Quantum Shadows, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Quantum Shadows, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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Quantum Shadows

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/21/2020


Synopsis

Bestselling author of The Mongrel Mage, L. E. Modesitt, Jr's Quantum Shadows blends science fiction, myth, and legend in an adventure that pits old gods and new against one another in a far future world.

On a world called Heaven, the ten major religions of mankind each have its own land governed by a capital city and ruled by a Hegemon. That Hegemon may be a god, or a prophet of a god. Smaller religions have their own towns or villages of belief.

Corvyn, known as the Shadow of the Raven, contains the collective memory of humanity’s Falls from Grace. With this knowledge comes enormous power.

When unknown power burns a mysterious black image into the holy place of each House of the Decalivre, Corvyn must discover what entity could possibly have that much power. The stakes are nothing less than another Fall, and if he doesn't stop it, mankind will not rise from the ashes.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

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 U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. 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 Bradley on May 08, 2020

I think I wanted to like this more than I did. I've never read anything else by Modesitt but I admit to seeing and thinking I OUGHT to have been reading the books. So when I did see a new release in Netgalley, I fully jumped on the bandwagon. What did I find? A rough-going opening that was more concer......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on March 29, 2020

One of the new releases I have really been expecting turned out to be quite disappointing, mostly because the setting was not that interesting and the main character lacked the sparkle that Rhenn, Quaeryt or the various Recluce heroes of the author had and which made those books such big favorites o......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 22, 2021

An interesting blend of SF & mythology that was fairly bewildering at first. It reminded me of the first book of his I read The Timegod* or something Roger Zelazny would write. There was a bit too much wandering without much action, especially at first. I'm also not very interested in, but was treat......more

Goodreads review by Sara J. on October 09, 2020

I think this book took a bit too long to get started for me, but was pretty invested in it once things started to fall into place. Review to come!......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on September 01, 2020

I was immediately intrigued when I read the blurb for L. E. Modesitt, jr.'s latest science fiction novel. As you know, I'm a big Recluce fan and I relished the opportunity to read a stand-alone work from the author. Given the blurb, I was expecting something more scifi-esque. Quantum Shadows is more......more


Quotes

Praise for Quantum Shadows:

“Modesitt displays his formidable talent for worldbuilding . . . fans of thought-provoking speculative fiction will be hooked.”—Publishers Weekly

Quantum Shadows carries the overtones of our genre’s finest writers—Zelazny and Wolfe—which is enough to commend it. . . . Modesitt has given us a vision all his own—a vision with the power to transport and challenge us in equal measures.”—Peter O'Rullian, author of The Unremembered

Praise for Solar Express:

“[H]is science fiction ranks up there with Ben Bova, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Larry Niven, and Jerry Pournelle.”—SF Revu

“Modesitt Jr.’s boundless imagination flings readers headfirst into a richly imagined deep-space world.”—RT Book Reviews, starred review (4 stars)

Praise for The One-Eyed Man:

“The book hums along with understated power and intellectual attractiveness, delivering thoughtful entertainment in the best classical SF manner.”—Asimov’s Science Fiction

“Modesitt intricately builds a setting that is concrete and believable.”—Angela Carter

The One-Eyed Man is actually one of the more powerful and elegant expressions of Modesitt’s themes. I’m always excited when the author takes a break from his fantasy series to write a new science fiction novel.”—Tor.com