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  <title><![CDATA[Her Majesty's Wizard (Wizard in Rhyme, #1)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Matt read the forbidden runes and found himself in a world where reciting verses worked magic. He got himself locked in a dungeon, created a fire-breathing dragon, and eventually discovered a beautiful princess he swore to save. Little did he guess how hard that would be....</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1986</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Her Majesty's Wizard (Wizard in Rhyme, #1)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Christopher Stasheff]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Dec 27 15:00:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I ran across this a few days ago in a used bookstore and remembered it from my young adulthood, so I bought and re-read it. It's a fun little story about a graduate student from our world who gets pulled into a parallel universe where he has the Gift of magic, which in that world is shaped by poetry...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41030289">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56091687">
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  <read_at>Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu May 14 14:33:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had truly loved this book when I was younger, and forgotten both the author and title, and in fact everything about it except that it was a fantasy book in which magic works by poetry (a concept I still believe to be excellent). Unfortunately, little besides the concept has stood the test, not of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56091687">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66920736">
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    <name><![CDATA[Eymol]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2001</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 10 22:08:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 10 22:23:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>4</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[First time I read it, it was amazing. The second time.. meh. Then I read it again later and pow it was amazing again.<br/><br/>This book starts out fairly predictable and the overall plot also feels predictable; however, it is the little events that really throw you off. You know how the book will...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66920736">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19842836">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jared]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[North Salt Lake, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 09 20:55:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 09 21:28:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Matthew Mantrell (if I remember his name right -- it' been a few years since I've read this) is a graduate student when he runs across an old manuscript.  He reads it and ends up transported to a world where Good and Evil are very literally manifest.  Matt finds that in his hands (or voice, anyway),...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19842836">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38244777">
    <user id="855228">
    <name><![CDATA[Maurean]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlantic Beach, FL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 20 13:24:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 20 13:24:44 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story proved to be an interesting take on the good vs. evil theme that is prevelant in this genre.<br/>I was a bit uneasy with the author's quick enterance into this<br/>&quot;world&quot; in which the story takes place, but once I let go of that fact, the story was entertaining.Enough so, tha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38244777">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75535981">
    <user id="2187043">
    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Old Hickory, TN]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Oct 23 16:56:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 23 17:02:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an enjoyable read. It's well written. Stasheff is more well know for his &quot;Warlock Inspite of Himself&quot; but I actually like the books in this series better.<br/><br/>The title Wizard in Ryme will give you some idea of the base &quot;hook&quot; in these books. They're well written ...]]></body>
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    <review id="21511541">
    <user id="1133221">
    <name><![CDATA[Misti]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fantasy-lovers, christians, poetry-lovers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 03 08:01:21 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 03 08:06:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The start of Stasheff's <em>Wizard in Rhyme</em> series which follows Matt of Newark to a parallel dimension where there's no science, only magic worked by poetry. I love this book, it's one of my all-time favorites. There's a strong focus on the application of poetry as an active creator of actions. I love ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21511541">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21511541]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="21290066">
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    <name><![CDATA[Robin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bothell, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 29 19:15:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 29 19:16:15 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one had been on my shelf since about 1997, I think. I bought it used in Bellingham when I completed grad school. It was one that I kept hearing people talk about as fun and humorous. It was just okay for me. It moved a little slow. I was not a fan of the wishy-washy (though kind-hearted) doofus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21290066">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21290066]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="73493696">
    <user id="1305107">
    <name><![CDATA[Frank]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Norfolk, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 05 04:58:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 05 04:58:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rhyming magig made this fun.]]></body>
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    <review id="55895315">
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    <name><![CDATA[Asenath]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2000</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 12 22:31:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 12 22:31:34 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[adult]]></body>
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    <review id="5906027">
    <user id="339857">
    <name><![CDATA[Cindy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orem, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[knights and wizards fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Matt found a mysterious rune while working on his dissertation. After weeks of study, he's sure he's got it figured out. But when he reads it aloud, he finds himself transported to another land where is has magical powers, the country is in turmoil, and an evil sorcerer is out to get him.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5906027">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1124995">
    <user id="68077">
    <name><![CDATA[Helen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Beginning Fantasy Readers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 09 11:32:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 09 11:33:18 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This used to be one of my favorite books in middle school/high school and was probably one of the reasons I really got into fantasy/scifi.  Looking back on it, the writing isn't so great, and the later books are pretty bad/use the typical fantasy formula.  All in all a good fun read, and of course t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1124995">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25095161">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cait]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Jun 21 20:42:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jun 21 20:47:46 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is rather ridiculously fun, in that certain nerdy way.  It's distinguished from the typical guy-from-our-universe-is-a-fantasy-wizard run of things by having the fantasy wizardry depend on both actual poetry and actual religion.<br/><br/>re-read 8/2008]]></body>
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    <review id="31141608">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 26 11:54:26 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 25 10:23:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 26 11:54:26 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Currently re-reading &amp; it's a fun book.  No redeeming qualities beyond being a good way to escape for a bit.  He did almost as good a job on this as he did on &quot;The Warlock In Spite Of Himself&quot; although I consider that to be his best book.]]></body>
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    <review id="20408281">
    <user id="678674">
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Found it]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually listened to this one. I think I'm less critical on books I just listen to. It was a good enough story to keep me listening while I worked. It did keep to some of the fantasy formula that so many get tired of. ]]></body>
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    <review id="34454901">
    <user id="77874">
    <name><![CDATA[Sue]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Valparaiso, IN]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It reminded me a lot of the Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster.  I'm going to try to find the next few books in the series (there seems to be 8 total).]]></body>
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    <review id="15318756">
    <user id="606528">
    <name><![CDATA[Joene]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lyons, KS]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 13 07:01:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great beginning to a fine series of stories.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I loved the characters and how they overcame their problems.  GREAT STORY!!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="11635082">
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good so far. A fun adventure that a friend recommended to me.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting concepts, good characters, good book. Entertaining but not amazing.]]></body>
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