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  <title><![CDATA[Scattered Suns (The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kevin J. Anderson]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 14 20:40:28 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 14 20:44:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book 4 in the 7 book series &quot;Saga of the Seven Suns.&quot; The story continues and continues to get more and more involved. I am enjoying it very much and look forward to the final 3 books.  Will be sorry when it ends.<br/><br/>A few new elements were introduced here that were a little difficul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46380213">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="79015178">
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 25 20:33:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 25 20:34:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anderson has gone to great lengths to emphasize the distances and complications that can make communication difficult in the world he's set up. By itself, this isn't a bad thing. But there were just so many examples in this book of characters acting a certain way because they lacked a crucial piece ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79015178">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49774940">
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  <date_added>Thu Mar 19 10:17:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 19 10:21:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is great science fiction - excellent character development, complex story arcs and just pure excitement to read. I'm glad I got into the Saga of Seven Suns series after 5 of them had been published as it would have killed me to have to wait long periods in between publishing each book.]]></body>
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    <review id="13252742">
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    <name><![CDATA[Craig]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Milford, NH]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 14 07:39:46 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 23 06:28:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 06:41:21 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Still getting good. The introduction of two more elemental alien races (although the Faeros are still pretty much non-entities when they're not raining down fiery destruction and wiping out whole planets by accident)widens the conflict and the interest level.<br/><br/>The Ildiran <em>Thism</em> takes on an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13252742">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="67375650">
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    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Durham, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 14 08:50:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 14 08:51:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's predictable and sometimes annoying (like the previous 3) but it keeps my attention and entertains me when I am up late. I would prefer it on CD however.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67375650]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43224392">
    <user id="1885266">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kingwood, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 06:10:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 06:10:37 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Complex in some ways but very predictable. Huge number of characters of which some are very good but others are a little too soap operish in nature.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43224392]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36762538">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 02 12:37:39 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 02 12:50:56 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like these books by Kevin Anderson because each chapter follows a character.  They are great for reading in places where you have small snippets of time like the bathroom, the doctors office, the car waiting to pick up kids, on the morning train, etc.  The chapters are short 3-4 pages and only fol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36762538">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36762538]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="68799566">
    <user id="1993236">
    <name><![CDATA[Matt]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newcastle upon Tyne, P6, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 25 04:09:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 29 14:14:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good solid space opera fare - and damn those Klikiss robots are scary as hell! Looking forward to working through the final three later this year sometime.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68799566]]></url>
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    <review id="73541150">
    <user id="2134344">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeremiah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 05 14:02:27 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 12 13:59:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as intense as book 3, but overall a good read.  Just when you think things can't get worse, they do.  But there are glimmers of hope and finality at the end.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73541150]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40577132">
    <user id="1057229">
    <name><![CDATA[Aramis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Philippines]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 21 01:01:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 21 01:01:02 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It goes on and on but fortunately plot lines come to an end as new ones begin.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40577132]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47164356">
    <user id="1918632">
    <name><![CDATA[Marc]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Greenwich, CT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 22 12:05:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 22 12:06:29 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book 4 a little disappointing but I'm hooked ]]></body>
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    <review id="62238531">
    <user id="2388553">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Alhambra, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 05 14:29:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 05 14:29:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[See &quot;Hidden Empire.&quot;]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="44688613">
    <user id="1950925">
    <name><![CDATA[Steve]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Point Clare, 02, Australia]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 15:48:24 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 28 15:48:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Saga of Seven Suns]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44688613]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24533460">
    <user id="1237984">
    <name><![CDATA[Osmium]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jun 15 04:15:07 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 15 04:26:00 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I wonder why I keep reading this series. The ideas are great - really terrific - perhaps that's it.<br/><br/>But - the writing is terrible. In some instances almost kindergarten - run spot run! And at other times it's as if he's made some notes about what should happen in this bit and then submitt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24533460">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24533460]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="12378264">
    <user id="776528">
    <name><![CDATA[Dake]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Theodore, AL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 12 22:24:42 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 06 20:16:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[for the most part, this was a book that just kept the story going. i dont think there are any particularly great moments, per se, but this is still a solid book. at this point in the series, i was so drawn into the story that i couldnt NOT read the book. it was pretty good.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12378264]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="31363196">
    <user id="91430">
    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/91430-emily]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 27 14:26:17 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 22 05:31:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[About the same as the other books in the series, but I am starting to get to the point where I want to know what happens at the end of the series.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31363196]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17749347">
    <user id="840168">
    <name><![CDATA[Michel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Gent, Belgium]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Mar 14 10:40:26 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hey, aangenaam verrast. <br/><br/>Twee (en een halve) nieuwe soort aliens, en zowaar diepgang in de personages!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17749347]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="16073090">
    <user id="932565">
    <name><![CDATA[Cliff]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Provo, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 22 06:46:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 22 06:46:58 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Best Sci Fi Series Ever.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16073090]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="79134926">
    <user id="2639366">
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 27 13:00:56 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
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