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  <title><![CDATA[The Warlock in Spite of Himself (Warlock Series, #1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Back in Print: the novel that launched the epic &lt;i&gt;Warlock&lt;/i&gt; series. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; In an interstellar romp that proves science and sorcery can mix, only hard-headed realist Rod Gallowglass can save the people of Gramarye from their doom by becoming--The Warlock in Spite of Himself--&lt;i&gt;if only he believed in magic&lt;/i&gt;.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1969</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Warlock in Spite of Himself (Warlock Series, #1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Christopher Stasheff]]></name>
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      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.62]]></average_rating>
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    <review id="22109300">
    <user id="1157614">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mooresville, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 12 18:09:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 12 18:20:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book starts off as typical sci-fi/fantasy fodder:  An undercover agent, Rodney Gallowglass, discovers an entire planet of earth-descended espers who cut off communications with their home planet centuries before.  By the time Rodney finds them they've structured their civilization based on a med...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22109300">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="19842833">
    <user id="541654">
    <name><![CDATA[Jared]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[North Salt Lake, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 09 20:55:19 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 09 21:08:36 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was the first book that I read by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Christopher Stasheff" title="Christopher Stasheff">Christopher Stasheff</a>.  I found it on my dad's bookshelf, picked it up, and devoured it.  At the time, being twelve-ish years old, I knew practically nothing about any form of government other than republican (representative) democracy and monarchy.  I learned a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19842833">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="45130228">
    <user id="1983709">
    <name><![CDATA[Brandon]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 02 07:07:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 02 07:44:48 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[What more could a scifi fantasy buff want than an acually scifi fantasy book.  These two genres always get lumped together, but usually don't have a lot in common, I've always loved this book because it has magic and technology all on some alien planet populated by people from the middle ages, what ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45130228">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45130228]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47931794">
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    <name><![CDATA[Clint]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Clearfield, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 01 16:29:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 16:30:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the best books that you would never read. It is a great representation of how society is governed by a few and how that goverment is can change with so little effort. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47931794]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60869881">
    <user id="2123045">
    <name><![CDATA[Cynthiaj]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fort Pierce, FL]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 23 19:48:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 23 19:49:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in high school and couldn't stop till I got through the whole series. Now I love to go to the RenFair every February and it always makes me think of Rod Gallowglass.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60869881]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42857265">
    <user id="1019174">
    <name><![CDATA[Terence]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Covina, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1019174-terence]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1981</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 19:35:11 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 19:36:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I remember reading the first 2 or 3 books in this series as a teen-ager. I remember liking the first one but apparently the conceit palled by book 3 (or was it book 2?).]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42857265]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66679658">
    <user id="2585307">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Alexandria, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 08 16:04:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 08 16:06:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Just re-read this; still excellent.  Fantasy meets Science Fiction.  A little political intrigue, romance, and a little bawdy.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66679658]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="65335267">
    <user id="339857">
    <name><![CDATA[Cindy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orem, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 28 18:07:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 03 21:30:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one was fun. Not sure if I'll read more in the series, and I found myself wanted to skip ahead, but it was still fun.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65335267]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49192278">
    <user id="2125415">
    <name><![CDATA[Wendy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sandy, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[yes]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[sixnuts@hotmail.com]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 13 16:13:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 13 16:13:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[easy read. funny and fun magic.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49192278]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="33178868">
    <user id="315830">
    <name><![CDATA[Leta]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/315830-leta]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Ren Faire fans]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[everyone in Markland]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 18 11:15:04 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 13 11:58:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>3 or more</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[If <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism">the SCA</a> had their own planet, it would be Gramarye.  <br/><br/>I first read the Warlock books in college and enjoyed them greatly. I still enjoy them but find it much harder to overlook the clunkier parts of the writing.  I don't know if I would have gone on to read - let alone buy - the rest o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33178868">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33178868]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="56358084">
    <user id="162084">
    <name><![CDATA[Sherwood]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/162084-sherwood-smith]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 17 06:16:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 17 06:16:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved the voice in this book, and the approach to magic.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56358084]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5149283">
    <user id="127002">
    <name><![CDATA[Djinnjer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/127002-djinnjer]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 26 20:00:40 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 26 20:00:40 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book in middle school.  I loved this <em>series</em> through high school.<br/><br/>I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone else though.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5149283]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="31141801">
    <user id="695116">
    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Frankfort, KY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/695116-jim]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 25 10:25:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 25 10:26:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[His best book ever &amp; it is very good.  Funny &amp; fun.  Great mix of SF &amp; Fantasy, although heavy on the latter.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31141801]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="79307509">
    <user id="2439329">
    <name><![CDATA[Keith]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Grayson, GA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 29 12:21:40 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 29 12:21:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <review id="79026614">
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    <name><![CDATA[Angela]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Nov 26 00:08:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 26 00:08:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <review id="78887234">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 24 14:38:48 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
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    <review id="78759690">
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    <name><![CDATA[Christian]]></name>
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    <review id="78609499">
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    <name><![CDATA[Zantoz]]></name>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 22 01:15:29 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 01:15:29 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
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    <review id="78512076">
    <user id="2966347">
    <name><![CDATA[Meg]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 21 00:37:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 21 00:37:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <review id="77717272">
    <user id="2942030">
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