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  <title><![CDATA[Sons of Avalon: Merlin's Prophecy]]></title>
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  <default_description>Chaos ensues as Rome abandons Britain, leaving native Britons alone to defend their shores from the growing Saxon invasion. 

Set in 5th Century Britain, this retelling of the traditional legends of Merlin, King Arthur, and Avalon, blends a mixture of historical fact with Arthurian fantasy. Refreshingly innovative, the tale spans the mysterious birth of Merlin, climaxing with the conception of Arthur, the legendary future king of Britain.

A young Merlin advises three High Kings: to fight through the bedlam, fight for the right to rule, fight to save the future treasure of Britain! 

Interlacing love, revenge, mystery and murder, with a dash of humor, this coming of age adventure is a guide through the shrouded tales that embrace the Sons of Avalon.

For more fun with SOA visit: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/16225.Fans_of_Sons_Of_Avalon_Dee_Marie_
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http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/8256.Sons_of_Avalon</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">8</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">2</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Sons of Avalon: Merlin's Prophecy</original_title>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.62]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dee Marie]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those who wish to fall in-love once more with the Arthurian Legends.]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 27 08:34:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[It somehow feels iniquitous to post this review. Yet, as egotistical as it may seem, I loved reading the first book in my &quot;Sons of Avalon&quot; series, as much as I enjoyed writing it. In the novel's final draft alone, I read it from cover-to-cover over fifty times. I even went so far as to hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31323848">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 23 09:26:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 17 19:06:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is truly amazing! The dialogue is dramatic, the plot is complex, and the story is so memorable! Dee is so talented. She has such a beautiful writing style; the prose is pretty and flows nicely through the book. She uses such vivid and clear description; I felt as though her well-painted sc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53715381">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37966051">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 17 12:28:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 13:04:55 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great story.  It is full of adventure, magic and humor.  It is very different from other Merlin stories I have read and held my interest.  It was a hard book to put down, and I took it with me everywhere I went until I finished it. I found it easy to read and the plot easy to follow. I cou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37966051">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46579468">
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 18:39:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have long been a reader of the folklore of my native England, and the Arthurian legends hold  a special place in my heart, so it is always intriguing to find a different take on the birth of those legends.<br/><br/>The Sons of Avalon: Merlin's Prophecy, is a highly entertaining story, one that i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46579468">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31445707">
    <user id="958573">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 28 12:23:33 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 06 18:30:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a beautifully written book, about Merlin and how he placed his legacy in Britian.  The way the characters were developed and the way the scenery was played out was beautifully done.  I have not read any books about this time period and I found that the time that this book takes place to be ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31445707">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43969483">
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 22 14:08:29 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>I have always been enamored with the Arthurian legends. <br/><br/>I have read many of the books that have been published on the subject. The one thing that I have a problem with is that the legend changes according to each historian/author...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43969483">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39649112">
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 18:55:42 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 15:43:21 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's pretty good though I wish I had gotten a chance to learn a bit more about Merlin's childhood. Of course, I didn't do all the research and according to this book, his childhood was rather short. :)<br/><br/>I really liked that although there were a lot of characters, I was still able to keep a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39649112">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41092390">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 28 10:32:48 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 10 13:23:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[After witnessing a tree shattering lightening strike, Arden and Enid hear the cries of a newborn child emerging from the tree’s scorched remains.  The elderly couple take the helpless child to raise him as their own.  Guarded by the ever watchful eye from a high above hawk, the boy receives the fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41092390">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41473196">
    <user id="1632400">
    <name><![CDATA[Carole]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 01:04:09 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 09 00:00:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Carole Sutton's Review of Sons of Avalon, Merlin’s Prophecy<br/><br/>I have never been a follower of Arthurian legends and folklore, but this book intrigued me. For a start, I loved the story of its conception, Merlin whispering to the author in the night to write his story, what a wonderful lit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41473196">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39642831">
    <user id="1562338">
    <name><![CDATA[Olivia]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[EVERYone in the world, adults and young adults alike, people who like Arthurian novels]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Dee Marie]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 17:45:52 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 31 19:32:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[	Imagine a world filled with magic and mystery, Druids and knights and ancient prophecies. Imagine Merlin, long before he tutored the fabled King Arthur, Merlin as a very young boy. Welcome to Britain. <br/>	“The earth rumbled as a lightning bolt flashed in the predawn sky splitting a giant oak a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39642831">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49645867">
    <user id="2135384">
    <name><![CDATA[Lauren]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Albuquerque, NM]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[young adults, people who enjoy the Arthurian tales.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 18 06:03:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 09 06:54:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book.  Quick, easy read with characters that were easy to relate to (although I kept imagining that they were older, hard to imagine good knights/murderous knights at tender ages).  I found Merlin's character to be a good one, though Lionel's was the most compelling to me and o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49645867">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52519304">
    <user id="2041710">
    <name><![CDATA[Elijah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mariposa, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Apr 13 11:52:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An engaging story of the wizard Merlin as a youth, struggling to unite a nascent British nation against Saxon invaders.  Character-driven with compelling descriptions of early British culture and religion, it's a welcome addition to the bookshelf of readers who love the Arthurian tales, Druids or ea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52519304">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48736533">
    <user id="1766505">
    <name><![CDATA[~Rain~ | *Al*]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 09 16:09:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 09 16:11:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book allot. . . I would have given it 4 stars but I think it was just a bit to serious and a little to old for me. I love how Dee started her series with a whole book on Merlin's childhood! I've never read much about Merlin, just Arthur. ANYWAY, it was amazing, Dee, and I can't wait for...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48736533">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49090664">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ruby&amp;hearts;]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[i'VE read it and thought it was amazing. I really liked some of the action in it. I loved it &lt;3 Sometimes, it made me cry but other then that i thought it was amazingling descripive. I liked it alot. and you should read it. ]]></body>
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    <review id="40665660">
    <user id="699324">
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    <body><![CDATA[its really intersting kool]]></body>
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    <review id="49990011">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kat]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[OMG I CANT WAIT TILL THE SECOND ONE COMES OUT!!! TOTAL CLIFF HANGER THOUGH!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a terrific book, full of many wonderful action and dramatic scenes.  It introduced me to a part of the King Arthur legend I had never known about.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Apr 18 19:14:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed learning about Merlin's birth and childhood, which is something that was sorely missing from other books dealing with Merlin.<br/><br/>The characters were complex, yet understandable. I felt, in many ways, as though I could relate to each character on some level. For me, that's an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34820699">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book. I couldn't put it down. Also, knowing that Dee Marie spent so much time doing historical research on the legend as well as spending time in Merlin's areas of England and the environ added to my love of the book.<br/><br/>I highly recommend this book as an exciting story and a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33035659">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and very much looking forward to the next. The character details are brilliant and you really get into the mind of Merlin as you read it. Highly recommended! You can read my full review at Renderosity: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStory=14079" title="http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStory=14079">http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?view...</a>]]></body>
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