leland exton modesitt , jr. . consultant , writer , poet
l. e. modesitt jr. .

l. e. -lrb- leland exton -rrb- modesitt , jr. -lrb- ; born 19 october 1943 -rrb- is an author of 56 science fiction and fantasy novels .
he is best known for the fantasy series `` the saga of recluce '' .
in 2015 he stated that the then 18 novels in the `` recluse '' series had sold nearly three million copies .
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 '' -lrb- tor books , 2008 -rrb- .
