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  <title><![CDATA[Child of the Dark Prophecy (Great Tree of Avalon #1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Long ago the great wizard Merlin planted the seed that would become the peaceful world of Avalon. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Now, the enchanted land is in peril, and its fate lies in the hands of three people-but only one of them is Merlin's heir who can save Avalon, while the others are destined to destroy it.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Child of the Dark Prophecy (Great Tree of Avalon #1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[T.A. Barron]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 08 20:07:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 29 14:08:07 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read one of T.A. Barron's books when I was younger, and it was one of my favorites. When I found this series, I was excited to dive right in.  That said, for some reason, it was a slow start for me.  It took me 269 pages to get into it, but once I did, I couldn't put it down.  I think I didn't rea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26714555">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35798883">
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    <name><![CDATA[Vee]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 12 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 20 16:33:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 20 16:39:36 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very well written. Barron's characters were strong and felt real (anyone else in love with Scree? XD lol). His flow was a bit slow, though, and I caught my thoughts drifting away every once in a while. Some of his creatures were a bit unbelieveable, too...I forgot the name of the one creature that k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35798883">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="30747091">
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 20 21:04:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 20 21:05:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As the legend goes in the book, the wizard Merlin planted a magical seed on a long forgotten island, and that seed sprouted a tree, which would eventually have roots stretching out so far and wide that whole civilizations are built on them, and branches which would reach up to the stars and beyond. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30747091">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71929496">
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    <name><![CDATA[Karolinde]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 20 17:57:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 20 18:00:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Basically, there is a prophecy that a child born during a year of darkness will destroy Avalon, but another child born that year, Merlin's heir can save it.  Tamwyn and Scree are adopted brothers who may be the children of prophecy.  Along with an interesting gaggle of companions, they have to stop ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71929496">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46828248">
    <user id="1442483">
    <name><![CDATA[Brianne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 18 21:13:44 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 18 21:17:28 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[T.A. Barron does an awesome twist on the Merlin story. <br/><br/>He takes a tale as old as time and makes you guess to see what happens next. Reading specifically about Merlin as the main character is awesome. And hearing more into the world of Avalon is spectacular. The creation of a new world is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46828248">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74856432">
    <user id="1045275">
    <name><![CDATA[Natasha]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 17 16:06:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 20:42:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Meh. I don't mind prophecy in books, but I don't like ones that are pretty over the top and the prophecy in this book was just that. Also, the villain was too villainy, if that makes sense to you. Also, Avalon seemed too perfect, too special. And why do only a few select people get magical powers? T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74856432">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="59931374">
    <user id="91341">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 16 14:23:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 16 14:25:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wanted to get invested in this book, but I didn't.  I think maybe if I weren't slightly frazzled with the start of Summer Reading and if maybe I already knew tons of Avalon and Merlin myths, I might be better at diving in.  After 40 pages, though, I gave up and sent it back to the stacks.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59931374">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3177020">
    <user id="69881">
    <name><![CDATA[Taylor]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Eugene, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 17 11:58:18 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 28 20:59:59 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was...I don't know...an okay story. Certainly a good and interesting idea, but I felt that the whole thing was somewhat lackluster. The only reason I kept reading it was that I got stuck nursing with nothing else in reach. <br/><br/>I'm not a huge fan of the typical fantasy genre, and that ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3177020">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62763582">
    <user id="2504271">
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  <date_updated>Thu Jul 09 07:52:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[All three of these books are amazing.  T. A. Barron is an amazin writer, and i find elements of these characters become part of my personality after reading these books a few times]]></body>
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    <review id="47702750">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 11:35:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you liked Barron's Merlin books you will probably enjoy this new title.  Familiar characters appear and the author's fondness for the environment colors the story.]]></body>
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    <review id="54401783">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kristin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dover, NH]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Apr 29 15:00:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 09 13:31:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Arthurian tales, but I'm having a hard time getting into this one.  Maybe because it's a departure from the Roman vs. Briton stories I've been drawn to in the past.  I'm going to return it to the library...maybe I'll get back to it someday.]]></body>
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    <review id="63084065">
    <user id="363294">
    <name><![CDATA[Kelsey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 08 17:29:55 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 11 16:26:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 08 17:29:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Currently listening to on tape every day during my lunch break (hate my job hate my job hate my job). It is a little silly - a lot of tripping, running into thing, etc - and the characters are fairy one-dimensional, but overall an entertaining story and good narration. I feel like the second and thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63084065">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46171214">
    <user id="2022972">
    <name><![CDATA[Hannah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Feb 12 13:32:11 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The sequel series to The Lost Years of Merlin, it tells the story of Merlin's grandchild with lots of creative creatures.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46171214]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="34146069">
    <user id="1136388">
    <name><![CDATA[Julia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 29 14:21:12 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 22 00:21:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like the book. It was okay to read, but I would not continue with the series nor re-read it. <br/><br/>The characters are plain flat. <br/>There are a couple of humerous personalities, but it seems to me that they were created only to amuse people. They felt like they were a shell withou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34146069">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69667710">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jeff]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 01 06:50:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 01 07:08:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[really liked this book, great story line an very colorful an descrptive imagery]]></body>
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    <review id="71100272">
    <user id="859988">
    <name><![CDATA[Caitlyn]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first is better than the second.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="56524487">
    <user id="2332191">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon May 18 14:43:43 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[great series!]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 14 14:07:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this to screen it for my girls...I think they'll like it.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 00:19:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't care for this second series by T.A. Barron as much as I liked The Lost Years of Merlin series, though it is a continuation in some ways of that story.   I personally feel it's more of a teen read then a childrens. Maybe that's what put me off about it since our library has it downstairs in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20948625">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 19 09:20:13 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 19 09:22:34 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[These books start fine but end badly.  Each conflict is resolved too easily with little struggle or hardship.  TAB switches between characters too often as well.  He has too many main characters and needs to stick with one more or have them travel together.  I am a fan of 1st person POV, so I'm bias...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15792446">more...</a>]]></body>
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