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Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) By Christopher Paolini ( Knopf Books for Young Readers )
Release Date: 2005-04-26
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Now in paperback! Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire.
A New York Times Bestseller
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Here's a great big fantasy that you can pull over your head like a comfy old sweater and disappear into for a whole weekend. Christopher Paolini began Eragon when he was just 15, and the book shows the influence of Tolkien, of course, but also Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, and perhaps even Wagner in its traditional quest structure and the generally agreed-upon nature of dwarves, elves, dragons, and heroic warfare with magic swords. Eragon, a young farm boy, finds a marvelous blue stone in a mystical mountain place. Before he can trade it for food to get his family through the hard winter, it hatches a beautiful sapphire-blue dragon, a race thought to be extinct. Eragon bonds with the dragon, and when his family is killed by the marauding Ra'zac, he discovers that he is the last of the Dragon Riders, fated to play a decisive part in the coming war between the human but hidden Varden, dwarves, elves, the diabolical Shades and their neanderthal Urgalls, all pitted against and allied with each other and the evil King Galbatorix. Eragon and his dragon Saphira set out to find their role, growing in magic power and understanding of the complex political situation as they endure perilous travels and sudden battles, dire wounds, capture and escape. In spite of the engrossing action, this is not a book for the casual fantasy reader. There are 65 names of people, horses, and dragons to be remembered and lots of pseudo-Celtic places, magic words, and phrases in the Ancient Language as well as the speech of the dwarfs and the Urgalls. But the maps and glossaries help, and by the end, readers will be utterly dedicated and eager for the next book, Eldest. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell
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 Readable but painfully unoriginal ( mikalhutch )
I actually re-read this, and almost reached the end without realising I'd already read it a year or so before. It's that memorable.
It "borrows" heavily from several well-known fantasy authors' work, with little (if any) original content, and the sources are painfully evident throughout. Although it's readable, the writing is shallow and immature. This isn't surprising, considering the author's age. Yes, it's impressive that he finished it, but that doesn't mean it automatically deserved to be published, let along adapted into a movie. Avoid.
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wow ( mulby )
i read this book right before the movie came out, and loved it. I look forward to reading Eldest, soon.
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 Excellent
When I bought this, I was looking for something to fill my fantasy void (especially in Audio CDs). The book was outstanding. Yes, its wrapped into the whole Tolkien genera, but it does a nice job of having its own style.
Highly recommend the Audio CDs. The narrator was not as good as Jim Dale, or some others, but nonetheless does a great job.
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This book helps your self esteem!
No, really, it does. First off, I'll say it was a simple read. I didn't have to constantly grab a dictionary and wonder what on earth a word meant. However, that doesn't excuse the Gary Stu (Eragon) or the Mary Sue (Arya) who are pretty much just cardboard cutouts with some pretty wrapping paper. The hero was so stupid. If a ROCK begins cracking, shaking, and making noises in the middle of the night, why would you fall back asleep? The plot was horrbily predictable.
*SPOILERS*
Gasp! Arya's a princess! Did anyone NOT see that one coming? Gasp! The stone is an EGG! Really? Imagine that.
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Even worse in audio ( unelectable )
I wanted to like this book - I really did! Despite being gifted with two hardcover copies, I put it off until listening to the audio version. Sorry - I can't make it past Disk 4 of 14. All of the monochromatic storytelling in print sounds even worse, aggravated by the Gerard Doyle's ever-breathless, semi-falsetto voicing for Eragon. As an audio production, this work fails compared to the unabridged CDs of Rowling's Harry Potter series or Pullman's His Dark Materials.
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