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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone I met who has read this series has a favorite, and it is without fail the first one they read.  I read the fifth (Being a Green Mother) first, and it is my favorite.  The first five can be read in any order, with intriguing plots interwoven through the entire set, but the sixth and seventh ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43066503">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is book four in the series and follows the incarnation of &quot;War&quot;.  I started getting a little bored with the series by this time and did not really think much of this one.  The cool thing about this series is that you meet the human who is taking over for these offices so you have real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49827778">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The various sections of this book don't relate to each other much at all.  If it weren't an outright fun read, it would get 2 stars.<br/>4/5 of the way through the book, I read most of the back cover of the book (which I almost always avoid on purpose) and got a bit upset.  Seems it's pretty much a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41359678">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my least favorite in the Incarnations of Immortality series. It's okay, but it's clear that the author doesn't like the subject matter (war) and the book suffers as a result.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Painfully bad start then leads into a decent fantasy story. One of the better ones in this series.<br/>Nice mix of fantasy elements, furthering the story in this series and debate on the nature of war and its effects.<br/><br/>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Wielding a Red Sword (Incarnations of Immortality, #4)]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the first part of the book - his history, meetin Orb, etc., but the second half was a let down. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is defintely worth reading if you're working on reading the whole series]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Science fiction/fantasy story of &quot;War/Mars.&quot; My favorite series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Skip this one, all about getting the War god laid and a bride, maybe]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book of war, Mars in this instance.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Incarnations of Immortality]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Legendary science fiction/fantasy writer Piers Anthony combines fascinating magic with a gripping struggle between good and evil in this most ambitious series. As with the series other stand-alone novels, Wielding a Red Sword depicts a mere mortal who is called to serve as a god-like incarnation. It is the thrilling story of Mym, an Indian prince who takes up the Red Sword to become Mars, the Incarnation of War. To avoid breaking his betrothal to the princess Rapture and the war that would surely result, Mym accepts the fearsome office. As Mars, he plans to keep Rapture by his side as he stops the suffering caused by Earths incessant wars. But will Myms princely training, even his abilities as a berserker, be enough to defeat Satan himself? Piers Anthony weaves together adventure, romance, and Eastern and Western mytholigies to create this charming allegory. Master narrator George Guidall delivers the elegant tale with a dignified tone and much dramatic flair.]]>
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  <date_updated>Mon May 04 18:15:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[See my review for On a Pale Horse]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember liking the first couple of the books from this series - enjoying this one now - very easy and fun read so far.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[the god of war ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny and thoughtful by turns, this series tackles questions in everything from legends to religion, as seen by beings that have been there through the centuries--sort of.  The faces may change, but the positions do not...and niether do the responsibilities.<br/><br/><br/>War has never been my fa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26879027">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually read these books years ago, but I am in the process of going through them again. ]]></body>
    
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