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The Inheritance Cycle #1

螆蚁伪纬魏慰谓

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696 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002

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Christopher Paolini

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Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. His Inheritance Cycle鈥�Eragon and its three sequels鈥攈ave sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars was his first adult novel.

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Profile Image for Nataliya.
936 reviews15.3k followers
April 25, 2023
Here is a short list of things I find more enjoyable than reading Eragon:



Why does this book read like it was written by a fantasy-obsessed 15-year-old? Oh, nevermind... Is THAT why is has EVERY single one moth-eaten fantasy clich茅???
It's like Paolini actually, in all seriousness, used Diana Wynne Jones' humorous as a real technical manual on how to create the Eragon universe. And the proud parents of a budding "new Tolkien", instead of proudly allowing him to read it out loud at family gatherings, decided to publish it and unleash it upon the world.


LEFT - the ride that this story promises to take you on. RIGHT - what you actually get.

The only way to actually enjoy Eragon is if you have never encountered a single fantasy-related story in your life (and that includes "Star Wars", by the way). Let's have a roll call for the clich茅s, shall we? A mysterious talented orphan/poor farm boy? Check. Dragons? Check. Elves and dwarves? Check. Stew? Check. Ancient sword? Check. The weird apostrophe-ridden names (save the protagonists, of course?) Check. A quest? Check. Hot chick Damsel in distress? Check. And it goes on and on and on... Wait, you say, maybe Paolini was deliberately paying homage to the traditions of the fantasy genre. Fine. I suppose that could explain some of it. But still, blindly and straightforwardly rehashing of the old tropes without adding much originality IS NOT OKAY, okay?

I think that the writing is immature and betrays the author's young age and lack of experience. Throughout the novel, Paolini clumsily brings our attention to anything that he considers important to the story with constant reminders and brick-sized hints. Foreshadowing should be subtle, but I don't think he quite grasps that concept. The descriptions are trying too hard to be Tolkien-like, but fail at this miserably. His attempts at creating accents and dialects are pathetic. There were quite a few instances when I had to shake my head muttering, "I don't think this word means what you think it does". The prose is stilted and quite irritating while trying to be overly pretentious.



The characters are flat and devoid of any believable personality, with shallow and simplistic motivations that only exist to move the plot forward. The interactions between them are far-fetched and forced. The protagonist (Paolini's version of Luke Skywalker), absolutely marvelous at so many cool things with minimal training (every child's dream) is there for the reader to self-insert into the story. The deux-ex-machina bits replace so many actual solutions in this story that no amount of eyerolling would suffice. And the plot holes - the story is so full of those there's barely any plot left at all. As for the worldbuilding - well, he stuffs it with every imaginable fantasy trope, as I mentioned before. Ughhhh. And yet at the end nothing is memorable.
"Wind howled through the night, carrying a scent that would change the world."
The first sentence alone should have stopped me from reading this book. I should have reorganized my sock drawer instead.
Why did I read it if I hated it, you ask? Simple answer - I was bored and this was the only book within reach. I would NOT recommend it to those who are familiar with the fantasy genre. Actually, scratch that - I would not recommend it to anyone. 1 star.
Profile Image for Miranda Reads.
1,589 reviews165k followers
December 10, 2020
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I could read this one a hundred times and love it just the same.

This was my middle school book series. I read it over and over and over (and, as you may have guessed, over and over...).

It had dragons! And elves and magic and swordplay and not a love triangle in sight.

Even rereading it as an adult, I just...cannot separate all those happy memories So keep in mind, my review might be is more than a bit biased.

Eragon, a farm boy, stumbles upon a suspicious blue stone while hunting in the Spine (an area that few would go to even in the best of times). He loses sight of his prey but brings home the stone anyway figuring that he might sell it.

However, once folks find out it's from the Spine - they refuse to touch it. Begrudgingly, Eragon takes it home only to discover, a few short days later, that the stone is not a stone...it is an egg.

A dragon egg.

And while Saphira (his young dragon) is cute for the first few weeks...Soon, Eragon realizes that keeping a dragon, even a young one, is no easy task.

When a tragedy befalls Eragon's family, he sets off with Brom, a local storyteller, and Saphira on a quest for revenge.

Along the way, he meets both friend and foe. He travels far farther that he ever dreamed possible and experiences losses that will irrevocably change him.
Nothing is more dangerous than an enemy with nothing to lose, he thought. Which is what I have become.
Rereading this as an adult, there are a few things I picked up this time around - like how Eragon is always just strong enough to vanquish his enemies, how he is always in the right place at the right time, how he's able to pick up swordplay and magic at an unbelievable speed...

And yet...

There is one thing that 11-year-old me and 25-year-old-me would absolutely agree.

One thing that remains steadfast and true.

I will defend this book to my dying day. This book is simply the best. The best of the best.

Audiobook Comments
While the book may be the best of the best...this audiobook (narrated by Gerard Doyle) was not. In particular, Saphira's voice was absolutely, hands-down, the worst voice ever bestowed upon a dragon.

I could understand going for a deeper voice for a dragon, but she's a young, female dragon, not a crotchety 1000-year-old creature with a chip on his shoulder. It was painful to listen to. Over 10 hours of a deep, guttural flem-in-the-back-of-your-throat sort of voice - think yoda on steroids.

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Profile Image for J.G. Keely.
546 reviews12.1k followers
May 14, 2007
Standard fantasy fare, except that while most fantasy authors lift their plots only vaguely from a previous author, Eragon is simply the plot of Star Wars with a Lord of the Rings paintjob:

Princess flees, trying to keep precious item out of the evil emperor's hands. Boy finds item. Bad guys burn down his farm and kill his uncle. Old mysterious man helps him, and turns out to be part of a secret order of knights to which boy's (now evil) father belonged. Gives boy father's sword and takes him (eventually) to princess, then dies tragically. Boy learns how to fly X-Wings (er, dragons) and goes to take on his father and the evil emperor, &c., &c.

Paolini also resembles other fantasy authors by denying that he is a fantasy author, instead imagining that he is a great literary talent. In his own words:

"In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf"

Unfortunately, his control of language is more akin to a piece of Harry Potter fanfic. There are some days that I wish my parents ran their own publishing company, too. However, if such a boon would require me to write as obliviously as Paolini, I would have to decline.

Yeah, I know he was eighteen, but so was Byron when he wrote "Hours Of Idleness" and Pope when he wrote his "Essay on Criticism". If Paolini doesn't hesitate to compare himself to (what he sees as) literary greats, I certainly have no problem with letting my criticism fall with equal weight on his little bit of fluff.

I think the reason I keep returning to Pulp writers like Robert E. Howard is that those authors just wanted to write exciting stories instead of the next 'literary event'. Authors who lack pretension often write very good stories, because they aren't forcing themselves to write overblown, overly-complex stories. Many modern fantasy authors do the opposite: they write redundant escapist yarns and then get upset that no one considers them to be literary greats, yet.

There is nothing new or interesting here for anyone who has read fantasy before--it's just a rehash of old cliches. The writing, pacing, and characterization are substandard. I wasn't surprised to find that a teen boy wrote this book--it's exactly what I would expect a teenage fantasy fan to write.

This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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873 reviews125 followers
September 3, 2016
I cannot adequately express my complete and utter loathing for this book. I was working at a library during the time that this book was being published and had access to a galley of the novel. I did finish it, but only so I could know (entirely how much) Christopher Paolini (the supposed 16-year-old author-genius) had plagiarized J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of The Rings" trilogy. If you are not familiar with the Inheritance books, allow me to inform you:

Lord of the Rings: Trilogy
Eragon: Trilogy
Lord of the Rings: a main character Aragorn
Eragon: main charactor Eragon
Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's love interest is Arwen (the daughter of an elf king)
Eragon: Eragon's love interest is Arya (the daughter of an elf king)
Lord of the Rings: bad flying things are Ringwraiths
Eragon: bad flying things are Ra'zac
Lord of the Rings: there is a big fight in the troll dungeons
Eragon: there is a big fight in the troll dungeons

I could continue...suffice it to say, after reading "Eragon" I classified it as "Lord of the Rings" with a dragon. This is definitely not worth anyone's time, unless you want to amuse yourself by noting how many similarities there are between the trilogies.


Addendum: WOW! Thanks for all the comments. This is, by far, my most popular review. I'm glad to know others share my feelings for this pitiful excuse of an imaginative novel.

Addendum 2: If you, like so many others in the comments, find fault with my apparent ignorance and wish to correct me regarding the fact that this series is not a trilogy, please see comment #53.

Addendum 3: I can't even. I just can't. Do you know how many people have commented on the fact that this isn't a trilogy since I added Addendum 2 SPECIFICALLY addressing that? I don't even know how many because I've lost count. What does this teach us? It teaches us that people don't read. Let that sink in.
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831 reviews41.5k followers
December 19, 2019
I don't care what anyone says, I freaking loved this book. I get that it's sooooo freaking cheesy, with a Gary Stu and a BABY DRAGON and a weird elf with whom ---- oh, can't say that cause it's a spoiler. Heh. ANYWAYS, it's great.

Yeah it literally checks all of the shitty high fantasy YA wet dream, with an orphaned SPESHUL character and dragons and elves and deus ex machina up the yin yang, but I. DON'T. CARE.

I loved it the first time I read it and I still love it now. The movie was an unmitigated disaster, which is probably more accurate to how actually good the book is (i.e. not very). Like I said, I get the haters, and in theory I should have hated this book only I don't

:D
Profile Image for Brownbetty.
343 reviews172 followers
August 13, 2007
Two or three years ago, everywhere I went there was some display attempting to sell me Eragon, by Christopher Paolini. It was obviously a bad book without opening the cover: the back cover carries a quote from the book, and an endorsement by Anne McCaffrey, and I'm pretty sure I could get that woman to supply a blurb for a double mint wrapper to the effect of "I couldn't put it down! An author ... to watch for!" The quote is "Wind howled through the night, carrying a scent that would change the world." Please note, the author has just claimed that the world is going to be changed by a smell. Which would actually be an interesting book, sadly, not this one. I know this, because that quote is the first sentence of the book, and what the author means is "Wind howled through the night, carrying a scent giving warning of the coming of persons who would set in motion events that would change the world." I know, it lacks a certain something.

Better the eighty percent of the pit of voles, but still, undeserving of being published.

I do not blame Paolini for writing a bad book. People write, and sometimes, they write badly. But I do blame the editor, and his publishing house. This book is crap, and it should have been obvious to anyone who read it. The main character's most interesting bit of characterization and only vestige of personality is that he collects rocks, and this is only mentioned in one paragraph. He's a transparent sue. Everyone acts as if they have just acquired their motivations and history on a 3x5 card before walking on for their scene.

The plot is a clumsy clunker that is foreshadowed on page 22. He has never known his father, and his mother refused to answer questions about him! Do you think this will turn up again later? His name is Eragon. Like dragon, but with an E. An old man pops in to tell what in a better novel would be suspiciously appropriate myths and folktales every time Eragon needs to know what is going on.

Descriptive sections are often incomprehensible, as for example, "His hand was numb, his fingers paralysed. Alarmed, he watched as the middle of his palm shimmered and formed a diffuse white oval." The only reason I know what the author is intending to say there is because I have read enough fantasy to recognize the Mystical Mark.

Our hero makes decisions that make no sense, simply because they are necessary to move the plot forward. Obstacles like hiding a dragon from those living in your house are hand waved away in two paragraphs. Things that oughtn't be obstacles, like buying groceries, are, just to build sympathy with the protagonist by inserting baseless discrimination.

Why publish this!? Were they incapable of finding something more deserving? Was this book even edited? Is he someone's nephew? Publishing this book is an insult to readers and a disservice to writers everywhere, including Mr. Paolini. It's like telling someone they look great when they have spinach in their teeth. Dammit!
Profile Image for Faith.
13 reviews
September 7, 2007
I LOVE the Inheritance books. I had never heard of Christopher Paolini before, and was walking through Barnes and Noble when I saw this book on the end display. What caught my eye was the dragon on the front cover (I love dragons, and my "artistic eye" was captivated by the artwork). This is a great fiction/adventure/fantasy novel. Anyone who is a Lord of the Rings would truly have an appreciation for this book. I was hooked from the moment I picked up this book and began reading. The story begins with a young farm boy, named Eragon, from a small village. While hunting in the wilderness in search of food for their family, Eragon comes across a rare stone (which is later revealed to be a dragon egg). He takes it home with him and to his suprise the egg hatches and out comes Saphira. The two are instantly connected as a Dragon and Rider making them inseparable. Once Saphira is big enough to fly they set out to seek revenge for the death of Eragon's uncle who was murdered. This is just the begining of their journey throughout the land battling mysterious, evil forces. A very good book to cuddle up with on a cool fall day or during the winter when you need a good adventure to bring you out of being stuck in your house.
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763 reviews58.5k followers
January 24, 2023
1.5/5 stars

Age of the readers and how well acquainted they are with the high fantasy genre seriously need to be considered here.


I don鈥檛 think I need to say a lot on my review on this, Eragon is a very popular book and it鈥檚 been quite mixed received, to say the least. The majority of love and dislike usually depends on when did you read the book for the first time? If you were still a child or teenager, and haven鈥檛 read a lot or any high fantasy books yet, you鈥檒l probably love this. Unfortunately, I鈥檓 reading this for the first time as an adult who鈥檚 already well acquainted with the genre.

Anyone who has read or watched Lord of the Rings or Star Wars pretty much has read this book, Eragon almost a straight copy of these franchises with different names and terminologies. And that鈥檚 okay, especially considering that the author was 15 years old when he wrote this book. However, as someone who has experienced the high number of tropes in this book out of all medium, it was hard for me to enjoy the book.

Eragon is not a bad book, by all means, it's just a book that in my opinion will appeal more towards children or teenagers; it鈥檚 something that I will definitely recommend to younger kids. If I was reading this 15 years ago, it could鈥檝e been one of the books that introduced me to this genre and I know it, in fact, did for a lot of people. This is something I will always praise Paolini for. I don鈥檛 care what kind of books or genre you read, if the book sparked your love for reading a genre, that gets a praise from me and Paolini did it for countless readers.

鈥淏ooks are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.鈥�


I wasn鈥檛 planning to read Eragon in the first place but I received this book from one of my good friend, Dorina, as a birthday present because she wanted me to have this book that made her become the reader she is today and for that, I thank you very much, I will cherish this book. Although this book didn鈥檛 really work out for me, I can totally see why it鈥檚 beloved by a lot of readers, especially younger readers. In the future, Eragon could be a book that I鈥檒l consider giving to my kids to spark their love for reading.

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Profile Image for Katerina.
423 reviews17.4k followers
August 13, 2016
Before we get started
-Please,please do not judge a book by its movie.
-I read for the first time when I was 15 years old.I've re-read it 5 times since (I didn't own many books back then so after I took advantage of my neighbor's and my cousin's library,I kept re-reading my poor collection) and every time I loved it just the same,because it was the book that introduced me to the world of fantasy.


The story
When I got this beauty in my hands,I thought that Eragon was the dragon (laugh all you want,I deserve it).But it turns out Eragon is the teenage boy who finds the dragon named Saphira and together they are the only ones who can fight the powerful and corrupted tyrant Galbatorix.With an old storyteller as his mentor,Eragon travels in Alagaesia,finds dwarves and elves and rebels and embraces his heritage and his responsibility as the last Dragonrider,the protector of the weak and the only hope of an oppressed people.
鈥淜eep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.鈥�

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Thoughts
I know there is a great amount of readers who found this book boring and slow paced and nothing special.Maybe if I read it for the first time as an adult I would agree,maybe I wouldn't.But as things turned out,this is the first book that took me away in uncharted lands,it was my Brom to the fantasy world.I know by heart the ancient language,I still use the dwarven curses (and it is very satisfactory),I still look at it with great affection and love.Eragon could be immature but it is expected from a teenager,and there were so many interesting and vivid characters,like Brom and Murtagh and Arya and Roran and Orik.The world building is fascinating,and there are epic battles and ancient swords and deaths and magic and prophecies.
It is a wonderful journey to embrace one's destiny and purpose.
鈥淏ooks are my friends, my companions.They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.鈥�

And that's exactly what Eragon is.I can't guarantee that you will like this book,but you should give it a chance to bewitch you and make you a Dragonrider!

S茅 onr sverdar sitja hvass!
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13 reviews17 followers
September 13, 2019
wow, so i wrote a scathing review of Christopher Paolini's book when i was a very passionate but stupid and embittered seventeen-year-old. i still get notifications on this site from people who either loved or hated this review. i do stand by some of what i said, sure. but more than a decade later, here is what i think i was trying to say, but was so burdened by hatred and jealousy to do so. i'll leave the original in tact for posterity's sake, but it's a super unfocused and awful. you've been warned!

When I was fourteen, I admired Christopher Paolini out of jealously: publishing a book at the age fifteen, and having it hit the New York Times Bestseller list? Incredible. Basically unheard of. But in retrospect, over a decade later, I have nothing but empathy for the guy. He was a child when he got published, and his clumsy writing reflects that exactly: the work of a somewhat precocious fifteen year old with a thesaurus glued to his palm and a love for fantasy. He got swept up in popularity and an outpouring of love for his first book largely based on the fact that he wrote it at such a young age. But as a result, he never quite had the opportunity to grow organically as a writer beyond that fifteen-year-old boy who struck authorial gold thanks to parents with serious ties to the publishing world, and a ton of luck. This is clear by the way he flounders to find a voice for the rest of his series; his writing becomes less focused, duller, and possibly even more overwrought and overworked. His characters do seem to grow and change over the course of four novels, but that is truly a low bar to set in terms of expectation. Paolini hasn't been able to break away from the world of Alagaesia; like JK Rowling, who too has fallen from many a fan's graces and continues to Tweet her way into obscurity, Paolini doesn't seem to have any stories left to tell. Maybe the world he "created" is a comfort to him, and something he wants to mine for his own personal enjoyment--or maybe because it was a massive cash cow he milked for years and years, and that's all he knows. Regardless, it's sad to see such stagnancy from someone who might have held some talent as a young person, but whose growth was curtailed due to (in my opinion) premature fame. Wish you and your buckets of money all the best, Paolini~


here's the original review, in all it's cringeworthy glory!

Right so. I'll just say it: I hate Paolini's work. To my very core. I don't really think it's so much the "he stole from Tolkien/Lucas/Gandhi/God/my dog..," though whoever may say this has a point. Even though he blatantly took ideas from pioneers in their respective fields, that isn't what bothers me the most.

When I was fourteen, I admired him out of mere jealously. I was absolutely green with envy that he could publish a book at age fifteen and receive any kind of acclaim. But in retrospect (and nearly vomiting as I attempted to get through a chapter of Eldest, which I failed at miserably), I realized that I had no reason to envy Paolini at all. He doesn't know how to write. String together a vague semblance of a story? Possibly. But at the end of the day, the description is purple, the dialogue is stilted, and the character development is next to non-existent.

For starters, has anyone noticed that he is obsessed with stating distances? Something like, "Two feet away stood three troops of fifty, in rows of five, making ten people per row" is a sentence uncannily close to one I read in the actual book itself. This kind of information is superfluous and distracting, taking away from important aspects of a novel such as character development--which, by the way, he integrates next to none of. Who is Eragon? I seem to have forgotten everything about him, other than the fact that he is creepily obsessed with a woman who has no interest in him, he acquires fighting skills incredibly fast (read: Mary Sue red-flag), and only reprehensible villains disagree with him. Basically, he's perfect, and he only gets even more amazing at everything he does. Where is the fun in a character like that?

I do, however, remember Murtagh... a little. Probably because he's the only one who changes at all as a character throughout the book, other than the occasional insight into Eragon's personal airplane--I mean, pet dragon--I mean, companion, Saphira. Even her characterization is sacrificed because she's used as a plot device by Paolini rather than fleshed out as an actual character. None of the characters are memorable and the main character is my least favorite character of them all! How are we supposed to root for the main character when he is nothing but an arrogant snot, constantly reaffirming a holier-than-thou attitude to everyone around him?

The plot is a cliche hero's journey that has been done before, and better, might I add. Where's the appeal in that? Answer: there is none.

What left is there to hold in high regard? His world building skills? False. I don't know why he decided that his world of Alagaesia had to have EVERY single climate condition imaginable, but doing so made his world seem juvenile, fake, and forced. Not to mention boring judging by the awful over-description of said world. With regards to the language he "created"? He mostly ripped from old Norse words. He's admitted to it himself. Look, anyone can string a bunch of letters together and call it a language. But Paolini hasn't a single clue when it comes to linguistics. And hey, I'll admit that I don't either. But I also don't try to create my own languages--that I more or less steal--and claim that I created all by myself. Seriously, Paolini's alleged arrogance (based on interviews I've seen/read) disgusts me.

All in all, sure, it's fantastic that he published a book at such a young age, but are we as a society lowering the bar that much as to celebrate mediocrity? The man is now twenty-eight years old and his successive books Eldest, Brisingr and finally, Inheritance are decidedly much worse than his first book on every front. That he wrote when he was fifteen. This is a huge problem in my eyes. Someone so unwilling to grow or change like any other writer should have their title of "writer" stripped from them. It's insulting.
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Author听32 books14.2k followers
February 6, 2017
seriously, Ben. Why have you not read this sooner. This beast has been sat on your TBR pile for years. What is wrong with you? Was little Ben intimidated by the size?

I FINALLY READ THIS BOOK
and
breath

I honestly think this is one of the best fantasy YA stories. Such a classic!

ERAGON YOU ARE MIGHTY FINEEEEEEE
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Author听9 books2,164 followers
June 4, 2015
appalling.

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as if written by an enthusiastic but tragically over-encouraged teenager with insufferably supportive parents who somehow happen to be well-connected in the publishing indus鈥攚ait.

...oh.

carry on, then.
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August 13, 2016
A short (and somewhat sarcastic) summary: Main character = Eragon, mysteeeeerious boy-child left with his aunt and uncle by wandering mother, father unknown. Boy finds mysteeeeerious stone. Turns out to be dragon egg. Boy raises dragon and bonds with it strongly. Bad guys come and destroy boy's house and kill his uncle. Boy swears revenge. Boy's secret dragon is discovered by mysteeeerious storyteller who turns out to be master swordsman and random magic user. The hunt for the bad guys begins, and boy searches for his destiny as a legendary Dragon Rider (of course, that must be capitalized). Eragon goes through traditional bouts of training and learning about himself under the stern tutelage of old wise traveling companion. Along the way he gains and loses friends, and rescues a mysteeeerious woman from a horrible dungeon while never straying from his quest to put right all that is wrong in a world oppressively ruled by an evil king.

This book has gotten lots of attention since it first came out, partly because the author is so young. He was fifteen when he started the book, and was nineteen when it was published. Age isn't always correlated with mastery, of course, but when I read this book, I could TELL that the writer was either young or an immature writer. Though it seems people think it "got published" somehow because of its great merit, this book was actually self-published by the author's parents (company was Paolini International), and then it was paraded around on a self-funded signing tour the way most self-published people do. An established author happened to run into the family doing a signing while he was on vacation, thought a kid writing a book was interesting, bought a copy and made his stepson read it, and decided to try to get the book a deal when the kid liked it. The people at Knopf re-edited and repackaged and re-released it under that label. I believe that if this book had meandered its way to publishing houses the usual way, it would have been rejected as unpublishable, for reasons I will discuss in depth here.

Christopher Paolini himself, in his own words, describes his story thus: "Eragon is an archetypal hero story, filled with exciting action, dangerous villains, and fantastic locations. There are dragons and elves, sword fights and unexpected revelations, and of course, a beautiful maiden who's more than capable of taking care of herself."

I would argue that this book is not an "archetypal hero story" so much as an overused and overly traditional Tolkienien "epic," with "epic" in quotes because it lacks exactly that epic nature that made the world of Lord of the Rings so rich. There was absolutely nothing new or "unexpected" in this book (though the author claims there are "revelations"), and if a reader is excited by this book, they are probably reacting to the concepts themselves (e.g., fantasy worlds, dragons, fierce battles) rather than the book's own merit, or perhaps they have never been exposed to the dozens of fantasy and science fiction epics from which this author pulled his influences. My feeling was that this book was nothing special because, if I may be so blunt, "it's been done," and it's been done better.

Overall, I just think that this book was written as though it had a template or blueprint for "traditional fantasy novel" and the details and names were simply filled in. I couldn't help feeling the entire time I was reading it that I had read this story before, nothing was much of a surprise, and things that didn't make sense or got in the way of a conflicting original vision were smoothed over with excuses or deliberate muddling of motives. I think that in order to write something so traditional, a writer needs something special, a unique twist or slant, and this just hasn't got it. (In other words, I'm not saying that writing an "archetypal fantasy epic" is BAD; I'm saying that it needs to not be a rehashing of overused themes that have been done to death by classic writers.) The boy and his powerful companion having an intimate relationship? Done, in everything from Anne McCaffrey to freaking Digimon. The hero quest to punish the baddies and bring the good guys back into power? Done, in Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Lush descriptions of landscapes and surroundings? Done by Tolkien of course, but more as a background to action rather than in stagnant heaps of detail. Mysterious companions to whom there is more than meets the eye? I don't even want to think about all the books and movies that have done that. I can't pick out a single thing that this book has that has never been done before, the characters didn't interest or capture me, the storytelling was riddled with too many attempts to be grand that I was just entirely turned off by it.

Some specifics about the bad writing style:

Every imaginable permutation of the word "said" is used. If the reader cannot tell how someone is saying something by what they are saying, it is likely that the dialogue has been written sloppily. "'You're not thinking,' admonished Brom." Yes, that is an admonishment without you telling us so. Leave it out. "'Get on with the story,' he said impatiently." Well, if one person is urging another to get on with it, it stands to reason that it's being said impatiently. Running into "'Sorry,' apologized Brom" made me cringe. The fact that Brom said "Sorry" means that he apologized, so use "said." You can deviate from "said" if for some reason HOW the sentence is said is not obvious, such as volume ("he whispered") or intent ("he said sarcastically," if it isn't obvious that that's a sarcastic comment anyway). Leave out the decorations because they're tacky. The speech tags are not the part of the writing that is supposed to be interesting, so don't distract us; believe me when I say that if you do it, nearly any editor will consider it an early warning sign that you are an amateur.

Unnecessary description is inserted with maddening frequency. I am not usually a reader of traditional fantasy, and traditional fantasy does tend to be more flowery than the hard stuff, but either way random descriptions should not just be thrown into the mix. Eragon is waking up and stretching. Suddenly we get a description of the items on his night table, including the random information that he likes to look at one of the objects on it frequently. In the meantime, while we are getting this rush of information, Eragon is putting on his shoes. He then does not proceed to touch, pick up, or look at anything on the night table, and none of it is ever mentioned again. Also, people and places just get sudden paragraphs of description. We're fighting an Urgal and all of a sudden . . . drop some description on us. While he's rushing at Eragon with drooling fangs, no less. By all means, describe the fangs, slipping the adjectives in gracefully. But don't give us a run-down of a typical Urgal when we're a lot more interested in whether those fangs are going into Eragon's head.

And lastly, too many words, phrases, and concepts seem to be entirely lifted from other well-known works. Word choice seemed as though it was the author's attempt to use all his SAT words; it was verbose and flowery as if on purpose, trying to impress with vocabulary that would have been better used sparingly. The similarity of some people's and places' names to those of Tolkien have not gone unnoticed by seasoned fantasy readers; I have heard several people call this book "Aragorn" without even noticing that they weren't saying it right, not to mention things like Ardwen (compared with Arwen), Isenstar (compared with Isengard), and Isidar (compared with Isildur)--and there are a LOT more. A ridiculous number of phrases seem to be something I've heard before, though I'm not sure where; for example, near the beginning someone is touching a wrapped package repeatedly, "as if to reassure herself that it was still there." I mentioned this to a friend and said, "That's FROM something." He replied, "It's FROM everything!" Far too often, ridiculously overused or clich茅d similes and metaphors are used, such as tears being described as "liquid diamonds." It is less like this book was written and more like it was sewn together from the torn apart products of others, like some old quilt on which the stitches are showing. (How's that for an original simile?)

There's definitely not enough space in this little box (which has a character limit) for me to go into as much detail as I'd like talking about how bad this book is, so if you really want to read my ranting in all its entirety, you might want to check out my on my website.
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October 16, 2021
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1), Christopher Paolini

Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, wrote the novel while still in his teens. After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters.

His parents saw the final manuscript and in 2001 decided to self-publish Eragon; Paolini spent a year traveling around the United States promoting the novel. By chance, the book was discovered by Carl Hiaasen, who got it re-published by Alfred A. Knopf. The re-published version was released on August 26, 2003.

The book tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon, who finds a mysterious polished blue stone in the forest. He thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. Not knowing the stone's origin or worth, he attempts to use it as payment to a butcher. A dragon he later names Saphira hatches from the stone, which was really an egg.

When the evil King Galbatorix finds out the general location of the egg he sends the Ra'zac to acquire it.

By that time Saphira had been growing for a while and takes Eragon to the Spine after Ra'zac appear in their village Carvahall.

Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their hometown, with a storyteller called Brom, and decide to search for the Varden, a group of rebels who want the downfall of Galbatorix. ...

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丿乇 丕胤乇丕賮卮貙 丿賵丕夭丿賴 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱禄貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖讴賴 卮賲卮蹖乇賴丕蹖 讴賵鬲丕賴貙 賵 爻倬乇賴丕蹖蹖 丌賴賳蹖貙 亘丕 賳賯卮賴丕蹖 爻賲亘賵賱蹖讴 爻蹖丕賴貙 丿乇 丿爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳丿貙 賱禺 賱禺 讴賳丕賳 賯丿賲 賲蹖夭丿賳丿貨 丌賳賴丕 卮亘蹖賴 丕賳爻丕賳賴丕蹖蹖貙 亘丕 倬丕賴丕蹖 禺賲蹖丿賴貙 賵 亘丕夭賵丕賳 讴賱賮鬲 丨蹖賵丕賳蹖 亘賵丿賳丿貨 亘丕夭賵丕賳蹖 讴賴 诏賵蹖蹖貙 賮賯胤 亘乇丕蹖 禺乇丿 讴乇丿賳貙 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿貨 亘丕賱丕蹖 诏賵卮賴丕蹖 讴賵趩讴卮丕賳貙 蹖讴 噩賮鬲 卮丕禺 倬蹖趩丿丕乇貙 丿乇丌賲丿賴 亘賵丿貨 賴蹖賵賱丕賴丕貙 亘賴 爻賵蹖 亘賵鬲賴 夭丕乇 卮鬲丕賮鬲賳丿貙 賵 禺乇禺乇讴賳丕賳 倬賳賴丕賳 卮丿賳丿貨 亘賴 夭賵丿蹖 氐丿丕蹖 禺卮 禺卮貙 丌乇丕賲 诏乇賮鬲貙 賵 噩賳诏賱 丿賵亘丕乇賴 丿乇 爻讴賵鬲 賮乇賵 乇賮鬲

卮亘丨貙 亘丕 丿賯鬲貙 亘賴 丕胤乇丕賮 蹖讴 丿乇禺鬲 賯胤賵乇貙 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿貙 賵 亘賴 讴賵乇賴 乇丕賴 賳诏乇蹖爻鬲貨 丌賳噩丕 亘賴 賯丿乇蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 賴蹖趩 丕賳爻丕賳蹖貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲 趩蹖夭蹖 乇丕 亘亘蹖賳丿貙 丕賲丕 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 賳賵乇 囟毓蹖賮 賲賴鬲丕亘貙 賴賲丕賳賳丿 賳賵乇 丌賮鬲丕亘 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 亘蹖乇賵賳 夭丿賴 亘賵丿貙 讴賵趩讴鬲乇蹖賳 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲貙 丿乇 賳诏丕賴 噩爻鬲噩賵诏乇卮貙 賵丕囟丨 賵 乇賵卮賳 亘賵丿貨 丕賵 讴賴 卮賲卮蹖乇 亘賱賳丿 夭乇丿 乇賳诏蹖 丿乇 丿爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲貙 亘賴 胤賵乇 睾蹖乇胤亘蹖毓蹖 爻丕讴鬲 賵 丌乇丕賲 亘賵丿

倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲蹖睾賴 卮賲卮蹖乇貙 卮蹖丕乇 賳丕夭讴蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖禺賵乇丿貨 爻賱丕丨 丌賳賯丿乇 亘丕乇蹖讴 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 亘賴 乇丕丨鬲蹖 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 蹖讴 噩賮鬲 丿賳丿賴貙 毓亘賵乇 賲蹖讴乇丿貨 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱貙 趩賳丕賳 賯賵蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲貙 亘賴 爻禺鬲鬲乇蹖賳 夭乇賴 賴丕 賳賮賵匕 讴賳丿

丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕貙 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 芦卮亘丨禄 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲賳丿貙 亘亘蹖賳賳丿貨 丌賳賴丕 亘丕 爻賱丕丨賴丕蹖卮丕賳貙 賴賲丕賳賳丿 诏丿丕賴丕蹖蹖 讴賵乇貙 賱賳诏丕賳 賱賳诏丕賳 丨乇讴鬲 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿貨 氐丿丕蹖 噩睾丿蹖貙 爻讴賵鬲 乇丕 卮讴爻鬲貙 賵 丌乇丕賲卮 噩賳诏賱 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 夭丿貨 賴蹖賵賱丕賴丕貙 丿乇 爻乇賲丕蹖 卮亘貙 賲蹖賱乇夭蹖丿賳丿貨 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丌賳賴丕貙 亘丕 倬賵鬲蹖賳 爻賳诏蹖賳卮貙 卮丕禺賴 丕蹖 乇丕 卮讴爻鬲貨 卮亘丨 亘丕 毓氐亘丕賳蹖鬲 诏賮鬲 芦賴蹖爻!禄貨 賵 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 爻乇 噩丕蹖卮丕賳 賲蹖禺讴賵亘 卮丿賳丿貨 亘賵蹖 鬲毓賮賳 丌賳賴丕貙 丨丕賱卮 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 賲蹖夭丿貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 讴賳丕乇 讴卮蹖丿

亘蹖丨乇讴鬲 丿乇 噩丕蹖 禺賵丿貙 噩賲毓 卮丿賳丿貨 丕賵 丕讴乇丕賴卮 乇丕 倬賳賴丕賳 讴乇丿 賭 丌賳賴丕 亘賵蹖 诏賵卮鬲 賲鬲毓賮賳 賲蹖丿丕丿賳丿 賭 賵 乇丕賴卮 乇丕 讴噩 讴乇丿貨 丌賳賴丕 丌賱鬲 丿爻鬲 亘賵丿賳丿貙 賳賴 趩蹖夭 丿蹖诏乇貨 丌賳賴丕 賮賯胤 蹖讴 賵爻蹖賱賴 亘賵丿賳丿

卮亘丨貙 賵賯鬲蹖 丿賯蹖賯賴 賴丕 亘賴 爻丕毓鬲貙 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賳丿貙 亘蹖鬲丕亘蹖 禺賵蹖卮 乇丕 賮乇賵 禺賵乇丿貨 亘賵蹖 亘丿蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賴蹖賵賱丕賴丕 賲蹖丌賲丿貙 亘賴 丿賵乇丿爻鬲 賲蹖乇賮鬲貨 丕賵 賳诏匕丕卮鬲 讴賴 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 亘賱賳丿 卮賵賳丿貙 蹖丕 禺賵丿 乇丕 诏乇賲 讴賳賳丿貨 丕蹖賳 乇丕丨鬲 胤賱亘蹖 乇丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿卮 賳蹖夭 賳禺賵丕爻鬲貙 賵 倬卮鬲 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 丕蹖爻鬲丕丿貙 賵 亘賴 讴賵乇賴 乇丕賴 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿貨 亘丕丿 鬲賳丿 丿蹖诏乇蹖貙 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 噩賳诏賱 賵夭蹖丿貨 亘賵 丕蹖賳亘丕乇 賯賵蹖鬲乇 亘賵丿貨 丕賵 讴賴 賴蹖噩丕賳夭丿賴 亘賵丿貙 禺乇禺乇 讴乇丿貨 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 亘丿賳卮 賲蹖賱乇夭蹖丿貙 夭蹖乇 賱亘 诏賮鬲: 芦丌賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮蹖賳禄貙 賵 賳賵讴 卮賲卮蹖乇卮 乇丕 丿丕蹖乇賴 賵丕乇貙 丨乇讴鬲 丿丕丿貨 丕賵 亘乇丕蹖 賮乇丕乇爻蹖丿賳 丕蹖賳 賱丨馗賴貙 賳賯卮賴 賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 讴卮蹖丿賴貙 賵 乇賳噩 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇丕貙 鬲丨賲賱 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貨 賳亘丕蹖丿 丕讴賳賵賳 讴賳鬲乇賱卮 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賲蹖丿丕丿

趩卮賲丕賳 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 丿乇 夭蹖乇 丕亘乇賵丕賳 讴賱賮鬲卮丕賳貙 诏卮丕丿 卮丿貙 賵 爻賱丕丨賴丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 賲丨讴賲鬲乇貙 丿乇 丿爻鬲 诏乇賮鬲賳丿貨 丿乇 倬蹖卮 乇賵蹖卮丕賳貙 卮亘丨 氐丿丕蹖 亘乇禺賵乇丿 趩蹖夭蹖 乇丕 卮賳蹖丿貨 賲孬賱 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩蹖夭蹖 爻禺鬲貙 亘賴 爻賳诏 賱賯蹖 禺賵乇丿貨 賱讴賴 賴丕蹖 賲丨賵貙 丕夭 鬲丕乇蹖讴蹖 亘蹖乇賵賳 丌賲丿賳丿貙 賵 亘賴 爻賲鬲 讴賵乇賴 乇丕賴 倬丕蹖蹖賳 乇賮鬲賳丿

爻賴 丕爻亘 爻賮蹖丿貙 亘丕 爻賵丕乇丕賳卮丕賳貙 亘賴 爻賲鬲 亘蹖卮賴 夭丕乇 鬲丕禺鬲賳丿貙 爻乇賴丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕貙 亘丕 丕賮鬲禺丕乇 亘丕賱丕 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿賳丿貙 賵 亘丕賱丕倬賵卮賴丕蹖卮丕賳 丿乇 賳賵乇 賲賴鬲丕亘貙 賲丕賳賳丿 賳賯乇賴 蹖 賲丕蹖毓 賲賵噩 賲蹖夭丿

亘乇 乇賵蹖 丕爻亘 丕賵賱貙 蹖讴 芦丕賽賱賮禄貙 亘丕 诏賵卮賴丕蹖 鬲蹖夭貙 賵 丕亘乇賵丕賳蹖 丕乇蹖亘 賵 夭蹖亘丕貙 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲貨 丕賳丿丕賲卮 賴賲丕賳賳丿 卮賲卮蹖乇 亘丕乇蹖讴貙 丕賲丕 賳蹖乇賵賲賳丿 亘賵丿貨 蹖讴 讴賲丕賳 賯賵蹖 亘乇 倬卮鬲卮 丌賵蹖夭丕賳 亘賵丿貙 賵 卮賲卮蹖乇蹖 丿乇 胤乇賮 賲禺丕賱賮 鬲蹖乇丿丕賳 倬乇 丕夭 鬲蹖乇賴丕蹖 倬乇丿丕乇卮貙 亘賴 讴賲乇卮 亘爻鬲賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿

爻賵丕乇 丌禺乇 賴賲貙 賲丕賳賳丿 丕賵賱蹖貙 趩賴乇賴 丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕 賵 賮乇卮鬲賴 賲丕賳賳丿 丿丕卮鬲貨 蹖讴 賳蹖夭賴 蹖 亘賱賳丿貙 丿乇 丿爻鬲 乇丕爻鬲卮 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿貙 賵 禺賳噩乇 爻賮蹖丿蹖貙 亘乇 讴賲乇卮 亘爻鬲賴 亘賵丿貨 讴賱丕賴 禺賵丿蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 夭蹖亘丕貙 丕夭 胤賱丕 賵 讴賴乇亘丕貙 亘乇 爻乇 丿丕卮鬲貨 亘蹖賳 丕蹖賳 丿賵 爻賵丕乇貙 倬乇蹖夭丕丿蹖 亘丕 賲賵賴丕蹖 倬乇讴賱丕睾蹖貙 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲貙 讴賴 亘丕 賵賯丕乇貙 丕胤乇丕賮卮 乇丕 夭蹖乇 賳馗乇 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿貨 趩卮賲丕賳卮 丿乇 賯丕亘 賲跇賴 賴丕蹖 亘賱賳丿 爻蹖丕賴卮貙 亘丕賳賮賵匕 賲蹖賳賲賵丿貙 賵 賲蹖丿乇禺卮蹖丿貨 賱亘丕爻卮 爻丕丿賴 亘賵丿貙 賵 亘丕 丕蹖賳賵噩賵丿 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖卮 乇丕貙 禺丿卮賴 丿丕乇 賳賲蹖讴乇丿貨 亘乇 讴賲乇卮 卮賲卮蹖乇蹖 亘爻鬲賴 亘賵丿貙 賵 亘乇 倬卮鬲卮 蹖讴 讴賲丕賳 賵 鬲蹖乇丿丕賳貙 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲貨 亘乇 丿丕賲賳卮 讴蹖爻賴 丕蹖 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 賲丿丕賲 亘賴 丌賳 賳诏丕賴 賲蹖讴乇丿貨 诏賵蹖蹖 賲蹖禺賵丕爻鬲 賲胤賲卅賳 卮賵丿貙 讴賴 賴賳賵夭 丌賳噩丕爻鬲

蹖讴蹖 丕夭 芦丕賱賮賴丕禄 丌賴爻鬲賴 氐丨亘鬲 賲蹖讴乇丿貙 丕賲丕 芦卮亘丨禄 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲 亘卮賳賵丿貙 讴賴 趩賴 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿貨 芦倬乇蹖夭丕丿禄 亘丕 丕賯鬲丿丕乇蹖 丌卮讴丕乇 倬丕爻禺 賲蹖丿丕丿貨 賲丨丕賮馗丕賳卮 噩丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 毓賵囟 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿貨 芦丕賱賮蹖禄 讴賴 讴賱丕賴 禺賵丿 亘乇 爻乇 丿丕卮鬲貙 噩賱賵 丕賮鬲丕丿貙 賵 賳蹖夭賴 丕卮 乇丕貙 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丿蹖诏乇卮 诏乇賮鬲貨 丌賳賴丕 丕夭 賲讴丕賳蹖 讴賴 芦卮亘丨禄 賵 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 亘賵丿賳丿貙 亘丿賵賳 丌賳讴賴 亘賴 趩蹖夭蹖 卮讴 讴賳賳丿貙 诏匕卮鬲賳丿貨 芦卮亘丨禄 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 丿丕卮鬲貙 賲夭賴 蹖 倬蹖乇賵夭蹖卮 乇丕 賲蹖趩卮蹖丿貙 讴賴 噩賴鬲 亘丕丿 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 讴乇丿貙 賵 亘賵蹖 卮丿蹖丿 賲鬲毓賮賳 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 乇丕 亘賴 爻賲鬲 芦丕賱賮賴丕禄 亘乇丿)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱

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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1), Christopher Paolini

Eragon is the first novel in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters.

The book tells the story of a farm boy, named Eragon, who finds a mysterious stone in the mountains. Not knowing the stone's origin or worth, he attempts to use it as payment to a butcher. A dragon he later names Saphira hatches from the stone, which was really an egg.

When the evil King Galbatorix finds out the general location of the egg he sends the Ra'zac to acquire it. By that time Saphira had been growing for a while and takes Eragon to the Spine after Ra'zac appear in their village Carvahall.

Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their hometown, with a storyteller called Brom, and decide to search for the Varden, a group of rebels who want the downfall of Galbatorix. ...

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丕乇丕诏賵賳貙 毓賳賵丕賳 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 丕夭 乇賲丕賳 賮丕賳鬲夭蹖貙 賵 趩賴丕乇诏丕賳賴 蹖 芦賵乇丕孬鬲禄貙 賳賵卮鬲賴 蹖 芦讴乇蹖爻鬲賵賮乇 倬丕卅賵賱蹖賳蹖禄 丕爻鬲貨 丿賵乇丕賳 丕跇丿賴丕爻賵丕乇丕賳 亘賴 爻乇丌賲丿賴貙 賵 噩賴丕賳貙 亘賴 賱胤賮 倬丕丿卮丕賴蹖 卮蹖胤丕賳 氐賮鬲貙 丿乇 丨丕賱 賳丕亘賵丿蹖 丕爻鬲貨 鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴貙 乇賵夭蹖 蹖讴 噩賵丕賳 乇賵爻鬲丕蹖蹖貙 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦丕乇丕诏賵賳禄貙 丿乇 噩賳诏賱貙 趩蹖夭蹖 賲蹖鈥屰屫жㄘ� 丌賳 趩蹖夭 (讴賴 丕夭 賳馗乇 芦丕乇丕诏賵賳禄 亘丕蹖丿 蹖讴 爻賳诏 诏乇丕賳賯蹖賲鬲 亘丕卮丿) 爻賳诏 賳蹖爻鬲貙 鬲禺賲 丕爻鬲貙 鬲禺賲 丕跇丿賴丕...貨

賳賯賱 丕夭 賲鬲賳: (賵爻賵爻賴 颅诏乇 爻蹖丕賱蹖貙 丿乇 夭蹖乇 丌爻賲丕賳 讴亘賵丿貨 讴賴 诏爻鬲乇賴 蹖 夭乇蹖賳 丌賳貙 賲乇丕 亘賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖颅禺賵丕賳丿貨 亘乇 倬賴賳賴 蹖 丌賳貙 亘丕丿亘丕賳 禺賵丕賴賲 讴卮蹖丿貨 賵 亘賴 丿賵乇丿爻鬲颅賴丕貙 噩丕蹖蹖讴賴 丿乇 匕賴賳 賴蹖趩 芦丕賱賮蹖禄 賳賲蹖颅诏賳噩丿貨 賲乇丕 亘賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖颅禺賵丕賳丿貨 賯賱亘 賲乇丕貙 亘丕 乇蹖爻賲丕賳蹖 丕夭 爻賵爻賳颅賴丕蹖 爻賮蹖丿 賲蹖颅亘賳丿丿貨 诏乇賴 颅丕蹖 讴賴 賴乇诏夭 诏卮賵丿賴 賳禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿貨 亘賳丿蹖 丕夭 丿乇蹖丕貙 賲蹖丕賳 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 賵 丕賲賵丕噩.)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱 丕夭 賲鬲賳

賳賯賱 丕夭 賲鬲賳: 賮氐賱 丕賵賱: (爻乇丌睾丕夭 - 卮亘丨 賴賵賱賳丕讴貨 亘丕丿 丿乇 丿賱 卮亘 夭賵夭賴 賲蹖讴卮蹖丿貙 賵 亘賵蹖蹖 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 賲蹖丌賵乇丿貙 讴賴 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 乇丕貙 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賲蹖丿丕丿貙 卮亘丨蹖 賯丿 亘賱賳丿 爻乇卮 乇丕 亘丕賱丕 诏乇賮鬲貙 賵 亘丕 賳賮爻卮貙 賴賵丕 乇丕 賮乇賵 亘乇丿貨 卮亘蹖賴 丕賳爻丕賳 亘賵丿貙 賵 鬲賳賴丕 鬲賮丕賵鬲卮 賲賵賴丕蹖蹖 丕乇睾賵丕賳蹖貙 賵 趩卮賲丕賳 賯乇賲夭 乇賳诏卮 亘賵丿貨

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丿乇 丕胤乇丕賮卮貙 丿賵丕夭丿賴 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱禄貙 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖讴賴 卮賲卮蹖乇賴丕蹖 讴賵鬲丕賴貙 賵 爻倬乇賴丕蹖蹖 丌賴賳蹖貙 亘丕 賳賯卮賴丕蹖 爻賲亘賵賱蹖讴 爻蹖丕賴貙 丿乇 丿爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳丿貙 賱禺 賱禺 讴賳丕賳 賯丿賲 賲蹖夭丿賳丿貨 丌賳賴丕 卮亘蹖賴 丕賳爻丕賳賴丕蹖蹖貙 亘丕 倬丕賴丕蹖 禺賲蹖丿賴貙 賵 亘丕夭賵丕賳 讴賱賮鬲 丨蹖賵丕賳蹖 亘賵丿賳丿貨 亘丕夭賵丕賳蹖 讴賴 诏賵蹖蹖貙 賮賯胤 亘乇丕蹖 禺乇丿 讴乇丿賳貙 爻丕禺鬲賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿貨 亘丕賱丕蹖 诏賵卮賴丕蹖 讴賵趩讴卮丕賳貙 蹖讴 噩賮鬲 卮丕禺 倬蹖趩丿丕乇貙 丿乇丌賲丿賴 亘賵丿貨 賴蹖賵賱丕賴丕貙 亘賴 爻賵蹖 亘賵鬲賴 夭丕乇 卮鬲丕賮鬲賳丿貙 賵 禺乇禺乇讴賳丕賳 倬賳賴丕賳 卮丿賳丿貨 亘賴 夭賵丿蹖 氐丿丕蹖 禺卮 禺卮貙 丌乇丕賲 诏乇賮鬲貙 賵 噩賳诏賱 丿賵亘丕乇賴 丿乇 爻讴賵鬲 賮乇賵 乇賮鬲

卮亘丨貙 亘丕 丿賯鬲貙 亘賴 丕胤乇丕賮 蹖讴 丿乇禺鬲 賯胤賵乇貙 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿貙 賵 亘賴 讴賵乇賴 乇丕賴 賳诏乇蹖爻鬲貨 丌賳噩丕 亘賴 賯丿乇蹖 鬲丕乇蹖讴 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 賴蹖趩 丕賳爻丕賳蹖貙 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲 趩蹖夭蹖 乇丕 亘亘蹖賳丿貙 丕賲丕 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 賳賵乇 囟毓蹖賮 賲賴鬲丕亘貙 賴賲丕賳賳丿 賳賵乇 丌賮鬲丕亘 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 亘蹖乇賵賳 夭丿賴 亘賵丿貙 讴賵趩讴鬲乇蹖賳 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲貙 丿乇 賳诏丕賴 噩爻鬲噩賵诏乇卮貙 賵丕囟丨 賵 乇賵卮賳 亘賵丿貨 丕賵 讴賴 卮賲卮蹖乇 亘賱賳丿 夭乇丿 乇賳诏蹖 丿乇 丿爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲貙 亘賴 胤賵乇 睾蹖乇胤亘蹖毓蹖 爻丕讴鬲 賵 丌乇丕賲 亘賵丿

倬丕蹖蹖賳 鬲蹖睾賴 卮賲卮蹖乇貙 卮蹖丕乇 賳丕夭讴蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖禺賵乇丿貨 爻賱丕丨 丌賳賯丿乇 亘丕乇蹖讴 亘賵丿貙 讴賴 亘賴 乇丕丨鬲蹖 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 蹖讴 噩賮鬲 丿賳丿賴貙 毓亘賵乇 賲蹖讴乇丿貨 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱貙 趩賳丕賳 賯賵蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲貙 亘賴 爻禺鬲鬲乇蹖賳 夭乇賴 賴丕 賳賮賵匕 讴賳丿

丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕貙 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 芦卮亘丨禄 賳賲蹖鬲賵丕賳爻鬲賳丿貙 亘亘蹖賳賳丿貨 丌賳賴丕 亘丕 爻賱丕丨賴丕蹖卮丕賳貙 賴賲丕賳賳丿 诏丿丕賴丕蹖蹖 讴賵乇貙 賱賳诏丕賳 賱賳诏丕賳 丨乇讴鬲 賲蹖讴乇丿賳丿貨 氐丿丕蹖 噩睾丿蹖貙 爻讴賵鬲 乇丕 卮讴爻鬲貙 賵 丌乇丕賲卮 噩賳诏賱 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 夭丿貨 賴蹖賵賱丕賴丕貙 丿乇 爻乇賲丕蹖 卮亘貙 賲蹖賱乇夭蹖丿賳丿貨 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丌賳賴丕貙 亘丕 倬賵鬲蹖賳 爻賳诏蹖賳卮貙 卮丕禺賴 丕蹖 乇丕 卮讴爻鬲貨 卮亘丨 亘丕 毓氐亘丕賳蹖鬲 诏賮鬲 芦賴蹖爻!禄貨 賵 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 爻乇 噩丕蹖卮丕賳 賲蹖禺讴賵亘 卮丿賳丿貨 亘賵蹖 鬲毓賮賳 丌賳賴丕貙 丨丕賱卮 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 賲蹖夭丿貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 讴賳丕乇 讴卮蹖丿

亘蹖丨乇讴鬲 丿乇 噩丕蹖 禺賵丿貙 噩賲毓 卮丿賳丿貨 丕賵 丕讴乇丕賴卮 乇丕 倬賳賴丕賳 讴乇丿 賭 丌賳賴丕 亘賵蹖 诏賵卮鬲 賲鬲毓賮賳 賲蹖丿丕丿賳丿 賭 賵 乇丕賴卮 乇丕 讴噩 讴乇丿貨 丌賳賴丕 丌賱鬲 丿爻鬲 亘賵丿賳丿貙 賳賴 趩蹖夭 丿蹖诏乇貨 丌賳賴丕 賮賯胤 蹖讴 賵爻蹖賱賴 亘賵丿賳丿

卮亘丨貙 賵賯鬲蹖 丿賯蹖賯賴 賴丕 亘賴 爻丕毓鬲貙 鬲亘丿蹖賱 卮丿賳丿貙 亘蹖鬲丕亘蹖 禺賵蹖卮 乇丕 賮乇賵 禺賵乇丿貨 亘賵蹖 亘丿蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賴蹖賵賱丕賴丕 賲蹖丌賲丿貙 亘賴 丿賵乇丿爻鬲 賲蹖乇賮鬲貨 丕賵 賳诏匕丕卮鬲 讴賴 芦丕賵乇诏丕賱賴丕禄 亘賱賳丿 卮賵賳丿貙 蹖丕 禺賵丿 乇丕 诏乇賲 讴賳賳丿貨 丕蹖賳 乇丕丨鬲 胤賱亘蹖 乇丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿卮 賳蹖夭 賳禺賵丕爻鬲貙 賵 倬卮鬲 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 丕蹖爻鬲丕丿貙 賵 亘賴 讴賵乇賴 乇丕賴 賳诏丕賴 讴乇丿貨 亘丕丿 鬲賳丿 丿蹖诏乇蹖貙 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 噩賳诏賱 賵夭蹖丿貨 亘賵 丕蹖賳亘丕乇 賯賵蹖鬲乇 亘賵丿貨 丕賵 讴賴 賴蹖噩丕賳夭丿賴 亘賵丿貙 禺乇禺乇 讴乇丿貨 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 亘丿賳卮 賲蹖賱乇夭蹖丿貙 夭蹖乇 賱亘 诏賮鬲: 芦丌賲丕丿賴 亘丕卮蹖賳禄貙 賵 賳賵讴 卮賲卮蹖乇卮 乇丕 丿丕蹖乇賴 賵丕乇貙 丨乇讴鬲 丿丕丿貨 丕賵 亘乇丕蹖 賮乇丕乇爻蹖丿賳 丕蹖賳 賱丨馗賴貙 賳賯卮賴 賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 讴卮蹖丿賴貙 賵 乇賳噩 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇丕貙 鬲丨賲賱 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貨 賳亘丕蹖丿 丕讴賳賵賳 讴賳鬲乇賱卮 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賲蹖丿丕丿

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38 reviews40.4k followers
November 6, 2017
Dragons and elves and dragons!

A lot of people faulted Paolini for trying to copy Tolkien, but the truth is, their styles are nothing alike. Tolkien is much more poetic and his writing more archaic.

Paolini is a much more straightforward fantasy guy. And that is not a bad thing. I really enjoyed this book and the series overall ranks as one of my all time favorites! Why? Because it is so well written! Seriously now, the descriptions and characters and everything! And it is fascinating really... well, except for the Prologue of this book. It is like that is written by another person (or by Paolini while he was 10 years old). But once you go past that, it gets soooo damn good!!!!
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676 reviews1,574 followers
September 17, 2020
You know that saying 鈥淚鈥檒l wait till the movie comes out?鈥� Don鈥檛.

So I am an aspiring author. Let me shed some light for those who don鈥檛 understand this series is a unique series.

鈥�Imitation: a method of writing instruction that bas dropped off the map, fallen through the floor, and disappeared from the face of the earth as far as modern education is concerned. And yet imitation is arguably (according to Aristotle, Cicero, and numerous other authorities) the most effective rhetorical device for learning your licks as a writer.鈥�
- William Cane in Fiction Writing: Master Class

I first want to say that everyone is entitled to what they believe and think about a certain piece of art (yes, books are considered art in my eyes). You can like a certain piece just because of the story line or you can not like a piece because they have a funny name for the main character. You are entitled.

What you are not entitled to is saying that a certain author is a piece or crap and a knock off of a literary masterpiece.

Every story, no matter where it came from or how old, is an imitation of other stories. Christopher Paolini talks about how he looks up to famous author J. R. R. Tolkien and his trilogy 鈥淟ord of the Rings.鈥� So obviously the book is going to have some sort of Middle Earth feel to it because that is what he likes. He has similar species (elves and dwarves) but a lot of stories have those. So are we going to say that every story that has a vampire or werewolf is a knock off of Dracula? Because the species is similar to the original? No.

The two series do have similar aspects to them, but they aren鈥檛 identical. Have you ever read a book that didn鈥檛 sound like another? How about every dystopian/fantasy series out there today for young adults? A young, normal and boring girl is thrown into saving mankind against the somehow twisted and corrupted government. Now tell me you can鈥檛 name at least five series that sounds like? The Hunger Games? Divergent? City of Bones? Uglies? Matched? The Summoning? Marked? How about if you changed the young, normal and boring girl into the young, normal and boring boy? The Maze Runner? Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit? Eragon? Every book is imitating another if you actually sit down and think about it.

The real question is: why on earth would you want to do that? Why would you want to get your panties all tied in a knot? Why not just enjoy the book for what it is? Why not live and breathe the world someone created in their mind after reading hundreds of other worlds? Isn鈥檛 it amazing in itself that someone could come up with something so magical? This is art! I would like to see one of you come up with a story that has nothing similar to any other story out there (and it actually be a good story). If you do, I will personally send you an apology and say that I was wrong publically.

There is so much uniqueness and magic in the Inheritance Cycle. I am currently reading it for the third time because I get so inspired by Paolini鈥檚 writing. The map inside the cover is enough for me to get lost in the world that he created at such a young age! That should be enough for anyone to be in awe of this work and this man鈥檚 mind!

Carvahall is where our hero Eragon starts off in the book. He finds a beautiful blue stone that magically appeared during his hunting trip that turned out to be one of the last dragon eggs out there. He becomes a dragon rider. He has to decide if avenging a family member鈥檚 death is more important than saving the corrupt kingdom from a dark rider named Galbatorix.

His dragon Saphira is strong headed but usually his voice of reason. She keeps him thinking straight and his head level. I鈥檓 not sure why some people say she doesn鈥檛 have feelings because it is clear to me that she does. She is a dragon, so her feelings are not as clear to us as they are to other dragons. Half the things she does she does out of emotion anyway, so I鈥檓 pretty sure you are just mistaken.



Brom is a storyteller from Carvahall with a mysterious past that he won鈥檛 completely reveal. He has a lot of stories about dragons and knows a lot about the empire. You get pieces of his back story throughout the series and that alone is an interesting one to know.

The cities that are in this story are pretty extraordinary. You have Carvahall, which is a small and dull town where nothing really exciting happens besides when the traders come to town. Then you have Utgard which has a rich history of the riders and past battles. Teirm, one of my personal favorites, which has a history of being attacked by pirates, Urgals and other enemies. They set the whole city up to be ready for war in an amazing way, land or sea. Then there is Dras-Leona, which is a horrible place where people think that the more bone and sinew you give up, the less you鈥檙e attached to the mortal world (what in the world?). Not to mention they are heavy in poverty and slavery.

Not to mention the cities where dwarves and elves live. And that deadly desert...

Then you have the different species. Humans are a big part of the story (especially when Roran becomes a big character later in the series). Dragons, obviously, are a big part of the story. Though we only know of two that live in the first book: Saphira and Galbatorix鈥檚 second and forced dragon Shruikan. Then we meet a Shade which is kind of just like a magical being but this one is not someone you want to mess with. A Witch who knows and shows up randomly (very curious character). A Were-Cat which are as clever and sneaky as an actual cat but have some magic in their veins. Then we have Elves and Dwarves who are just as you would expect them to be. Then we have Urgals, which in my opinion are like stupid ogres mix with a lot of hate and ugliness. Not to forget the Ra鈥檢ac, which in my opinion are like bugs in cloaks and currently give me nightmares.

The witch previously mentioned name is Angela. She read Eragon鈥檚 fortune (side note: this made me happy because it proves that Paolini knew exactly where he was going with this story when he started the book) and said it was nigh impossible to see.
1. Infinity or long life
2. Many choices in his future including great battles, power struggles and countless futures
3. A death that will cause him much grief
4. He will leave Alaga毛sia forever, no matter what he chooses
5. Epic Romance
6. Betrayal from within the family

This is a great set up for the rest of the book. You get to watch all these things come undone and how he reacts to them. Knowing your future can be an awful thing, and this book clearly states that.

There are battles, miracles, high emotions, secrets, and magic in this book (in this series!). I recommend you read this book. First, knock out all that negativity you harness and go into thinking someone made up this world. Someone imitated parts and made up others and fit a magical story into pages for the rest of the world to read. He was fifteen when he started this book. That is amazing to me because I believe this book is thoroughly laid out. I think it is a great story. You don鈥檛? You are entitled to that opinion. Not everyone is going to like a single piece of art. Don鈥檛 go and criticize the author though, because it takes guts and imagination and a determined mind to put together what he did and show the world.
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6 reviews1 follower
July 15, 2007
Probably the most expensive fanfiction I've ever read. I'm not sure what possessed the publishing company to publish this book (although I heard that was self-published at first). I also wrote a book when I was 16 (much like Paolini) and the quality was pretty much the same as , that is to say, awful. Eragon (the character) is a total Mary Sue/Gary Stu: he learns to fight with a sword in just a few weeks, his past is angsty, he's the first dragon rider for centuries, etc etc. This becomes even more clear in the next book, . Everyone loves Eragon, and those who don't are evil or will repent their ways (see the elf-dude that he fights in . In he becomes this superhero, half-elf half-human, while of course the other characters mainly remain stock characters: the dwarf with an axe, the beautiful but haughty elf lady. Brom is of course the wise old mentor, like Gandalf, or perhaps more like Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars, which the whole trilogy rips off anyway.

The only interesting character is Murtagh, but he turns out to be evil. I won't be surprised if he dies in the next book, or becomes Eragon's henchman after he realises how "awesome and cool" Eragon really is.
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255 reviews241 followers
July 22, 2017
A wonderful rec from my GR friend, Anish :) Thank you! :)

Also a super great BR with Sweet Pinky , Lovely Saphy's Trainer and Gentleman Grumpy Cat :)

I saw the movie and loved it, but when I heard about the book recently, I was curious together with a slight feeling of worry as reading the book after watching the movie adaption works quite bad for me. But I wasn't disappointed, this book is wonderful!

RL keeps messing up with me, so, sorry in advance for a short review. This wonderful books is worth way more praises.

Christopher Paolini's book charmed and drew me in with wonderful world building, interesting adventures in the world of elves, dwarves and other mythical creatures. The amazing thing is that the author started writing this book when he was a teen, 15 years old and his skill shows a lot as he managed to lure me into world of "Aragon" , charming with magic, action, creepy baddies, wonderful goodies, monsters, dragons and way more.

The journey to the magical and mystical world of "Eragon" began, it's full of adventures, toils and wonder, so call your dragon and lets explore this world together :)

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444 reviews2,269 followers
April 8, 2020
Almost everyone knows how this story goes. Eragon finds a huge egg in the forest but thinks it is just a precious stone 鈥� that is until it hatches and a dragon emerges. Dragons and their riders have been iradicated from the empire by the evil king Galbatorix. Eragon thinks he can keep his dragon, Saphira, a secret, but when the King sends the deadly Raz'ac to find and capture him and Saphira he realises that he has put his whole town in danger. Eragon now has to live on the run from the empire or join the resistance.


What really surprised me was how angsty Eragon is in this book. I don't remember him being like that in the other books or maybe I just didn't pick up on it. I didn't mind it though. To be honest the protagonists of today's YA books are written so mature and level headed. A lot of the time too much so where it's almost unbelievable. I didn't mind that Eragon didn't always think before he acted, or that he felt that the world and fate was against him. These are the actions of a 15 y/o boy.

Eragon can sometimes be reckless but Saphira is wise even though she basically hatched 6 months before. Saphira is one of my favourite characters. I love that she is so protective of Eragon, their bond is really beautiful.

I had fun with this book. A lot of things that are revealed in the next two books have clues in this one. It was really cool picking up on hints that I probably would not have noticed had I not known what happens next. I'm excited to move on to rereading Eldest and hopefully making my way through this brilliant series.

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367 reviews535 followers
March 5, 2025
鈥滒潙仇潚婐潚囸潚� 饾拪饾挃 饾拪饾拸 饾懎饾拏饾挄饾拞'饾挃 饾拤饾拏饾拸饾拝饾挃 饾拸饾拹饾挊. 饾拃饾拹饾挅 饾拵饾拏饾拝饾拞 饾挌饾拹饾挅饾挀 饾拕饾拤饾拹饾拪饾拕饾拞 饾挄饾拹 饾挃饾挄饾拏饾挌... 饾拪饾挄'饾挃 饾挄饾拹饾拹 饾拲饾拏饾挄饾拞 饾挄饾拹 饾拕饾拤饾拏饾拸饾拡饾拞 饾挄饾拤饾拏饾挄, 饾挃饾拹 饾挃饾挄饾拹饾拺 饾拏饾拡饾拹饾拸饾拪饾挍饾拪饾拸饾拡 饾拹饾挆饾拞饾挀 饾拪饾挄.... 饾拃饾拹饾挅'饾挀饾拞 饾拵饾拏饾拰饾拪饾拸饾拡 饾拵饾挌 饾挃饾拕饾拏饾拲饾拞饾挃 饾拪饾挄饾拕饾拤.

Okay guys this was actually so good, what the heck?? 馃く

It had no romance (shocking for me lmao), lots of friendship between the rider and the dragon, and a ton of war and politics, which I absolutely ate up 馃憖馃敟

I know this is an old book, but to be honest, if I had read this when it came out, I totally get the hype. I read it now and it is still worth the hype. The way the relationship between Eragon and his dragon (I don鈥檛 wanna spoil anything with the name 馃憖) was literally one of the funniest and most genuine connections I鈥檝e read in ages!!! I laughed with them, I got scared for them, and I even got annoyed when the dragon got annoyed at Eragon too! 馃ぃ It鈥檚 hilarious how this book genuinely made me fall in love with dragons even more鉂わ笍馃悏

Besides that (which is mostly why I rated it the way I did 馃槅), I loved how easy it was to read and how it really took you through Eragon鈥檚 journey from how he just found an egg and boom his life changed forever. 馃く鉁�

I recommend this book to those that love a good journey through someone's POV and won't mind the politics behind the huge war that is underway throughout the book. I will definitely read the rest of the series and the ending of this book was VERRRRRYYY good.

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hubby: i鈥檒l read Fourth Wing ONLY if you read Eragon afterwards

me: 馃じ馃徏鈥嶁檪锔� i keep my promises
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Author听7 books14.7k followers
May 27, 2018
鈥淭he greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.鈥�

It's been a while. Many years have gone by since I read this as a young teenager/old child. The only problem is that I have never read the fourth and last part of this series. At the time of its release, I had already forgotten what had happened in books 1 - 3. Since then I have not been able to find the time and motivation to reread them. I finally decided to start listening to the audiobooks to freshen up my memories.

I believe that the age at which you read a book has great influence on how you read it. So does experience. The older you are, the more your viewpoint will shift. The more books you read, the better you can tell a good book from a bad one - of course, it's all a matter of perspective. Anyway, I doubt I would like City of Bones if I would reread it now, nearly 10 years after I read it for the first time. Luckily, this does not apply to Eragon, even though I lowered my rating from four stars to three.

Keep in mind that I "reread" this in audiobook form. I'm not the biggest fan of the narrator. He makes the characters seem overemotional and slightly immature and I don't like how he voiced some of them. I do think that some of this immaturity stems from the way Paolini wrote them, though. The language is generally a tad too pompous and pretentious for my taste. 13-year-old me wouldn't have minded but many years later this is something that bothers me. These characters often behave in a proud and almost regal way, like the typical knight in shining armour. The fantasy world Paolini created invites this language and behaviour. Dwarves, elves and dragons are creatures filled with pride and valour. It was an exaggeration that threatened to become ridiculous. A minor critique is about the chapter titles. I found them to be way too telling.

Overall, I enjoyed revisiting this world a lot. Paolini created something so big and fantastic at such a young age and I'm a bit jealous that I haven't yet managed to do the same. I'm glad I finally found the time for this book and will probably start reading book 2 right away.

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2,032 reviews13.4k followers
September 20, 2022
I have always heard a lot about the Inheritance series. It seems to be one of those series that gets recommended all the time for Middle Grade readers. It was published well after my time, however, so I never got to it.

When the audiobook for Eragon became available through my library, I decided to give it a shot. Better late than never.



I am happy to report, I really enjoyed it and am glad I took the time to read it.



The narrator was a hoot! He created so many distinct voices for the many different characters.

His voice for Sephira, the dragon cracked me up. It was so goofy, but in a really endearing way.



This Middle Grade tale weaves together many classic Fantasy elements, such as magic, dragon lore, a quest and plenty of action.

Reading some of the reviews, it appears some people thought it was a cliched version of Lord of the Rings. I didn't really get that feeling from it.



I mean, sure, lots of Fantasy is inspired from what came before, but I would hardly consider it a copycat version.

So, if you have heard that, I wouldn't let it dissuade you from picking it up to try for yourself.



I'm not sure if I will end up continuing with the series or not, but a part of me wants to. I am sure, like with many series, the story continues to get better and better.
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4 reviews
March 21, 2007
i learned that this book kicks butt i mean common ppl you see this explosion in a forest gather up the guts to go see what it was and its a hue piece of saphire (or is it?) well then eragon goes around trying to sell it because his family is poor but know one wants it because it came out of the spine! (for those that dont know what te spine is its a collection of mountians only the brave go in but only the lucky come out) i seen the movie and i literally wanted to send a P.O. email to him i swear he didnt get one thing right. first of all its not a burn with a spiraling dragon its a scale on his palm.. seocndly the dragon took moths togrow so instead of making this newborn fly into the sky and then amazingly come down all grown up yeaa what a piece of crap the movie was.. but third thing is about how brom says that rajak is tough and both movie and book and it takes forever for them to kill the rajak in the book but brom and eragon goes and takes them out within 10 minutes after saying that.. totally contradicting thierself.. and the director cut so many places out of it he didnt even introduse the witch .. who was a big character in second book... i mean did the director even read the book i want a god foresaken remake of the move its nothing like the book i hated the movie loved the book... god will thier ever be a smart director or do you consist of bringing idiots to hollywood grrrr.

~Bye!~
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4 reviews
February 3, 2008
I tried writing a novel when I was fifteen, too; but the difference between me and Paolini is I had the decency to chuck it when I realized how terrible it was. I鈥檓 not going to list a host of authours he 鈥榖orrowed鈥� from 鈥� many people just have different opinions where exactly he borrowed from so I don鈥檛 want to get into it. It鈥檚 just鈥� I think he had potential; descriptively, there were some parts of Eragon that were very well-written. But for the rest, he tried too hard and he tried too early. He should have waited until he developed his own writing voice, instead of rushing into publishing his first work. Now鈥� all that potential just went down the toilet because I listen to and I read his interviews and his arrogance is sickening. He鈥檚 not going to get any better because he doesn鈥檛 think there鈥檚 room for improvement, and why should he? He hasn鈥檛 even finished his trilogy when it was made into a movie and to top it off he didn鈥檛 go to his publisher, his publisher went to him. How many starving authours out there dream of being found, of not having to submit to one publisher after another, and of not having to read their rejection letters? I do respect him for buckling down and finishing his story 鈥� from writing to revising to editing 鈥� because I know from first-hand experience how hard it is鈥� but鈥� this shouldn鈥檛 have been published. It just shouldn鈥檛 have been.
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143 reviews496 followers
December 9, 2017
Holy guacamole.
A great read.
Definitely try it. :)
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1,286 reviews211 followers
August 12, 2023
Well, this is not too bad if the writer is 16. (Oh, he is?) Give him another fifteen years of writing experience, and he should be really good. (Oh, it鈥檚 been fifteen years? How is he now?)

The beginning is pretty decent, but after that I grew increasingly bored. There is little to none character development. Eragon has very few flaws, if any, and just goes along reacting to stuff and trying to be a hero. The descriptions are pretty boring, and the action scenes are pretty boring. The writing itself was pretty good on the surface, but I think it needed to be more succinct.

I鈥檓 going to summarize the plot in gifs, so spoilers ahead. But if you have read any fantasy book before, you already know what happens. (Seriously, this story is Star Wars with a Lord of the Rings paint job on it.)

Eragon is an orphan living with his aunt and uncle. He has no idea who his father is. He picks up a mysterious object



that leads him to seek advice from a Strange Old Hermit



and gets his family killed:



He wanders around for a while and quickly becomes a master at magic and sword fighting.




While our hero enjoys what I like to call Die Hard Syndrome,



the mentor of course has to go.



He has to decide whether to join the Rebel Alliance



and rescues a princess archetype along the way.



Naturally, all the female characters (all two or three of them) are amazingly beautiful.



Okay, about the dragon. The dragon doesn鈥檛 have much personality, either. She and Eragon are perfect for each other in this way. For some reason, whenever the book talked about Eragon riding the dragon, I kept imagining this:



The audio narration was pretty good, but the dragon鈥檚 voice (and the were-cat鈥檚) for some reason sounded like an impersonation of Frank Oz. I thought of these guys every time the dragon talked:





TL;DR
This book is a great introduction to fantasy for young readers. Everyone else will just see one cliche and trope after another.
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25 reviews113 followers
May 4, 2023
This is that one book that made me start reading dragon fantasies. I saw many reviews of this book, saying this is not a good book because the author was young when he wrote it. I think they are adult people who are reading it when they are not meant to read it, and they are reading it only seeing the high rating just to check what this book is about.

This book is for early-teenagers/ middle grade children. Don't rate bad on a book that is good for them and not for you. Those children who actually like this book aren't on 欧宝娱乐 to rate it. So people should fucking hold their horses before judging and 'Re-rating' a book they liked years ago, but want to give them 1-star and 2-star now because they are ashamed to admit they liked it once.

Edit 2023: Now that I have seen the worst and trashiest children books ever in Costco and B&N and other American bookstores, which has nothing except Cats and Dogs and the Moon, I have to say again with proper enforcement that it's time someone makes a list of good books for children that has not cultist motherfuckerism in them to design kids' paths to herd them like sheep. I have seen a recent edition of this book. If the recent edition doesn't have any weird signs about cults in it, I'll keep this book in my good-for-children list.
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