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    <body><![CDATA[This book is fabulous. It chronicles the ending of the height of the Druids as Ceasar brings into Gaul the ways of the Romans and their Christian religion. This is the movie I would make if I had the money. (and talent)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading some of the reviews of this book, I was prepared to give it five stars.  I gave it four, but might have actually given it 3.75 if we had the option of decimals.<br/>I did like it, quite a bit.  Being a Pagan soul, I have a strong affinity for the Druids, but truthfully didn't know all...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11519650">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Historical fiction based on the Vercingetorix/Caesar/Gaul saga as seen through the eyes of a fictional Druid. The story runs out of steam about the last third of the book so I can't consider this on the level of her best work like Lion of Ireland or Red Branch but its still worth reading. I enjoy Mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40064042">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good but also depressing.  I don't like depressing, but I did like this book.  Mrs. Llywelyn is such a good writer that this didn't ruin the whole book for me, something which has not been true of very many other books that end on a hopeful yet depressing note.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What an interesting book. I read this during college and loved it. I have found Celtic history and druids interesting ever since. To this day I cannot look at an oak tree or misteltoe without thinking how they were revered by the druids. This whetted my appetite for more books by this author. They a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16293403">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Even with the benefit on history, I still kept hoping things would turn out differently for the Druids &amp; Celts.   I loved this book &amp; look forward to reading the sequel.  The characters were well thought out &amp; I just loved them.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read all her books - she's a wonderful writer who combines myth and legend with history and somehow keeps you coming back for more.  Druids chronicles Caesar conquering Gaul and the journey of those who survived to bring their knowledge to a far off shore.  Wonderful reading...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A nice piece of historical fiction covering the Roman invasion of the British Isles.  The history is well researched with a sympathetic eye to the native Druids. The story itself is compelling without getting bogged down in historic details.<br/><br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really good book, and author. I like how Morgan mixes historical fact in with the fictional makings of the book. I am currently reading the book &quot;Bard&quot; which is in the same series and is turning out so far to be just as good. Semi hard book to find.]]></body>
    
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