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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[All of the elements of a good fantasy novel are here: a post-apocalyptic society; a fantastic traveling circus; a world in peril; a quest; a cruel villain; a love plot. And written by one of the best writers around. Why, then, does the whole thing fall flatter than a pancake? <br/><br/>Perhaps bec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40345581">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Margaret Mahy. Her book The Changeover is one of my all-time favorites. So I was excited to see a new fantasy by her.  However, it is not a very good fantasy - it tries to hard to have a fantasy tone. And boy, is it overwritten.<br/>Garland Maddigan travels with her family's circus, called M...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17191553">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read almost exclusively YA Fiction, but this book was too young for me. (I only read the first third or so.) The writing bends over backwards to expose every aspect of the story and characters, leaving no surprises, suspense, or room for imagination. I suppose it would be a good read-aloud tale fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41325849">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[In a post-apocalyptic future, the traveling circus, Maddigan’s Fantasia, travels around a country where people struggle to bring civilization back from ruin.  Ferdy Maddigan and the rest of his family/troupe are charged with bringing a new solar converter back to the city of Solis.  But complicati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28015038">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The BEST book I've ever read, I really wish she'd write a sequel but no such luck..]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Actually, I did not read this one; I could NOT get into it at all...so I stopped trying.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[might attempt to read later.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[weird... but sorta cool. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this boook!!!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Complex with lots of elements and events.  The ending is not explained very well nor are some of the elements tied up but a good adventure overall]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When twelve-year-old Garland Maddigan asks Timon and Eden where they have <p>come from, she is overwhelmed by their answer: the future.<p><p>In a post-apocalyptic time, Garland's family's traveling circus troop, <p>Maddigan's Fantasia, leaves the city of Solis once a year to perform and <p>earn a living. However, this year Solis has given the Fantasia the crucial <p>task of obtaining a new solar converter, the only power source in Solis, <p>because the old one is failing. <p><p>Misfortune finds the Fantasia in their travels, and Garland's father dies <p>in an attack by Road Rats. Then suddenly two mysterious boys, Timon and <p>Eden, appear with their baby sister, claiming to be from the future -- a <p>world in which the Fantasia has failed in its mission and the evil Nennog <p>has taken power. The boys have come to help the Fantasia, but danger has <p>followed them across time. Can the Fantasia protect Timon and Eden, and <p>succeed in their quest to save their world? <p><p>Internationally renowned author Margaret Mahy spins a vivid tale of time <p>travel, adventure, and magic that no reader will soon forget.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't get this book. It was like reading a Anime cartoon from Japan where the English is all weird and there are cultural references that make no sense, and the plot is really distorted and overwritten, and the characters are obtuse and shallow. Kind of like that. I was sick when I read this, and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20986403">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;It was okay&quot; pretty much sums it up, though a middle grade reader would probably really enjoy this book. It started getting tedious and I found myself skimming even through the &quot;exciting&quot; parts. I was happy when the trudging was finally over.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was a good book, but started to drag a little towards the middle and ending.  I don't know if it was the book or if I was just burned out, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and say it was me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[just did not pull me in and I had a lot of other books on my mental too read list so I turned it back into the library- i might try it again later]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this book's really good from now on im putting the others on 4stars unless there this good.Im sorry if you don't agree.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good!I read it twice in a row!]]></body>
    
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