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  <title><![CDATA[The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast, #8)]]></title>
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  <default_description>FBI Special Agent Pendergast is taking a break from work to take Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed.  They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen.  As a favor, Pendergast agrees to track and recover the relic.  A twisting trail of bloodshed leads Pendergast and Constance to the maiden voyage of the &lt;EM&gt;Britannia&lt;/EM&gt;, the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner---and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast, #8)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lincoln Child]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Douglas Preston]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone who likes the Pendergast series]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 14 20:26:35 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 14 20:35:06 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the latest book in the &quot;Pendergast series&quot; from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.  It's their superhero FBI agent at it once again, saving lost pieces of art, relics and outwitting everyone all while making you, the reader, feel like you need to go out and start buying Hugo Boss s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7729612">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6326871">
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    <location><![CDATA[Provo, UT]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 17 09:26:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 17 09:34:59 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[After a leaving their last book soaked with uncertainty, Preston and Child return with a very disappointing conclusion.  Many a thread are left untied with the conclusion of this book.  In their past books they have treated the unknown with science and explanation, but here they delve way too deeply...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6326871">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16986068">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 04 09:31:05 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 04 09:40:26 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are two types of people who rate this book highly.  Those that have never read the rest of the Pendergast series and those whose understanding of the rest of the Pendergast series is skin deep.<br/><br/>This book is an insult to the rest of the series.  I wonder if Preston and Child just got...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16986068">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26830566">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 10 00:45:54 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 03 12:14:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love most of what these guys Douglass Preston and Lincoln Child write together. But I esecially love the story line of FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast and his &quot;ward&quot; Constance Greene.Yeah the books are a bit over the top and Agent Pendergast gets away with ALOT of stuff no Real FBI agent w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26830566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10047805">
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    <name><![CDATA[Corky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mooresville, IN]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 06 12:53:58 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 06 12:54:20 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Needing a rest from the wrath Diogenes Pendergast bestowed upon them FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast and his ward, Constance Greene, seek peace of mind at a remote Tibetan monastery. The abbot asks Agent Pendergast to recover a stolen relic, the cryptic Agozyen, which in the wrong hands, could wipe ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10047805">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73522865">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 05 11:26:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 05 11:27:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Wheel of Darkness, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child<br/><br/>Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have written another exciting, spellbinding and upsetting book, one that I didn't want to put down from the beginning to the end.  It was interesting engaging.  Special agent Pendergast of the FB...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73522865">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73090659">
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 01 08:10:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 01 08:10:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story begins as Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast and his young side-kick, Constance Greene, climb a perilous Himalayan mountain path to an ancient Tibetan monastery where the monks need some help. Their inner sanctum has been violated and a dangerous treasure has been stolen. The artefact must ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73090659">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63220878">
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    <location><![CDATA[Tulsa, OK]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 12 20:08:49 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 12 20:09:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story breaks from past Preston/Child tales in that there is no gruesome and puzzling murder in the opening scene.  The pacing is rather slow and I had to force myself to continue reading.  The chase leads to an ocean liner at which point the story felt like an episode of &quot;Murder She Wrote&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63220878">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57093940">
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    <name><![CDATA[Teresa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Waxahachie, TX]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 23 16:15:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 25 20:34:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One thousand years ago, a box was delivered to the Gsalrig Chongg monastery in Tibet. Inside the box was the Agozyen, which means &quot;Darkness&quot;. It has been safeguarded by the monks, never opened.  After his harrowing adventure and the death of his brother, FBI Agent Pendergast and his ward, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57093940">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56305788">
    <user id="578536">
    <name><![CDATA[Ty]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 16 14:03:09 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 25 08:05:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i have been a big fan of Preston &amp; Child ever since their first book together, &quot;Relic&quot;, which was a fantastic action novel.  the movie was good, but, as they say, the book was better... :)  &quot;The Wheel of Darkeness&quot;, continues with the Agent Pendergast story line started in Relic ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56305788">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6776245">
    <user id="418069">
    <name><![CDATA[Annah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dallas, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 25 11:35:40 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 03 15:03:24 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kind of like an old boyfriend who I'm tired of but keep hanging out with out of guilt.  This book had it's moments of fun, and Pendergast is always great to read about.  Problem is, he didn't really DO much in this book.  It had a really good premise, but just got lazy and ended with a fizzle.  Did ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6776245">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66221665">
    <user id="1757121">
    <name><![CDATA[Sharon]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 04 17:38:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 09 08:39:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I realized that this was the only one of Preston/Childs' Pendergast novels that I had not read, I added it immediately to my list.  Suffice to say, the only disappointment is that I will now have to wait for another one!<br/><br/>In this story, Pendergast and his ward Constance visit a Tibeta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66221665">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48491228">
    <user id="1148140">
    <name><![CDATA[Betita]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Castelo Branco, Portugal]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 07 03:22:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 07 03:22:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mais uma espectacular aventura de Aloyius Pendergast!<br/>Adorei! Foi um belo cruzeiro :)))<br/>Agora que a Constance saiu da sua &quot;toca&quot; tudo se tornou ainda melhor.<br/>Confesso que depois do desfecho do ultimo livro,quando iniciei este fiquei um pouco apreensiva, pois no inicio mostra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48491228">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26955089">
    <user id="98395">
    <name><![CDATA[Red]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Milwaukee, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Adventure fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 11 09:07:17 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 02 12:01:07 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good adventure story. Mostly set on board a cruise liner. A good introduction to the Pendergast series for me, even though it's not the first book. It was good enough that I would listen to another audio version, great mind endgager while driving.]]></body>
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    <review id="38633879">
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    <name><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 25 12:05:29 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 25 12:15:01 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love the team of Child and Preston since The Relic.  They write the only kind of horror/suspense novels I can tolerate.<br/>That novel introduced their best character, Special Agent Pendergast, who is like Sherlock Holmes and James Bond rolled into one, with a little Monk thrown in.  (Pendergast wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38633879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Erin]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 11 07:21:55 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 16 19:10:27 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I still heart Pendergast, but I don't heart supernatural thrillers aboard ocean liners.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this writing team.  The main character is Aloysius Pendergast, a larger than life character who is better than James Bond.  He is fluent in dozens of languages, is an expert in martial arts, knows all about food, wine, flying planes and helicopters.  He can pick locks and recite the scientifi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67314748">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't believe I read these books.<br/><br/>The Pendergast novels are pure popcorn, but somehow they're a notch above other popcorn thrillers.  Dan Brown's Deep Impact?  Preston and Child's are better writers than that.  Not to say this is that great, it's not.  But fun?  Yeah.<br/><br/>In this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60154659">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting addition to the series.  Pendergast and his ward Constance journey to a Buddhist monastery to renew themselves after the battle with Diogenes in the last book.  While their, the monks enlist their aid in recovering an ancient artifact that has been stolen.   The trail leads them to the m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39317940">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoy reading the Pendergaist books ever since my brother recommended them to me.  Pendergaist gives me the same kind of feeling that Homes gave me when I read Hound of the Baskervilles.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, of all the Pendergaist novels this isn't his best moment.  Not because of his o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36377665">more...</a>]]></body>
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