Eragon: Book One (The Inheritance Cycle, 1)

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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. Even though he blatantly took ideas from pioneers in their respective fields, that isn't what bothers me the most.

This book has gotten lots of attention since it first came out, partly because the author is so young. There, Eragon meets the stranger who had contacted him, revealed to be a Rider, Oromis, with his Dragon Glaedr, the only Dragon and Rider secretly alive. So obviously the book is going to have some sort of Middle Earth feel to it because that is what he likes. 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. Eldest received generally negative reviews, and was met with criticism similar to Eragon for its derivative nature.

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. In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini’s blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. She read Eragon’s 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. 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.

Rich detail and painterly strokes make each piece by accomplished fantasy artist Sidharth Chaturvedi feel as if it’s actually moving. 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.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? The oval shaped object, cool and frictionless to his touch, weighs several pounds and it turns out to be his only reward from his day's hunting session.

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. Identical to the Eldest: Limited Edition apart from the text on the spine that says “DELUXE EDITION” and a different gold sticker on the dust jacket. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I had never heard of Christopher Paolini before, and was walking through Barnes and Noble when I saw this book on the end display.Eldest has been published in forty-one countries, [27] several translations from English into different languages have been made. A lot of people faulted Paolini for trying to copy Tolkien, but the truth is, their styles are nothing alike. Once Saphira is big enough to fly they set out to seek revenge for the death of Eragon's uncle who was murdered. Boy's secret dragon is discovered by mysteeeerious storyteller who turns out to be master swordsman and random magic user.

Far too often, ridiculously overused or clichéd similes and metaphors are used, such as tears being described as "liquid diamonds. Murtagh appears briefly as a minor protagonist but then reappears later as a primary antagonist with his dragon, Thorn. Reading some of the reviews, it appears some people thought it was a cliched version of Lord of the Rings. I also wrote a book when I was 16 (much like Paolini) and the quality was pretty much the same as Eragon, that is to say, awful.

He journeys with Saphira and Orik to the Varden's camp, reuniting with Nasuada and Arya, and meeting Elva, promising to rid her of his failed blessing. This Middle Grade tale weaves together many classic Fantasy elements, such as magic, dragon lore, a quest and plenty of action.