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  <title><![CDATA[The King's Arrow]]></title>
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  <default_description>When eighteen-year-old Simon, the half-English, half-Norman son of a noble family living in Norman-occupied England in 1100, is offered the chance to accompany the king's friend Walter Tirel on a royal hunt, he is flattered by the honor. He hopes his association with Tirel will help him advance in a country where being English means being subject to the whims of the Norman upper class. But when the king is killed by Tirel's arrow during the course of the hunt, Simon must join Tirel in fleeing for their lives. Accident or murder? Based on real events, this heart-pounding tale from acclaimed author Michael Cadnum reconstructs one of the most fascinating mysteries of English history.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">14</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">2</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The King's Arrow</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Cadnum]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 15 14:22:38 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the year 1100, King William II of England was shot with an arrow and killed during a hunting trip in New Forest.  Historians still disagree about whether his death was a simple hunting accident or a part of a plot to take the throne.  This is a novel about that tumultuous event.  Simon Foldre is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49364487">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like Cadnum’s attention to historical detail.  In this one it’s some 50 years after the Norman conquest of England and Simon, son of a Norman and and Englishwoman is trying to find his place on the shifting grounds of politics.  During a hunt he witnesses the possible murder of the king of Eng...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38253017">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wanted to like this more - the most interesting parts of the book had to do with the intricate and sometimes dangerous customs people followed during conversations depending on one's social status, English, or Norman heritage. It's amazing to learn about how seemingly innocuous statements can get ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25558495">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A historical fiction that commits the cardinal sin of being boring.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I came upon this book at the library and liked the sound of it.  I had never read this author before though he has written a number of books.  It tells the story of the death of King William in 1100.  I like this time and all the tales.  The author is known for his historical tales and the research ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23462005">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really boring!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The plot was a bit thin, and the characters a bit underdeveloped but it made for an interesting read. About a young man named Simon who is both Norman and English living in England and his want to serve an English lord during a royal hunt. Other situations occur and lead him to flee the county with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22327489">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Historical fiction based on an unsolved mystery: was the arrow truly intended to kill King William, or was it an accident? Well done and believable.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's not as great as i thought it would be...]]></body>
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