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    <body><![CDATA[ <u> The blood king:book two of the chronicles of the necromancer </u> is the continuing saga of Tris' adventure of trying to overthrow the evil king Jared, Tris' half brother. Jared has made a mess of margolan and has killed many, and it won't be to long until all of the winter kingdoms are at war. There ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75044705">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Alright, now I enjoyed the first book although I felt it was slow all the way through and a lot of the action could have been more significant.  The second book was a little more engrossing.  The interaction with the characters was more solid so it made following the action a lot more fun.  Lots of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48675680">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[     Overall, this was a good sequel to “The Summoner” and I found it held my interest for most of the story. I found myself wandering and not carrying as much for the characters simply because the situation itself: most of the story is about preparing to stop Arontala and dethrone Jared. It's n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41447686">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book, but I thought things happened a little too fast, like a read what should have been three books squished into two books. That said, I really want to read the next one. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Blood King is Book Two in The Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy  adventure series by Gail Z. Martin. It is the sequel to The Summoner, and picks  up the action one day after The Summoner ends. <br/><br/>In The Blood King, sequel  to The Summoner, Tris Drayke races against time to gain the skills he needs to  challenge his half-brother Jared for the throne of Margolan and defeat the dark  mage Arontala before the Obsidian King can be loosed from the abyss. Pursued by  assassins and caught in a dangerous web of intrigue, Tris' greatest danger is  his own magic. The fate of his kingdom, his lady and his soul hang in the  balance. As Margolan plunges into darkness under the yoke of a tyrant, Tris  leads an unlikely insurrection, knowing that if he fails, death will be the  least of his worries...<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love that Martin actually wraps up the story quite neatly while still leaving enough for possible continuation of the series.  just as good as the first, if not better.  will be reading the next one as soon as it's delivered.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this for the magic and the kingdom and the whole trek to overthrow the usurper. I have always enjoyed books set in a certain age where both magic and minstrals fight side by side with the renaissance.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked....the actual battle at the end was kind of cut short, considering it took about 1200 pages to lead up to it, and it was over in like 100.  That could have been longer.<br/><br/>I still liked it very much.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book I've finished in quite awhile.  Not a classic, but a good read.  It looks like there are more in the series.]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, hate the author, love the story.  You must read it if you read the opener, you will most likely be somewhat appeased by more battles.  Such a fast read, there's no reason not to read this series.  You have no excuse.  I agree that the story isn't completely original, but if you're not on here...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27090967">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As with the other book in the series, quick read and fairly predictable, but still interesting.]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, this was a quick read at least. And entertaining in some parts. I just couldn't look past all of the elements borrowed from other sources. The Flow = The Force. There are vampires and zombies. The climax was also pretty weak.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love how this book completes the series.  It seems so often authors go on forever.  (PS yes I loved Robert Jordan but I wish he had finished his books before he died.)  It is nice to come to the conclusion of a book in only 2.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[a good read, but i didn't like it as much as i liked the first book, i just wish that she developed tris more than she did, i was a little disapointed, but it ended well.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When available, my review of <strong>The Blood King: Book Two in the Chronicles of the Necromancer</strong> will be posted here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.freewebs.com/jkbowers/gailzmartin.htm" title="http://www.freewebs.com/jkbowers/gailzmartin.htm">http://www.freewebs.com/jkbowers/gailzma...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really only read this book because I'd finished the first.  Not much more to add.  Clever concept, but really disappointed in the execution.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't finish reading this book.  After 100 pages, just decided I didn't care.]]></body>
    
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