{"product_id":"legalist-a-novel-in-the-grand-illusion-hardcover","title":"Legalist: A Novel in the Grand Illusion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. E. Jr. Modesitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues the Grand Illusion, a gaslamp political fantasy series (\u003ci\u003eIsolate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCouncilor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContrarian\u003c\/i\u003e) with a prequel, \u003ci\u003eLegalist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty years after the establishment of the Imperium, and 450 years before the events of \u003ci\u003eIsolate\u003c\/i\u003e, Dominic Mikail Ysella--ancestor of Avraal Ysella--is the grandson of the last king of Aloor. Stripped of most of their land, Dominic, as the third son, must support himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominic, quietly working as an isolate, someone unreadable by government telepaths, must navigate a period of political upheaval and a sudden list of dead, high-ranking officials to stave off the collapse of the Imperium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Grand Illusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsolate\u003cbr\u003eCouncilor\u003cbr\u003eContrarian\u003cbr\u003eLegalist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.\u003cbr\u003eThe Imager Portfolio\u003cbr\u003eThe Corean Chronicles\u003cbr\u003eThe Spellsong Cycle\u003cbr\u003eThe Ghost Books\u003cbr\u003eThe Ecolitan Matter\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eL. E. MODESITT, JR. is the author of more than eighty books--primarily science fiction and fantasy--including the long-running, bestselling series the Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, as well as a number of short stories. \u003ci\u003eLegalist\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth book in his Grand Illusion series \u003ci\u003e(Isolate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCouncilor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eContrarian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50775974543499,"sku":"9781250385758","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/CD71XYmaSf9781250385758.webp?v=1792126265","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/legalist-a-novel-in-the-grand-illusion-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}