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    <body><![CDATA[Like most sequels, the Mallorean is not as good as its predecessor.  But, also like most sequels, it is nice to catch up with the familiar characters you fell in love with in the original.  <br/><br/>Although the storyline is similar to the first series (to the point that the protagonist points it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1389499">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first book of David and Leigh Eddings that I read and to this day it remains on my top ten list and has been read again and again. <br/><br/>Despite the somewhat generic plot (classic questing group (wizard, sorceress, hero, heroine, spy, thief, etc.) set out to save the world) I am j...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66429585">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Belgariad series which precedes the Mallorean series was my first venture in fantasy as a young teenager. I still have all the books and occasionally reread them. The first time I read the Mallorean series, I didn't like it as well. The writing is still okay, the story moves at a pretty decent r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60848382">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Exciting and fast-paced opening to the second series. The beloved characters from the Belgariad makes their appearance once again, as well as the addition of new members to the party, a whole new and even more inhuman villain, and the promise of a more exciting adventure than the last, as Garion inc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59697391">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really loved this series when it first appeared almost 21(!!!) years ago.   Damn, I'm old.   <br/><br/>ANYWAY, listening to it is a completely different experience.   I haven't revistied this series as often as I have re-read The Belgariad, so a lot of this book has been forgotten over time.  As...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34199385">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Malloreon</em> (TM) is the continuation of the story about Belgarion, the first half of which forms <em>The Belgariad</em> (TB) by the same author.<br/><br/>What little quality there was in TB is lost as the story continues. I have a feeling that Eddings is constantly trying to squeeze a little bit more jui...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3895886">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>The Mallorean</u> revisits the characters from <u>The Belgariad</u>.  Unfortunately, it also revisits the <em>plot</em> from <u>The Belgariad</u>.  I remember being annoyed by this when I first read it, and when recently rereading both series I found it even more annoying.  Having to deal with the same issues again devalues e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50382475">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As soon as I finished reading the last book of the Belgariad, I immediately started buying and reading the books of the Mallorean.  Following the same basic formula as the previous five books, Guardians of the West and the rest are not the most brilliant ever written.  But if you want a good escape,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50874554">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very good book to follow up on the Belgariad series. It hooked me when I was about eight, and I still enjoy reading it. However, I do like this series better than the Belgariad. It doesn't require as much exposition, and that is what kinda made the Belgariad drag by.]]></body>
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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/23062038">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is continuing the story or Garion and Ce'Neda and their child.  Not as good as the Blegariad, but still has great chatacter development with all the old favorites and new ones as well.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great start to a series.  We catch up with many of the people from the first series, while introducing a number of new characters, mysteries, and setting up of the main plot drivers.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this so much, especially the minutiae of every day life for the protagonists of the five books of the Belgariad.  A rip-roaring start to a new set of adventures for Garion and Co.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Continuing on from where the Belgariad series left off. Frankly it’s much the same as before with a few character changes and a new setting…. Bt you know what? I didn’t care and still had a whale of a time reading them.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After devouring The Belgariad, I remember being pretty disappointed by this. I liked it, but just never got around to reading the rest of the series.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my all time favorite series.  I have read these again and again.  Don't know why I didn't write a review on this before.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Generic fantasy, but the author really defines each character and the dialogue is very engaging and funny. Whole series is good.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not going to write a review for all of the Eddings fantasy series I liked. So, the Elenium, Tamuli, Belgariad, and Mallorean were awesome. All excellent series. Read them.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember reading this series, but I don't remember how good it was. So, I give it three stars.]]></body>
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