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  <title><![CDATA[Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&quot;BELGARIAD is exactly the kind of fantasy I like. It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight.&quot;&lt;br&gt;PIERS ANTHONY&lt;br&gt;The master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-Sorceress were on the trail of the Orb, seeking to regain its saving power before the final disaster prophesized by the legends. And with them went Garion, a simple farm boy only months before, but now the focus of the struggle. He had never believed in sorcery and wanted no part of it. Yet with every league they traveled, the power grew in him, forcing him to acts of wizardry he could not accept.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1982</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, #2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Eddings]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The fun continues. I only have two complaints with the series, really. 1. The emotions are pretty nonexistent. Like, Eddings mentions how someone feels, but he only mentions it once, so I forget about how characters are feeling a lot. Like I remember at one point in this book it mentioned Garion fee...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47930354">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64461055">
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fun fantasy adventure. It is Book #2 of the Belgariad.  I have not read Book #1 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44659.Pawn_of_Prophecy_The_Belgariad_1_" title="Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) by David Eddings">Pawn of Prophecy</a> but this book contains a prologue, which I am assuming filled me in.  The main character, Garion, is a 13 or 14 year-old-boy and acts like it.  His &quot;grandfather&quot; and &quot;aunt&quot; ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64461055">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73384944">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Oct 08 08:52:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <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/73384944">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56867510">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 21 11:21:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 15 16:09:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book did justice to the first! Again the imagery and the storytelling is fabulous! In this book you just delve deeper into the characters you already love, and meet more. This is where it sort of turns into more of the fictional creatures, as the first mostly dealt with humans, and sorcery. Alt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56867510">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7681136">
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 13 16:23:30 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 13 16:27:17 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Queen of Sorcery is the second volume in this series, and the one where the story really takes off. Now that we know the central players and have established their personalities and their goal, Eddings eases off on the bricks a bit and begins to introduce is to many of the cultures that people the s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7681136">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48806103">
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    <name><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 10 09:42:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 17 08:26:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book 2 is better than Book 1, more action, more sorcery.  I'd give it a 3.5.  I'm reading a lot of fantasy lately and the problem I'm having is I'm seeing the same plot over and over-about an orphan who doesn't know who he is, doesn't know his power and then is taken under wing by powerful wizards o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48806103">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59696907">
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  <date_added>Sun Jun 14 22:54:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 14 22:54:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just as good as Pawn of Prophecy; draws you in and makes it impossible for you to tear your eyes away with the amount of action and surprises it has in store. The existing characters all grow on you, one by one, and it is particularly nice to watch the growth of the main character and the appearance...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59696907">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74486537">
    <user id="2091285">
    <name><![CDATA[Maria]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 14 05:51:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 17 04:25:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favourite books of the series, it has Garion growing up and discovering himself, and what it means to be an adult. Even though this series is centered around the quest and hunt for the stolen object, it never gets dull or repetitive as each new land opens up a whole world of differ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74486537">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67763394">
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    <location><![CDATA[Grand Junction, CO]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 17 12:00:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 17 12:03:34 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Belgarion and xenedra's baby has been kidnapped. Belgarth, Polgara, Silk, Sadi, Silk's niece, Durnick have all gone after Zandramas to get the baby.  Prophecy has to be fulfilled along the way for certain events to take place.  It leads them into some very intersting places and predicaments.]]></body>
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    <review id="55609020">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dylan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 19 21:21:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Eddings novel, and the second book in the Belgariad series.  Well, I can say this much: David Eddings knows how to write.  This book is an amazing novel, continuing the events in the previous book, Pawn of Profecy.  This book had more action, adventure, and character developement than the pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55609020">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23049904">
    <user id="1178504">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Huntington, WV]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue May 27 10:04:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 27 14:11:15 -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/23049904">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47672728">
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    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 04:25:38 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 04:25:49 -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="44965734">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 12:07:29 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i started reading this book at christmas time.  I then promptly shoved it under the bed and couldn't read it for a few weeks.  It was good but I wish I could have read it straight through.  It didn't make as much sense the way I did it.]]></body>
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    <review id="66750820">
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[See my review under the compendium, The Belgariad. Further, Books 1-3 barely contain a cohesive plot; Book 2 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="60475519">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The second of the Belgariad.  Takes the first book and then piles on more of everything.  Action, humor, sorcery....it's a great adventure for a quick read, and a series that I re-read every so often when I just need some fun.]]></body>
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    <review id="50112141">
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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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    <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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  <date_added>Tue Nov 17 11:00:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 17 11:06:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is a must read for anyone that enjoys fantasy. It is about a boy growing up and coming to terms with his unique destiny, aided along the way by some very colorful characters.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 20 16:08:53 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Second in the Belgariad series.  Garion realizes his power and must learn to accept it, which he fights against.  It also gives Polgara a chance to shine.  I just love this series!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Still enjoying the series.  I'm amused by the fact that Garion is a lot less annoying this time around.  I guess 4 books worth of emo!Harry Potter has inured me to whiny teenage main characters.]]></body>
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