Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)
by Christopher Paolini
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Author: Christopher PaoliniEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-26
ISBN: 0375826696
Number of pages: 528
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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- ISBN13: 9780375826696
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Book Review: Book Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Summary: 5 Stars
With so much buzz surrounding this new and young author, Christopher Paolini, and his Inheritance books, I was curious as to how good this teenager could write. Having read a few books on the fantasy genre, I somehow already had an idea that I'm in for an adventure. What type of adventure? I know not - yet.
Eragon is a story about a young boy named Eragon, who lives on the outskirts of Carvahall and hunts in the Spine, a "range of untamed mountains that extended up and down the land of Alagaesia" where "strange tales and men often came from those mountains, usually boding ill." It is believed that Eragon is the only one who has gone in and out of the Spine unharmed and lived.
It is during one of his hunting trips when he comes upon a blue stone which he tried to sell to traders for money so he could buy meat for his family: Uncle Garrow and cousin Roran, whom he live with. But no one would buy the stone after learning he found it in the Spine and so he kept the stone in his bedroom. Unbeknownst to him, this smooth, blue stone will drastically change his life.
In the middle of the night, a few hours after hearing the story of the legendary Dragon Riders, a squeak came out of the blue stone that woke Eragon. It was rocking so violently that it cracked and out came a dragon. So it wasn't a blue stone after all but a dragon egg. How to take care of dragons, Eragon had no idea but his old friend, Brom does so to find out more about dragons, he goes to Carvahall and visits with Brom and comes home to his dragon and names her Saphira.
The tragedy of Garrow's death by the powerful hands of two strangers instigates the changes and threats to Eragon's life as he pursues the Ra'zac - non-human creatures "who are stronger than any man and can jump incredible heights, but they cannot use magic" - to avenge his uncle's death. With the guidance, training and wisdom of Brom, Eragon learned how to defend himself with Zar'roc, a sword from a fallen Rider, with fists and with magic.
From Carvahall to Gil'ead through the Hadarac Desert to the Beor Mountains, dragon, rider and Brom travelled together, their journey filled with peril, grief, discovery, survival, faith and courage. Will Eragon prove himself worthy enough to be a Dragon Rider?
Paolini's fast-paced narrative and vivid descriptions made Eragon an exciting, enjoyable read filled with interesting characters and imagination.
Summary of Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)
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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