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    <body><![CDATA[I started this not realizing it was part of a series, but I can now see why. There's too much to fit in one book. It's a really involved &amp; detailed story of a nation struggling under the impending invasion of a 'Big Bad' that apparently has been building for the better part of 50 years. I'm almost f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21601494">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good action book!  Kind of predictable until the end.  And not really a special setting for fantasy books, but there was more than one big battle, and that makes me happy.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My Review here:<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://dragonsheroesandwizards.blogspot.com/2008/10/fortress-draconis-dragoncrown-war-cycle.html">Full Review</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I always enjoy this author's fantasy works.  This entire series is worth the read.]]></body>
    
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