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  <title><![CDATA[Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)]]></title>
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  <default-description>Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, had joined a dangerous mission to recover the stolen Orb that supposedly protected the West from the evil God Torak. And somehow, she found herself feeling quite tender for Garion, the innocent farm boy, who would be forced into the strange tower in the center of all evil to retrieve the Orb by himself.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1983</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #3)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[a comfort read: predictable, but entertaining]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 03 19:32:46 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 03 20:05:11 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Somewhere in the middle of book three is when I start to wonder: does anyone out there actually read a standard heroic journey myth with most of their attention on the main character? After all, one knows exactly what's in store for Garion. It's hardly a spoiler if I tell you he's going to tromp in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7234576">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54642350">
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 01 17:25:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 01 17:26:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>3</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I’ve nothing bad to say about this book; I just didn’t feel like continuing. The narrator has been annoying me ever since I started listening to Pawn of Prophecy and once Ce’Nedra stayed at Prolgu and I had to listen to Relg ranting at Garion, rather than Ce’Nedra and Garion squabbling, I fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54642350">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62272701">
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    <rating>2</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People struggling to get through The Belgariad]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 05 19:06:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 07 20:07:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the weakest of the Belgariad books so far. Most of the book seemed like a rambling Dungeons and Dragons game filled with random encounters and new, made-up monsters described on the spot and forgotten about just as quickly. There was a smattering of character development, the introduction o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62272701">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73384945">
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 04 03:03:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 08 08:53:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Endings was my first foray into High Fantasy which would probably explain why none of the clichés riled me. I’ve now read plenty of stories about nameless orphans etc who turn out to be the missing bloodline to the throne who then go on to battle unimaginable (except that of many a fantasy writer...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73384945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47931198">
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    <name><![CDATA[Holly]]></name>
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 01 16:22:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 14:45:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Once more I feel the need to ask, &quot;Is Garion an idiot? How can he <em>possibly</em> have no clue about who he is and what his mission will be?&quot; I mean, for goodness' sake. That's my only real complaint, though. Also, since Eddings doesn't really do emotions <em>at all</em>, I got kind of irritated with Ce'N...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47931198">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59696999">
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    <name><![CDATA[Hannah]]></name>
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 14 22:55:33 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 14 22:56:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If possible, even better than the first two books in the series. Things are speeding up, now that Garion's gotten past the initial shock and denial, and it's fascinating as the party of travellers grow to include some more crucial (and extremely fun) new characters. The only downside is Ce'Nedra, wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59696999">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74806295">
  <user id="2091285">
    <name><![CDATA[Maria]]></name>
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 17 04:26:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 03:17:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Third book now, and we're finally getting to the crux of the quest, the object has been discovered and the journey is over. Or so you would think. However, Garion still has to fulfil his elusive destiny, and the prophecy has to reach its end. Love this series, so easy to read, and it so easily wraps...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74806295">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51643825">
  <user id="880217">
    <name><![CDATA[Melinda]]></name>
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    <rating>1</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Apr 05 20:42:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 05 20:44:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hated these first three books but pressed on, thinking they might improve.  Nope.  I did not read beyond this point.  Well-written, yes.  Interesting scenery and situations.  I did not like the people and gradually lost all sympathy for them.  They never seem to grow up!]]></body>
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    <review id="23049906">
  <user id="1178504">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue May 27 10:04:53 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 27 13:55:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the Bellgraid and the Malloreon about 10 years ago now, so my memory isn't up to a synopsis of the series or anything, but I did highly enjoy them then, they still grace my shelves now, and I hope to reread them in the near future.<br/><br/>These books are great for the reader that enjoys f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23049906">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47672730">
  <user id="2077860">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Durham, NC]]></location>        
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 04:25:53 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 04:26:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My parents bought the Belgariad, used, held together by a series of rubber bands, for me to read during our trip to Australia that year. Read the whole quintet and had to pick up another book (Eye of the World) while we were down there.]]></body>
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    <review id="66750828">
  <user id="1229405">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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    <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 09 11:23:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 09 11:31:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[See my review under the compendium, The Belgariad. Further, Books 1-3 barely contain a cohesive plot; Book 3 very self-conciously does not stand alone. Only the money-grubbing publisher would have ever sent these volumes out separately.]]></body>
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    <review id="7681270">
  <user id="419381">
    <name><![CDATA[Julie]]></name>
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 13 16:28:25 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 13 16:32:36 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book opens with a glimpse into the vastness of the universe Eddings has created here. Mythology sets the tone of this story and adds a vast perspective to the doings of these characters. The reader meets a young, unassuming boy named Garion, who has no idea of his destiny, although Eddings taste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7681270">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="71917172">
  <user id="315903">
    <name><![CDATA[kaoyler]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 20 16:10:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 20 16:11:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Third in the Belgarion series.  Garion has finally accepted he is a wizard and must learn to control his power.  The secondary characters get a chance to develop here, and I really came to love Silk.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="60766380">
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    <name><![CDATA[Tracy]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The third in the series.  In general I give the series as a whole 5 stars.  Admittedly, the first two books are a little weaker than the whole, but this book starts to take the series to another level.]]></body>
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    <review id="50109459">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 22 17:29:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 22 17:50:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is the fantasy I recommend for people who don't like fantasy.  I particularly like that the characters change over time, something which happens too rarely in most high fantasy.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="70374554">
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, the story-telling moves along, but not much of importance happens...am anxious to have the hero begin his magical training already...hopefully the next in the series will move forward.]]></body>
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    <review id="60335829">
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 19 14:45:33 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 19 14:45:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite fantasy series of all time. I remember absolutely loving Silk and Belgarath, and of course Polgara. It's one I need to re-read sometime, I hardly remember much of it.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 10 05:24:53 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 27 18:17:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 10 05:24:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Belgariad series was my entry into the fantasy genre when I was a teenager.  Whilst I have read other, more complex and more adult fantasy novels, I still enjoy this series even though I'm the first to admit it's incredibly safe and quite formulaic.  Good humour, pleasant characters and an easy ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50662061">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Mar 30 19:27:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 30 19:30:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Story gets a little muddled at this point, but it is to be expected seeing as it is the middle of the series. Enjoyable all the same.]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Carrie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 21 22:58:10 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 22:58:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Generic fantasy, but the author really defines each character and the dialogue is very engaging and funny. Whole series is good.]]></body>
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