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  <title><![CDATA[The Girl Who Heard Dragons ]]></title>
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  <default_description>This is a collection of 15 short stories from the author of the &quot;Dragon&quot; series of books. Anne McCaffrey has won both the Hugo and Nebula awards for science fiction and her previous titles include &quot;Power Lines&quot;. In the title story, Teenage Aramina has the unusual ability to hear dragons. Her family, however, are &quot;holdless&quot;- on the run from bandits - and her mother is afraid Aramina will desert the family and commit to living the life of a dragonrider. Instead, Aramina finds that she can exploit her unique talent without sacrificing the family she loves. In addition to this tale is &quot;Velvet Fields,&quot; &quot;Duty Calls,&quot; and &quot;A Real One.&quot; </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1985</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Girl Who Heard Dragons </original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Anne McCaffrey]]></name>
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    <review id="44717071">
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    <name><![CDATA[alicia]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 20:12:29 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 28 20:24:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i like this all through the first part, then suddenly it changes and my leading girl is lost and so am i.m ]]></body>
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    <review id="49922848">
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 20 20:23:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 20 20:23:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read almost all of the Pern books and they are all very good.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49922848]]></url>
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    <review id="41735093">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Jan 03 12:23:03 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 12:23:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Girl Who Heard Dragons by Anne McCaffrey (1995)]]></body>
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    <review id="53239879">
    <user id="1650012">
    <name><![CDATA[Gem]]></name>
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Apr 19 12:02:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 19 12:02:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Elizabeth Kerner can write dragon better]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53239879]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="10838475">
    <user id="705747">
    <name><![CDATA[Dawnetta]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[15+]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 21 15:09:37 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 21 15:09:37 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoy the Dragonriders of Pern books.  Some of the later books get into some homosexual references, which I don't enjoy reading about.  It is a side element and not a main plot line.  But because of this I would caution the young reader from getting into this series, until they can clearly ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10838475">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19895161">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 10 16:27:15 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 10 16:27:15 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly, I only got this book for the short story in it about Pern.<br/><br/>The story is within <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20082.The_Renegades_of_Pern_7_Dragonriders_of_Pern_Paperback_" title="The Renegades of Pern  (#7) (Dragonriders of Pern (Paperback)) by Anne McCaffrey">the Renegades of Pern</a>, which is my favorite of the series.<br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="46275779">
    <user id="1499834">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 13 17:17:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 20 18:43:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>Once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[An uninspired collection further weakened by Ms. McCaffrey's inexplicable need to begin her book with an oddly long essay about every single time a stranger or acquaintance recognized her name. Frankly, Anne McCaffrey, I don't much care.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="41016051">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 27 11:34:06 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 06 08:51:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another of the reviewers mentioned that she bought this for the Pern story - Me Too!<br/>I did like most of the other stories, but I am not a big fan of short stories, in general.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41016051]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13370298">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Aberystwyth, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who like short stories, people who like fantasy, people who like good writing]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 24 04:25:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 24 04:30:09 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Collection of short stories by McCaffrey, some in her established universes and some which stand alone.  Well written and easy to read, as always with her books.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13370298]]></url>
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    <review id="16317709">
    <user id="228922">
    <name><![CDATA[Magda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Clearwater, FL]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Feb 25 08:51:14 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was just weird.  I liked about two stories in this collection of 15.  I don't think I finished reading all of them before.]]></body>
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    <review id="31404542">
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    <name><![CDATA[Liz]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Aug 28 00:26:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 28 00:26:52 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the story on the girl who hear dragons but I didn't like the other stories that went with it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31404542]]></url>
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    <review id="22684387">
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    <name><![CDATA[MJ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Puyallup, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 21 09:27:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 21 09:29:35 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book has 15 short stories from Sci-Fi to mainstream.  One story is about Pern.  All are excellent.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22684387]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="8874570">
    <user id="610444">
    <name><![CDATA[Jasmine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[White Lake, MI]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Dragon Lovers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[older brother jesse]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 09 06:11:33 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 15 16:54:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anna uses descriptive words so a picture is painted in your mind. A beautiful beautiful fantasy story.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8874570]]></url>
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    <review id="14016778">
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  <date_added>Tue Jan 29 22:33:44 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 26 21:58:24 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I went through an Anne McCaffery phase...]]></body>
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    <review id="7118914">
    <user id="351830">
    <name><![CDATA[Janis]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[14th Pern story in publication order.]]></body>
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    <review id="69850246">
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    <name><![CDATA[Brandi]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 02 15:21:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 02 15:30:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love this series. Glad her son continued it! ^-^]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 13:32:41 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
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    <review id="24739913">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jacqueline]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Extra 1/2 star.]]></body>
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