They're rare and the first book spent a lot of time justifying how they have to restrain themselves within an organization and accepted role in society so they don't get overwhelmed and attacked by large armed groups of mundane folks. Essentially they can conjure up, transform, transport, or destroy items by thinking real hard about it. "Imagers" are the magic people of this world. I am having a lot of problems with the Imager series, though, because of the central Imager organization, the Collegium. Economics always seems to play a big role in policy and motivations. It's true for this series.ĭespite my frustrations with his heroes, I like the focus on trade and politics in his books. I haven't read every one of his books, so I've sure there are exceptions to this rule, but it's the case for many of his books. They rarely refuse to carry out a pragmatic course of action because of morality or distaste or loyalty. They rarely show ambition yet they're motivated and hardworking and judgmental of people who aren't. They're almost always outwardly humble, even if inwardly they think themselves to be the shit. I've read Modesitt books before, so I know what to expect in his protagonists. So I read the first book in this series, Imager, and I started on the second one, Imager's Challenge.
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