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  <title><![CDATA[Orcs]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0316033707]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780316033701]]></isbn13>
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  <best_book_id type="integer">1037549</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">2</books_count>
  <default_description>Collects Bodyguard of Lightning (1999), Legion of Thunder (1999), Warriors of the Tempest (2000) and The Taking (2000) in one volume.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">1</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Orcs: The Omnibus Edition</original_title>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[2.96]]></average_rating>
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        <author id="58325">
      <name><![CDATA[Stan Nicholls]]></name>
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    <review id="24585166">
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    <name><![CDATA[Alfonso]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>4</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[To those I hate!]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Karen and Mr. Greg.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 15 20:37:18 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 08 21:00:58 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finally finish the daunting/masochistic task of reading the 745 pages of crap that this book containsâ€¦ now as promised my review:<br/><br/>Look Iâ€™ve read crap in my lifeâ€¦ but this was just ridiculousâ€¦ if you ever played one of those random RPG games for the Game Boy back in the early 90â...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24585166">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17845183">
    <user id="991277">
    <name><![CDATA[Marc]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 15 23:09:38 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 15 23:10:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book with a neat twist, the main characters are the Orcs who in most other Fantasy novels are the cannon fodder.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17845183]]></url>
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    <review id="33163418">
    <user id="726844">
    <name><![CDATA[D_Davis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lynnwood, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 18 07:25:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 20 07:19:12 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm giving up on Orcs. While it was kind of fun and silly, it's also really pointless and somewhat embarrassing. There are just far too many other, better, much better, books I could be spending my time reading - and I'd feel much better about myself and about how I choose to spend my time.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33163418">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="34171430">
    <user id="1577604">
    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hillsborough, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Due to some explicit content, no children.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 29 20:10:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 29 20:20:59 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Although the plot is nothing that hasn't been done before, yes it's the cookie cutter &quot;need to find object/objects of power before evil lord/queen can use them to destroy the world&quot;, but the aspect it was told from sets it apart from the rest. Most, if not all, fantasy saga's that have to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34171430">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34171430]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39725692">
    <user id="1712922">
    <name><![CDATA[Richard]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Janesville, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 09 16:20:22 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 08:33:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has a bit of a cookie cutter story to it (in terms of typical fantasy), but I like the idea of telling the story from the Orcs perspective.  If your into fantasy you will know that Orcs are a much maligned race and are cast as a wicked warrior race controlled by others (most famously by To...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39725692">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39725692]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="50758428">
    <user id="2171047">
    <name><![CDATA[Benjamin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Springfield, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 28 18:32:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 28 18:33:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Was very fun right till the end...  felt rushed &amp; like he was on a tight deadline.  I hate that.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50758428]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="46564020">
    <user id="202081">
    <name><![CDATA[Rick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bethlehem, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 16:14:28 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 04 06:15:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was such a fun book. Nicholls takes the fantasy kicking boy villian, the orc, and tells a tale from his viewpoint. The heroes are the orcs of the warband Wolverines, and some of the main villians? The humans who are aggressively colonizing the orc's homeland and destroying the environment. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46564020">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46564020]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="38732336">
    <user id="1509695">
    <name><![CDATA[Reeva]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 26 19:56:55 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 09 18:10:08 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This trilogy had a lot of potential â€“ a fantasy epic told from the perspective of a race of creatures often maligned in the literature. I usually love this twist on the standard canon (my favorite is probably Wicked by Gregory Maguire), but this one left my very disappointed. It started strong eno...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38732336">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38732336]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="48606485">
    <user id="2107298">
    <name><![CDATA[Colton]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[West Hartford, CT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 08 11:43:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 08 11:43:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Simply put, the best fanstasy book I have ever read.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48606485]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24044233">
    <user id="1224279">
    <name><![CDATA[Danielle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Southampton, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 09 02:55:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 26 12:30:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I actually enjoyed this book more than i expected to, but i was a little let down by the story behind Jennesta and her sisters - not what i expected, but i thought they'd have a bigger role.<br/><br/>Stryke was so obviously Thrall from Warcraft through ;)]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24044233]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39927319">
    <user id="1479477">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeff]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1479477-jeff]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 11 22:57:15 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 22:59:03 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[An interesting fantasy story from the point of view of the Orcs. Filled with bloody battles and questing to uncover the secrets of the world. FUN!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39927319]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="77587862">
    <user id="2037941">
    <name><![CDATA[Pamela]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 12 15:45:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 12 15:52:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am almost embarrassed to put this on my list.  I did start reading it.  I got almost halfway through by sheer perseverance.  Then, I found myself flipping to the end of the tedious fight scenes to see what happened next. Then I realized that about every second or third page, the characters did som...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77587862">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77587862]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="44699179">
    <user id="1339694">
    <name><![CDATA[Adam]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1339694-adam]]></url>
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>true</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Fucking No One]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 17:24:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 28 17:25:22 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Wow.  Just wow.  I picked this up hardback for four bucks and I'm glad I didn't pay any more for it.  Now I want my time back.  I don't think I would have read the whole thing had I not been on a plane with nothing else in my bag.  Reading the entire thing wasn't miserable in and of itself, but the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44699179">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44699179]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43470182">
    <user id="1786511">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 11:04:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 18 11:05:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good story-telling pure and simple. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43470182]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36863548">
    <user id="240865">
    <name><![CDATA[Ratiocination]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 03 18:30:12 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 03 18:45:15 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interested me enough to keep reading through it, but I can't say a whole lot more for it than that. Telling a story from the orcs' point of view is the kind of idea that everyone who has thinks they're the first one to come up with, though that aspect was carried off pretty credibly here. The orcs w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36863548">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36863548]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36308947">
    <user id="969368">
    <name><![CDATA[Snicks]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indianapolis, IN]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Bored fantasy readers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 27 10:28:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 24 06:31:16 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This trilogy struck me that a DM ran this world, then he decided to publish his player's experiences. I thought it would be a good introductory book for kids who are trying to get an idea of every crazy plot that would be addressed in a RPG, but the sexual connotations and violence would not be good...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36308947">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36308947]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="34596538">
    <user id="1058994">
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Eugene, OR]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 05 15:16:26 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 24 15:04:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[     I was initially excited about this trilogy as it purported to tell a fantasy tale from the Orc's point of view. The premise is very good, actually: orcs were once free and living in a land of magic with elves, trolls, and dwarves. Then men started to come as colonizers; orcs were enslaved as so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34596538">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34596538]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="21082622">
    <user id="1120058">
    <name><![CDATA[Tom]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[High fantasy fans only]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 27 05:30:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 27 05:33:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What is fantasyâ€™s obsession with Race?<br/><br/>In the real world racism is a terrible thing, and often only touched upon in drama to either 1) showcase the difference between wrong and right, 2) make the drama edgy or 3) to give the story a real world context.<br/><br/>But for a long time now...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21082622">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 10 02:10:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 10 02:10:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was fast to read and there were some great inserts of vocabularly which made me pull out the old dictionary. I appreciated that. <br/><br/>As far as a fantasy novel goes it was too well orchestrated, simple, and iwthout much characterization. The plot pushed forth all the action and a lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74052754">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Thomas]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 21:39:33 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 20 22:11:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Orcs does something not many novels do, which is to take the natural villian and take a close look at motives and reasonings behind what and who they are.  Now it's not too close a look, but it's interesting.<br/><br/>I didn't know much about this author or his writing style prior to picking up th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43208727">more...</a>]]></body>
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