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    <body><![CDATA[I went to the Bookstore and got her signature this when it first came out...I have never read the book. I figured I'd just check it out at the library, but never did. She was so nice and I was shcocked that I finally got to meet one of my all time favorite authors. Still need to meet Jack Vance...Mi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80264017">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I &quot;really&quot; liked this book. I suppose that falls just short of I &quot;love&quot; this book so, 4 stars instead of 5. I have the rest of the series on my shelf and am still meaning to get to it. <br/><br/><br/>Still good book aith a lot of promise, good take on magic, good opening story...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78565701">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book a few years ago when I was on a Cherryh kick, and I've re-read it a couple of times since, but I never finished the series. So I'm restarting it with the hope that this time I will stick it out. Wish me luck!<br/><br/>UPDATED 05-20-2008: Cherryh is very talky, and her characters a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22447067">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I tried forcing myself to read this and just couldnt. I stopped in the first 300 pages. Now after reading everyone elses reviews I may retry since its been several years, but it was just too wordy for me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good fantasy, but not anywhere near on par with Cherryh's earlier <em>Morgaine Cycle</em>.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[still slogging through the slow beginning. if I didnt already like the author, would have already given up in frustration.<br/>maybe she wrote this before getting published, and is now dumping it on the market ?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a cool book, fun to read. I could not keep with the series, though. It was a great start, but I Cherryh tends to wander like so many other authors and cannot complete the story and end it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[OOOH I love this book. I love Tristan! Sweet boy. This is a terrific fantasy series. I do not like the rest of C.J. Cherryh's books but this series just rocks!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I gave this book 3 chapters to wow me. Instead it was putting me into a coma. THe first chapter was okay, but it was all boring after that.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of a handful of books that I read over and over and over again. The first book of 5, it is one of my favorites.]]></body>
    
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