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    <body><![CDATA[A sequel to Armageddon's reef, This takes a look at religious fundamentalism at an extreme. Add in super science and a malevolent alien race bent on annihilation of everything not them and you have the back drop to this series.<br/><br/>I love it myself<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as the first novel in the series. Too much political conversation, not enough action or cool inventions like the first book. Hopefully he has set the stage for a better third book.]]></body>
    
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