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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Westmark</em> is the first book in the three books series (It goes in this order, <em>Westmark</em>, <em>The Kestral</em>, and <em>The Beggar Queen</em>).<br/>I loved the entire series and HIGHLY recommend them to anyone who loves a good fantasy, adventure and a sprinkle of romance!  :)<br/>Here's a brief synopsis:<br/><br/>A ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6433949">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8924.Lloyd_Alexander" title="Lloyd Alexander">Lloyd Alexander</a> is one of a handful of authors who had a hand in forming who I am today. At the beginning of sixth grade my teacher pulled out <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18512.The_Return_of_the_King_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Part_3_" title="The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3) by J.R.R. Tolkien">The Book of Three</a>, the first in Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, and began reading. He did all the voices, from opinionated Eilonwy to noble Gwydion to hum...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67424423">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A smart, fast-paced YA fantasy. Two things really impress me about this book. First, the sheer economy of language with which Alexander makes a large cast of characters vivid and keeps the plot moving. This book accomplishes more in ~185 pages than many a doorstopper fantasy accomplishes in twice th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45868891">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Theo, by occupation, was a devil.&quot;<br/><br/>But not for long.  Soon, the well-meaning young man finds himself wanted for attempted murder and travelling with a fraudulent &quot;magician&quot; and his dwarf coachman.  An unfortunate but talented girl called Mickle joins the trio, but the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57796031">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the Prydain series at least 4 or 5 times as a kid, but have been fearful to reread them because I've found Lloyd kind of simple as an adult.  I found this in an old box of my books I cleaned up from my parents' house.  I never read the series and am enjoying it so far.  It has the old-fashion...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48658829">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In my continuing quest to hide from real life, I've been buying our libraries old copies of books for $.25 and reading them. I usually buy young adult titles since they are the easiest and safest escapist fantasy. This book got three stars because it raised some difficult questions and had a couple ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55890857">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[	<em>Westmark</em> starts with one of the best lines I’ve read in quite a while:  “Theo, by occupation, was a devil.”  On the next page, concluding the description of our hero, are the two sentences, “As for Theo, he loved virtue, despised injustice, and was always slightly hungry.  Apart from that, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15320402">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a wonderful book! I read it in one day and enjoyed it very, very much.<br/><br/>The characters are very well created, very well thought through and are always true to their characterisations. The world isn't overly fantastic and makes you feel at home very quickly. There are no long passages ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69655982">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series was ok, but hard for me to finish. There is a lot about politic put in a way for children to understand. Deals with characters dealing with the choices of monarchy vs democracy and revolution. Found it to be a bit slow building and the characters weren't as gripping as the ones in his pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39621182">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved it!  At first, when I picked up the book, I thought it would be draggy and boring, but Alexander picked up the pace pretty fast.  The plot is amazingly original, and I like how he mixed fantasy with 18th century technology.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Westmark is a more adult adventure than the Chronicles of Prydain, and his highly enjoyable. If you enjoyed Prydain, then you will more than likely enjoy this. I recommend it, and it should be suitable for slightly older children and up.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am a big fan of Lloyd Alexander; I first started reading him in middle school and have been addicted ever since. His Westmark series (<em>Westmark<em>, <em>The Kestrel<em>, and <em>The Beggar Queen<em>) is his best series, as far as I'm concerned. Generally he writes fantasy, but the Westmark series, though it is based i...</em></em></em></em></em></em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14939109">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[First of a trilogy. Excellent character development and exploration. Good plot twists. Not as good as the Chronicles of Pyridian, but near to it. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really 3 1/2 stars. Good start to a three book series. Themes of tyranny, revolution, and when to use violence. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the few books by Alexander that doesn't sound like all his other books! But this one is good. Very good, indeed.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved these as a kid/ young teen. Haven't read them in years.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm going to read this to Sophia, a good adventure.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun, Fun, Fun.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[More pre-teen fantasy lit that sort of gets mentioned in the same breath as Madeleine L'Engle though not as good. This is just clever and readable enough to transcend a really stock plot in which the scruffy little girl from the marketplace turns out to be a kidnapped princess who has forgotten her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23025221">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick two hour read, just perfect for what I was looking for (a quick, fun read).  It's definitely at a elementary/middle school level, but it was fun nonetheless.  I read the two sequals as well, which were just as good.  It was fairly reminiscint of Les Miserables and/or Illusion, well,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4572664">more...</a>]]></body>
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