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  <title><![CDATA[Tracing the Shadow (Alchymist's Legacy, #1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Sarah Ash&amp;#8217;s acclaimed trilogy, the Tears of Artamon, was a stunning blend of sorcery and intrigue, politics and breathtaking imagery. Now this gifted storyteller returns with a tale of a siege between kingdoms, and a battle between heretics and believers&amp;#8212;each with their own truths, their own lies, and their own soul-shattering discoveries waiting to be made.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Book One of the Alchymist&amp;#8217;s Legacy&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;The kingdom of Francia has purged its magi. But when a young Guerrier rescues an orphaned street waif, little does he know that she is the daughter of a magus who met his end on their pyres&amp;#8212;or that she is guarded by an aethyric spirit and driven by the name of the traitor who condemned her father to flames. With the gift of song infused within her, the child&amp;#8217;s voice will bring her before the most powerful heads of state. And she will craft herself into a weapon&amp;#8230;aimed at the heart of the man she despises. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the alchymist&amp;#8217;s apprentice whose discovery leads him into a dark partnership to a girl who will become the toast of three nations, a new magic will grant powers and ignite dangers beyond all reckoning.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A timeless tale of adventure, battle, and beauty, this dazzling story spans the realms of the human and the immortal, the schemes of the power hungry, the dreams of lovers, and the resurrection of the fallen in one magnificent epic fantasy.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Tracing the Shadow (Alchymist's Legacy, #1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sarah Ash]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A Fantasy writer that I definitely recommend. <br/>Tracing the Shadow, Sarah Ash's first book in the Alchymist's Legacy, is a fast-paced adventure with magic, romantic love (both unrequited and fulfilled), religious &amp; political intrigue, and friendships that transcend familial ties.  There are a nu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23079522">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this prequel to Tears and I loved getting to know Jagu and Celestine and their stories.  I can't wait to continue with the next book.  I also like how Sarah keeps you on your toes with her writing style, she gets better and better as she continues to write.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[You definitely need to read the Tears of Artamon before picking up this book, but once you do it's a great addition to the series. It feels like Wicked does to The Wizard of Oz - you get to see another side of all of the events, learn more about a few of the characters, and meet some new ones. The b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29667186">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book skipped around so much that I can't possibly give it a glowing review, but I think I will be getting the second in the series, just to see what happened. The plot was pretty original, though there was a lot of influence on the French Inquisition and medieval times. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another failed-to-engage book. It has all the hallmarks of a typical fantasy plot, and I wanted to like it, but I wasn't sucked in after a handful of chapters. Life's too short to plod through books you don't really want to read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good.  But I've definitely OD'ed on fantasy for the time being, so I'm not sure I'm objective.  I'll likely pick up her earlier books a little later this year....<br/><br/>Fans of Guy Gavriel Kay would like this, I think.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was going to be another mediocre cliche-ridden fantasy novel, but it turned out to be fairly interesting, though not brilliant.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I would like this book, but I just didn't have time to finish it.  Perhaps in the future...]]></body>
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