I’ve noticed that all of the Recluce series are either set outside Recluce or concern someone who leaves Recluce and tends not to come back (even Dorrin kind of founds his own version, rather than returning to Recluce-proper). We therefore tend to see how Recluce functions only through the eyes of exiles or enemies. What’s the reason for not having a novel set inside Recluce itself?

As Lerris observes in The Magic of Recluce, when things are functioning well in Recluce, they tend to be boring. Boring doesn’t make good stories. But, if you read Recluce Tales there are quite a few stories set within Recluce. Also, the last third or more of Towers of the Sunset is most definitely set in Recluce.