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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57262.1812_The_Rivers_of_War">1812: The Rivers of War (Trail of Glory, #1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8688.Eric_Flint">Eric Flint</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:20:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Eric Flint takes a look at how the War of 1812 could have unfolded had <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston">Sam Huston</a> not taken a major injury at the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Horseshoe_Bend">Battle of Horseshoe Bend</a> and was able to participate fully in the war. In the Afterward of the book he mentions that the 'Big Idea' for this one was creating an environment where the Che...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36683215">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79363.Birds_of_Prey_vol_4_The_Battle_Within">Birds of Prey, vol. 4: The Battle Within (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45103.Gail_Simone">Gail Simone</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:49:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book represents the issues that drew me into Birds of Prey in the first place, and where I fell in love with the character of Black Canary. All thanks to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://sigridellis.wordpress.com/">this person</a>. I particularly like the arc of Black Canary, her time learning to live in the footsteps of the Assassin, and her attachment to t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36232631">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79367.Birds_of_Prey_vol_3_Between_Dark_Dawn">Birds of Prey, vol. 3: Between Dark &amp; Dawn (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45103.Gail_Simone">Gail Simone</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:43:25 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Between Simone's story-line and the cheesecake art of Benes, this book is a joy to read. Simone is my favorite writer, and this book is a good ramp-up to the next one, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Birds of Prey vol 4 The Battle Within" title="Birds of Prey vol 4 The Battle Within">Birds of Prey vol 4 The Battle Within</a>. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/363060.The_Long_Hunt">The Long Hunt (Mageworlds)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38982.Debra_Doyle">Debra Doyle</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:36:13 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Not as well written as the previous books in this series. It definitely feels rougher. This book takes place after the Becca books.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/672992.The_Gathering_Flame_The_Prequel_to_Mageworlds">The Gathering Flame: The Prequel to Mageworlds (Mageworlds, No 4)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38982.Debra_Doyle">Debra Doyle</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:35:12 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Space Opera! This is the story of Joss Metadi and the Domina of Entibor. Pieces of this have been hinted before this book, but this is the story that sets a lot of the Becca books up. There are more prequels to this one, but this is how 'known space' crystallizes from a group of separate nation-stat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35151432">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/363059.The_Price_of_the_Stars_Book_One_of_Mageworlds">The Price of the Stars: Book One of Mageworlds (Mass Market Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/38982.Debra_Doyle">Debra Doyle</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:30:57 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is space opera! This is not hard science-fiction at all, it's an adventure. For those who like adventures in space, but tire of long-winded expositions about how this nifty weapons system is <em>really<em> nifty, this is a very friendly series. <br/><br/>This first book sets up the rest of the Magewo...</em></em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35150926">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 2 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77146.Greyfax_Grimwald">Greyfax Grimwald (Circle of Light, Book 1)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13219.Niel_Hancock">Niel Hancock</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:25:37 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[The first of four books. The jacket copy is rather purple, as this book is pitched in that clear 1970's way to people who liked <em>Lord of the Rings</em>, but wanted more in that vein. Neil Hancock is no <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Tolkein" title="Tolkein">Tolkein</a> even though there are dwarfs and things.<br/><br/>Reading this book 30 years after publication...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35149180">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77711.A_Fire_Upon_The_Deep">A Fire Upon The Deep (Zones of Thought)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/44037.Vernor_Vinge">Vernor Vinge</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:59:49 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101864.Iron_Sunrise">Iron Sunrise (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8794.Charles_Stross">Charles Stross</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:06:10 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Yummy Stross. A stand-alone sequel to Singularity Sky. It shares some plot-threads from Singularity Sky, but it doesn't <em>feel</em> like the second of two books. The opening section describes what happens to a planetary system when the sun goes super-nova. That alone is worth the read.]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 3 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2442.Witches_Abroad">Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1654.Terry_Pratchett">Terry Pratchett</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:59:44 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[An early Pratchett, in that it holds a bit less world building and more outright funny.]]></body>
        
    
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