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  <title><![CDATA[Bec (The Demonata, #4)]]></title>
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  <default-description>The fourth novel in this bonechilling series by Darren Shan, author of the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series, will keep readers turning page after horrifying page. &lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warrior companions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help. An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will help her solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has a steep price...</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2006</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Bec (The Demonata, #4)</original-title>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bec <br/>By Darren Shan <br/>256 pages. United States. <br/>Little Brown &amp; Co. $16.99 <br/>ISBN: 0316013897 <br/>(12 &amp; up) <br/><br/>Are you ready to get mentally challenged? Not really, but this book will totally give you the worst nightmare. From Demons, to Druids then to human. This book t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45612430">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>Bec</u>, by Darren Shan is a book from the Demonata series and possesses a setting placed in ancient times.  It wasn't exactly that great, but it helped the plot of the Demonata series develop by introducing more background information about Lord Loss.  They probably introduced Bec in order to show how ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68345432">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>The “world is going to end” thing</u><br/><br/>Let’s hit the history books, we’re driving to the past. Kings rule and neighbors fight each other until “Fomorii,” demons, attack and they find themselves asking one another for aid. Can you imagine seeing huge giants running up to your city a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43565712">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What makes the Demonata books so interesting is you never know what's going to happen. The series doesn't go in chronological order, and each book has one of three main characters, so it skips around. This book is a first for Darren Shan. There's a girl as the main character--and it takes place in a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47748422">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 21 08:11:22 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've loved Darren Shan since 8th grade. I started with his vampire series, Cirque Du Freak. And when he came out with a new series, Demonata, I jumped on the bus (isn't that a strange expression?). I own the 1st and 2nd and I skipped the 3rd, but thats okay because this is one of those series that y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40588180">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This fourth book in this incredible series has got to be my favorite so far. It touches on tragic and while you get all the gore that the other books by Darren have you also get that touching sorrowful bit as well. I can tell you that you will love this one. It doesn't have nearly as much gore as th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44091610">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bec, brought a change of pace to the series in a way that I did not expect. Used to reading the series from a male perspective it was interesting to read it from the perspective of a teenage girl, who not only has as much to deal with as the males of the stories but also living in medieval times, wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70130245">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 4th book of this demonata series. This is a flashback where it helps fill us in on what will happen in the next book with the characters and the events possibly. IN this book, Bec is a woman who is stuck in the old religions along with her tribe trying to maintain their beliefs whereas o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59324400">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75300879">
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was about a child named Bec who struggles with self identity. She goes through a journey and risks everything in order to find her origins. <br/>It is a simple read, and it contains a lot of fantastic events. Even though i have developed a interest in realistic books, i still like this bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75300879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bec (The Demonata, Book 4)<br/>by Darren Shan<br/>Little, Brown Young Readers<br/>ISBN: 0316013897<br/><br/> One leg, five arms, disgusting skin, poisonous saliva, and any one part of a normal creature mushed together to create a monster, or a demon,that will send you running for the hills. In ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48841766">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 4th book of the Demonata series by Darren Shan. As I started to read on it seems to get less interesting throughout the series. The author didn't really capture the reader's addiction like how he amazingly did with the Cirque Du Freak series. This book is about a demon name Fomorii invad...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35734445">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one didn't catch my attention as easily as the others.  I did like seeing the very first chess board and Lord Loss first taking notice of the game. I also enjoyed Bec's relationship with Bran.  I'm hoping to at least hear of Bran again in later books.  There was definitely something special in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59573053">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I suppose I should fore warn readers that this review is only for those who've read the book or do not care about important plot points and perhaps the ending being revealed.  The fourth book in the Demonata series Shan again introduces a whole cast of new characters to get to know and try to rememb...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47442952">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[2nd QUARTER<br/>Siti Hajar Mohd. Khairi 901<br/><br/>Bec<br/>By Darren Shan<br/>256 pages. United States.<br/>Little Brown &amp; Co. $16.99<br/>ISBN: 0316013897<br/>(12 &amp; up)<br/><br/>In our world, ghosts are only known through stories or graphic films. In Bec's world, they are a reality. They...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42574311">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[   Who is Bec? Bec is a young priest who grew up wondering what her place was in the world. The village she lives in is constantly being attacked by demons, which everyone calls Formorii. One day a boy named Bran runs into the village shouting “Run fast”, indicating the people should follow him....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38579423">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book four in the Demonata series.<br/><br/>Bec is an orphan who wonders about her true heritage and her mysterious dreams.  As the years pass, she feels ever more powerful magic flowing through her.  <br/><br/>Her people are at war with flesh-eating demons under the control of the Demon Lords.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25835173">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Randstostipher &quot;tallnlankyrn&quot; Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>Bec has never led a normal life, or was never given the chance to. Born only remembering her mother and how she passed away, Bec was saved by a village's priestess who urged the village leaders to let her live...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23962603">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this to be a great book; needless to say- it's written by Darren Shan(one of my favorite authors).  Bec is the fourth book in the Demonata series and it's the first one written from the point of a female protagonist.  The other major difference between Bec and Darren Shan's previous books in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12625747">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For those who don’t know, Darren Shan is the famous writer of the Cirque du Freak series, which is one my all-time-favorite books. A compelling plot, interesting characters, and more. <br/><br/>The Demonata series, on the other hand, is just as good and thrilling, but what’s not so great is th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12513961">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I find reviewing the Shan books difficult because its hard to not talk spoilers. So please forgive the vagueness of my review...I don't want to spoil anything for you!<br/><br/>Another great book but more sadness in this one. More of a prequel it takes place around the time Christianity is develop...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65100890">more...</a>]]></body>
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