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    <body><![CDATA[A very fresh and quite original fantasy of a rather primitive world, where little gods are found in nearly everything, in plants, streams, rocks, lands themselves. The god of the River is one of the more powerful gods, capricious and unpredictable, and young Perkar vows to kill the River to prevent ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54377706">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A fine first effort by Greg Keyes. He sets up the major characters well and develops them slowly. The interweaving of gods and the lives of local people is fascinating. You'll find pointers to many theologies, especially native american, that are blended into a compelling and enjoyable story. I can'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48004253">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[(Currently reading) I liked this book a lot better the first time I read it in high school.  It has some really good ideas, I love the mythology, but it just seems a little amateur now.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Just reread this--it's still terrific.  Please ignore the hokey cover.  A quest fantasy that isn't based on Lord of the Rings and its zillion offspring.  It's got a hero, an enchanted sword, a heroine in jeopardy, but from there on out the novel takes its own path. The best part is all the gods, inh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1187338">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One the most unique, and mythologically based, fantasy books I've read in a long time.]]></body>
    
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