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I really enjoyed this book. I rented the audio version originally and enjoyed it so much that I bought it to keep. I disagree with some other reviewers who said this was a copy cat book in its theme. If that is the case, they all are. All fantasy/SciFi can be boiled down to good versus evil, so in that sense yes it is a copy cat. The difference lies in HOW good faces and ultimately (or not) overcomes evil. I am 48 years old. I have enjoyed Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, Mercedes Lackey and too many others to mention. When you take into account the authors age it is truly phenomenal!! I need to buy the second book now. I already bought book 3 when it hit the stand! I can hardly wait for book 4!! I am looking forward to following this young man's career for a VERY long time!!
I read the whole series and loved it! I enjoyed this adventure series as much as the Harry Potter books, which is saying a lot!!! I'm in my 60's and have read a lot of books and these are one of my all-time favorites! I wish he wrote more series. I couldn't recommend these books more highly
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Eragon by teen author Christopher Paolini, the first book in the Inheritance Trilogy, tells an engaging tale of dragons, magic and adventure. The main character of this best selling fantasy book is Eragon, a 15-year-old farm boy in Alagaesia. When hunting in the Spine, a mountain range near his home village Carvahall, Eragon finds a blue stone that happens to be a dragon egg. After the egg hatches, Eragon raises the dragon secretly and names her Saphira. The evil Ra'zac sent by the King Galbatorix kills Eragon's uncle and destroys his home. Accompanied by old storyteller Brom, Eragon and his dragon sets out on a treacherous journey full of twists and turns. Toward the end of the story, Eragon the Dragon Rider, his newly made friend Murtagh, and Saphira arrive at Tronjheim, where the rebel force called the Varden is located. A big battle is fought in which Eragon helps defeat the enemies sent by the king. Likable protagonists and an interesting plot make it an entertaining book for both young adults and adults to read.Read full review
I am an avid reader but my husband is not. Since my son and I enjoyed the Paolini books so much, we wanted him to enjoy the story as well. (Especially with the movie coming out in December.) So, I bought this unabridged audiobook on CD. It is very long but I think well read and though we are only half way through it, my husband is enjoying it and looking forward to our next long car trip so we can finish it. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who does not have the time or inclination to read "long" books.
This is the first book in a series of three. I can't wait for the final outcome. Each CD/book is beautifully written and scenes are used to make the material come to life. While each CD and book brings to end that segment they continue. The best is that each is a stand alone item and need not be continued. The world of magic, elfs, dragons allows the author to suggest, weave a world only limited by their imagination; furthermore, this author presents the material in such a manner as to suggest this could have been a possible. The lives of the villagers and the leadership are strongly used.
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