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    <body><![CDATA[The end of this book marks a very definite pause in the action of the previous three.  It completes the first full story arc, but of course paves the way for the next novels to come.<br/><br/>I am increasingly finding it difficult to talk about these books without spoiling them for others.  The bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76615368">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am still enjoying this series and am going to order the next.  In this one enemies unite to face a greater threat.  Will and Evelyn both grow.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Full review:<br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/04/rangers-apprentice-battle-for-skandia.html" title="http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/04/rangers-apprentice-battle-for-skandia.html">http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/04/range...</a><br/><br/>I really like the Ranger's Apprentice series.  This 4th book - The Battle for Skandia - did not disappoint.<br/>Will, Horace, Evanlyn and Halt all maintained their character strengths as I described in Book 1, Book 2 and Bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50337539">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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