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  <title><![CDATA[The Restorer's Son (The Sword of Lyric #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description> The Restorer's Son tells an adventurous story through two interwoven  narrations: Susan, a housewife who courageously defended a world far from  home, and Kieran, a native of that world who is fighting his destiny.  &lt;P&gt;After her strange and adventurous trip, Susan is readjusting to life in  suburbia. But she and her husband, Mark, must now journey back to an  alternate universe to save their trapped son.  &lt;P&gt;While Kieran is the next Restorer, he is openly rebellious to his chosen  role. Yet after a close encounter with the One, Kieran yields his strong  will and makes a sacrificial choice to save his people.    &lt;P&gt;Sharon Hinck presents the second release in the Sword of Lyric series, a  unique blend of Christian, fantasy, and science fiction written with a  woman's sensibility. Female readers will uncover a story of empowerment  that encourages a personal pursuit of destiny.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Restorer's Son (The Sword of Lyric #2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sharon Hinck]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not so well developed as her first book.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 01 09:16:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 10 12:09:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned that if we listened to the guidance of the One and commit to serve Him, you can defeat any obstacle, even if the odds are against us.]]></body>
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    <review id="38636508">
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 25 12:35:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite of the Sword of Lyric series!]]></body>
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    <review id="75998429">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Nov 06 07:49:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This continuing story was better than the first book.  The ending was good, and I'm looking forward the the last book in the series.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 14 11:37:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 14 11:37:39 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent!]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="34529779">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The One appointed him to be the Restorer, yet he is outcast from his own people. How can he trust and follow the One down this improbable path? Kieran's journey and his fight against the One is a remarkable story. As far as action and plot I found this second book took its time getting off the groun...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34529779">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fantasy scifi lovers and moms who want an adventure and teens and adults should love it too]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Tue Jan 15 14:01:47 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 27 17:59:42 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[great story!<br/>I can hardly wait for the next one!!!*squees* <br/><br/>now to just get my library to get it.....if your guys'es libraries are being stubborn about buying this book series.....*whispers* tell them that there's no need to worry about wasting money....*grins* each book in this seri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12603223">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21213253">
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Part two of soccer-mom-in-alternate-reality (first book:  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=  The restorer" title="  The restorer">  The restorer</a>).  This one, however, is told from the point of view of one of the main characters from the last book, who is sort of a ruffian hero.  And the voice just doesn't work.  He doesn't at all sound like a ruffian hero, he sounds lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21213253">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35848108">
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 21 08:49:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 21 08:53:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Second of the Sword of Lyric series, it's even better than the first book, *The Restorer,* and I thought that one was first-rate!  Here, we get into the world of Lyric more deeply, and the marvelous outflow of plot and the main character, someone who doesn't wish to be the Restorer, and isn't even s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35848108">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 09 06:43:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent story!! ]]></body>
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    <review id="37116786">
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 07 09:33:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Restorer books, by Sharon Hinck, are great reads for teens. My daughter loved them.]]></body>
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    <review id="7779714">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 2nd in the Sword of Lyric series...had a hard time putting it down.]]></body>
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