births
October 19, 1943
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet
L. E. Modesitt Jr.
L. E. Modesitt Jr. is an American science fiction and fantasy author who has written over 80 novels. He is best known for the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce. By 2015, the 18 novels in the Recluce series had sold nearly three million copies. By 2019, there were 22 Recluce novels.