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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't tagged this as trashy, but it kind of is - pregnant princess with magical bardic powers tramping the land with the father of her child bickering all the way.  Coz her brother the king wants to execute her except he really doesn't.  <br/><br/>She's one of those heroines that, despite every ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59380477">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Welcome to a world where traveling musicians control the elements and a pregnant princess and her baby's father flee their king's wrath, bickering all the way. Some of the reviewers on here have described this book as little more than a trashy romance and I really can't argue with that. I'm also not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53693936">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this isn’t a literary masterpiece, it is an intriguing read. I find Tanya Huff’s language and writing style a little too modern for fantasy based books, especially since they are based in more historic time periods, but I do think she has an innovative look on life in this Bard’s world. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30291623">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is one of the very few that delves into the problems a pregnant woman would have as an adventurer in a fantasy realm. It is a great read, the world is original and interesting and I would highly recommend it. Even if you find pregnancy as creepy as I do...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved these books. If you're going to read them, keep a very very open mind on sexual relationships. She blurs the lines between hetero-, homo-, and bisexuality. There is also a hint of incest. Like I said, keep a very very open mind.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantasy. I like Tanya Huff, but I didn't realize this was high fantasy when I ordered it from the library. I gave it a try because I don't have anything against fantasy, but this wasn't my thing -- Pjerin's got dark violet eyes? really? -- and every time I felt like I'd found a toe-hold the characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41453373">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book was better than i thought it would be. which isn't saying a lot. but it didn't suck and i appreciated that.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sing the Four Quarters (Daw Book Collectors) by Tanya Huff (1994)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[These were neat books.<br/><br/>The best thing about them, in my mind, was that in Tanya Huff's universe there are no taboos on sexuality. It just isn't an issue. All pairings (of consenting age) are taken as a matter of course.<br/><br/>Also, I believe there was one line that sent me into hyste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2050316">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is actually the only one of this Bard series that I've read.  I have trouble with the elemental fairie sprite things that keep following the bards around.  Too much like cartoons or talking animals.  <br/>But, Tadeus the gay blind bard?  Completely rocks.  And I told Tanya Huff so, in a moment...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1696344">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've actually read this one several times. It's a good story with decent characterization. I like the world it's set in, and I love how women and men in that world are completely equal, and no one ever acts as if that's new or cool. It's just how it is.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really likeable characters.  I love a book that has interesting romantic relationships and challenges our assumptions of what is the &quot;norm&quot; not by loud proclaiming but by letting the norm be something else with little fanfare.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I absolutely loved this book when I read it. It was so much better than what I had been reading. I think it is the best in other realm fantasy. This was a well written book. The plot was great. The characters were believable.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lovely trashy fantasy book, but in that good way... the comforting kind. The main character does have a bit of a generic tough headstrong girl thing going on, but it's not bad in any way. Enjoyable for a cold miserable rainy day read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Entertaining fantasy, in a quiet, low-key way. Huff is a very capable writer and tells a good story. One or two really interesting characters (Vree), and the fun of unraveling complicated relationships.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Tanya Huff as a writer, but this book didn't hit me the same way her other ones did. One thing I will say is the ending was really good, the build up, the changes in the heroine, and the grand finally.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read this entire series of books. The plot lines are pretty straightforward, but she is a genius at including gender bend/sexual orienation/choices as a natural and normal part of life. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book(s) was great. The only thing I wasn't thrilled about was that the two stories didn't have any of the same characters. Otherwise I loved it.]]></body>
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