Councilor: A Novel in the Grand Illusion (Hardcover)

Councilor: A Novel in the Grand Illusion By L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Cover Image

Councilor: A Novel in the Grand Illusion (Hardcover)

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This is book number 2 in the The Grand Illusion series.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his brand new, gaslamp, political fantasy series with Councilor the thrilling sequel to Isolate. Welcome to the Grand Illusion.

Continued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialization displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers.

Against this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor who is an Isolate, a man invulnerable to the emotional manipulations and emotional surveillance of empaths.

This makes him dangerous.

As unknown entities seek to assassinate him, Dekkard struggles to master political intrigue and infighting, while introducing radical reforms that threaten entrenched political and corporate interests.

The Grand Illusion
Isolate
Councilor
Contrarian


Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Imager Portfolio
The Corean Chronicles
The Spellsong Cycle
The Ghost Books
The Ecolitan Matter

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.
Product Details ISBN: 9781250814456
ISBN-10: 1250814456
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: August 9th, 2022
Pages: 528
Language: English
Series: The Grand Illusion

Praise for Contrarian

“If you like novels of political intrigue with subtle magic . . . this is the novel for you. . . . It draws the trilogy to a wonderful and successful conclusion that will leave readers satisfied.”—The Nameless Zine



Praise for Isolate

“This superior book only whets the appetite for a sequel.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Readers will be caught up in Modesitt's world . . . anyone who likes to delve into the way worlds work will be riveted.”—Library Journal, starred review

“Masterfully blending gas lamp fantasy, mystery, and political thriller, Modesitt’s latest is vast in scope and rich in detail, proving a captivating start to his Grand Illusion series.”—Booklist

I couldn’t put it down.”—Amazing Stories

“Delicious with intrigue and artful revelations, Modesitt’s Isolate comes at you with top-drawer worldbuilding and compelling characters. Here we have a hot new gaslamp world fraught with political machinations that will keep you up reading into the night. Modesitt has always been great, so how does he keep getting better? Read Isolate and find out.” —Peter Orullian, author of The Unremembered

“Riveting.... A political story, told through fascinating characters.... I loved every minute.”—Reading Reality