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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book! What started out as several chapters with characters who seemed to have nothing in common came together perfectly in a storyline that kept me interested, entertained and kept me in suspense!  Rarely does a book offer so many unexpected twists and turns - particularly a sci-fi book. B...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41823412">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Once again I have read a Greg Bear book and tried desperately to like it. The premise of his books is always intriguing but then I get looped up in the scientific technology aspect. Read the whole thing because once again I was interested in the personal connections between characters(What would hap...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39602287">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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