false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172885848m/228337.jpg 228337 2 The first book in Kate Elliott's acclaimed Jaran series-the groundbreaking story of a young woman coming of age on an alien planet...and her effect on the human race's survival. 1529707 1992 Jaran (Jaran, #1) total:134|5:59|4:54|3:14|2:6|1:1| 134 566 218 20 3 6 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 12 09:49:09 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 18 06:52:53 -0700 2009 1 3.5 stars

The only parts of this long novel that truly interested me were the brief interludes of science fiction/space opera involving Tess's brother, Charles. Otherwise, this was a rather long-winded almost romance between an ambitious educated barbarian nomad Ilya and the lost rebelli...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Tue Jul 01 14:06:27 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 14:19:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jun 16 21:54:39 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 22:06:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 16:23:36 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 16:23:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:04:44 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:06:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 19:51:43 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:54:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 08:11:06 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 08:11:56 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Dec 07 19:14:55 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 19:15:11 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Mar 25 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Apr 11 11:41:25 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 14:13:49 -0800 2008 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 06:12:55 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 08:37:57 -0800 2008
I was struck with awe during this story. It is one of the strongest fantasy novels that I have read in awhile.

I loved the nomadic culture of the Jaran,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 02 06:10:13 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 06:10:53 -0700 2007
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