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  <title><![CDATA[Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle, Book 1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;P&gt;It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;I&gt;Taliesin&lt;/I&gt; is the remarkable adventure of Charis, the Atlantean princess who escaped the terrible devastation of her homeland, and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. It is the story of an incomparable love that joined two worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawned the miracles of Merlin...and Arthur the king.&lt;/P&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1987</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle, Book 1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Stephen R. Lawhead]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Jan 10 19:27:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 26 16:37:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Of all of the great books I've read around the King Arthur legend, this is my favorite. It is acutally about Merlin's parents, and involves the lost city of Atlantis and it is a beautiful but sad love story. At least that is what I feel when I remember the book; it has been years since I read it. [t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42629757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77316259">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 10 08:12:34 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 10 08:20:03 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This five-book series is entitled The Pendragon Cycle, and I will review them all here. I have now taken and taught classes on King Arthur, and this stands as my favorite treatment of the legend. Lawhead is one of my favorite authors anyway, and he does his homework. His writing reflects the oddity ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77316259">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8231343">
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    <name><![CDATA[Florence]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fans of king arthur books or greek and roman mythology]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 25 10:07:18 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 25 10:11:22 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For me, this was a fantasy book that read like historical fiction. Also, it was one of those books that plays out like a movie in your head when you read it. I liked the combination of settings - Atlantis and post-Roman Britain. However, the characters seemed kind of flat and the pacing was not as e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8231343">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15152460">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 11 10:48:24 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 11 10:52:19 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This fantasy book is so believable I had to remind myself that Atlantis never existed.  Lawhead is able to create an entire believable culture with unique religion, art, and entertainment.  His descriptions make it come to life.  Also, Celtic Britain comes to life in this book.  I had never heard mu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15152460">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47087524">
    <user id="779390">
    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Waco, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 21 16:29:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 02 19:26:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book in the Pendragon cycle, Taliesin starts on the island of Atlantis and continues until just after the death of Merlin. I'm a little shaky on the Arthurian legends that cover the period before the formation of the Table, so I'm not sure how closely Lawhead followed the older legends and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47087524">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45409261">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 18:28:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 18:39:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>4</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Taliesin es considerado uno de los bardos más talentosos de las Islas Británicas, pero, ¿cómo fueron sus orígenes?¿cómo fue su vida?. Stephen Lawhead tiene el talento de introducirnos en la leyenda del grandioso Rey Arturo, y nada menos que comenzando con Taliesin, un personaje fuerte, de cri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45409261">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43168922">
    <user id="1409957">
    <name><![CDATA[Angie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 15:00:28 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 15 15:14:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this series way back in high school, but I only just now got around to starting to read it.  I don't know why I didn't get around to it sooner; I quite enjoyed this first installment.  The style is engaging.  The characters aren't wonderful, but they're good enough to carry the story.  Inte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43168922">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32348845">
    <user id="1256262">
    <name><![CDATA[Ron]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Glen Allen, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 08 10:54:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 08 10:54:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, a series on King Arthur opens in Atlantis? Atlantis! It's kind of downhill from there.<br/><br/>It was well done, and a fun read, but I expected better from Lawhead.]]></body>
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    <review id="6402547">
    <user id="392131">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeff]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Baltimore, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who eats cake and likes beer]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 18 15:43:32 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 18 15:44:47 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[1. The Celts were pretty sweet<br/>2. Mead was drunk often by drunken Celts<br/>3. Celts are always fighting<br/>4. Celtic words are hard to pronounce.]]></body>
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    <review id="73778700">
    <user id="2816752">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[lovers of Arthurian Legend]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 07 14:52:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 17 18:23:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The beginning of the book moved a bit slow for me, and it took me some time to stop thinking about the fact that Atlantis met its supposed demise many centuries before the setting of this story. The latter part of the book completely made up for any doubts I had at the beginning, though. I also real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73778700">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60043182">
    <user id="1884278">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 17 10:17:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 17 10:20:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was hard for me to get into at first. There was a lot of made-up language to get used to.  But once I picked up on the terms (or learned what I could ignore and still understand the story), the book got much better.  Normally, I would have given up on a book five chapters in if I didn't li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60043182">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55694525">
    <user id="988660">
    <name><![CDATA[Becky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 11 12:35:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 11 12:35:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Arthurien legends, and thus thanks to hubby, and a great Christmas I've started this series which starts with Merlins parents and their history.  I've really enjoyed bringing Atlantis into this, and the strength of Christianity vs other books that seem to blame christianity for everything!  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55694525">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31704918">
    <user id="717696">
    <name><![CDATA[Parisa]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 01 01:15:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 22 23:53:52 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started reading this book because I saw Lawhead's Arthur, which has an awesome cover (at least the version I saw did), and I had to read it. The only thing was that Arthur is the third book in Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle Series (and I'm incapable of reading a series out of order). So I decided to by...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31704918">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48605517">
    <user id="2011504">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeanne]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 08 11:30:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 08 11:35:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a new slant on the rise of King Arthur and Merlin. The author does great research on the history of the periods as well as research on the myths. I recommend this author definitely. The whole series is not as good as the first two books, but read the Song of Albion, the Dragon King series, B...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48605517">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38459566">
    <user id="1575575">
    <name><![CDATA[Katey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 23 11:20:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 23 11:20:59 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'd add this to my list of Arthurian tellings that I like.  I put it right up there with Once and Future King.  This book tells the story of Merlin's parents.  I thought both stories (Taliesin's and Charis's) were interesting, and I didn't mind the going back and forth between characters (which I fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38459566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63644870">
    <user id="595871">
    <name><![CDATA[Nicole]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 16:33:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 15 16:44:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Woohoo, Christian fantasy! I got this along with the four others in the series at the Christian bookstore located inside our local Target. I think I was in middle school. I remember it being a very engaging read and the Christianity is subtle so don't be afraid. Collect them all!]]></body>
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    <review id="33427025">
    <user id="638652">
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this series, although I found the books of Merlin and Arthur to be somewhat redundant. Taliesin, Merlin and The Pendragon are my favorites and really stand just fine without &quot;Arthur&quot;. But Lawhead has created a rich fantasy with excellent characters. He really brings his fa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33427025">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have trouble with anything on the scale of an epic, and this book references at least a thousand myths of empires from beginning to end, detailed lives of characters from birth to death, entire histories of civilizations from rise to fall.  It was a fascinating journey into the fantasy genre, but ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11615399">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best adaptions of the Aurthorian legend (this is the first step in said legend).<br/><br/>And believe me I'm sick to death of all the adaptions. Enough already King Arthur is a great character  but let him rest. <br/><br/>Still this is a good series of books.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good prelude to the King Arthur story.  One of the series that links the legend of Atlantis with King Arthur. Book One revolves mostly on Atlantis, it's destruction and how the Atlantians would have come to be involved in a midieval English legend. ]]></body>
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