Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) (The Inheritance Cycle) by Christopher Paolini
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Book Reviews of Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) (The Inheritance Cycle)
Book Review: Joint review of Eragon and Eldest
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first heard about Eragon, I assumed it was just another popular fantasy series, much like Harry Potter or Animorphs, a book that was just literary candy, and not worth reading. I decided not to read it, and checked out other titles from the library. Justin received the book as a gift, and during my recent business trip to Washington D.C. he consumed the work in a single day, and made it clear to me that I should read this book. I obliged, as the story (from what I knew) was somewhat intriguing, and after finishing it, I gave it almost a perfect score. Engaged by the author's wonderfully sculpted tale, I ordered the sequel, thus creating this dual review.
When reading works by the author J R Tolkien, one is often bombarded by a world (Middle Earth) that has a complex history, many languages, and a detailed geography. Tolkien brought every bit of this complexity in his stories, and although incredible in the literary sense, and enjoyable to a degree, it always makes me tired when trying to digest the entire universe of information, contained in his books. Paolini, the up and coming author of the Inheritance trilogy (of which a third book has not yet been finished) has taken the complex world concept, and removed the unimportant stuff. His world has a detailed history, rich geography, and many cultures with their own languages, but these elements are slowly conveyed to the reader, and not set in the literary path to stumble over. He has formed one or two main languages that can be followed, some main characters in current events and past ones, and a compact slew of geographical locations that can be assimilated in to the imagining mind.
Eragon
This book opens begins the young boy Eragon, a farm boy living with his Uncle Garrow, and his cousin Roran, near the town of Carvahall. Eragon's mother has long since disappeared, and the identity of his father is unknown. It is a year before his 16th birthday (the year he becomes a man) and Eragon is already a skilled hunter, a capable and sturdy individual. In an attempt to provide his small family with meat for the winter, Eragon can be found in the beginning of Eragon, to be stalking a herd of deer in the mountains behind his home. Just before his arrow is released, killing his prey, a bright flash scares the deer, and he is robbed of his prize. On the ground before him, lays a polished blue stone, which immediately catches the attention of this curious boy. Eragon, while disappointed in his loss, takes the stone home, hoping to sell it for food.
Eragon attempts to sell the stone, and is unable to due to the superstition and fear surrounding strange objects. When even a passing trader won't buy the stone, Eragon decides to keep it. In the middle of the night, Eragon is awoken by a loud scratching sound, which he soon realizes comes from the blue object. When a tiny dragon crawls from the shards of what was actually an egg. Eragon realizes the enormity of what he has discovered.
Eragon lives in the kingdom of Alageasia, a kingdom that at one time lived in peace, protected by a group of warriors astride dragons. They were the dragon riders, and prosperity, safety, and justice reigned where they presided. But after being betrayed by one of their own, a rider named Galbatorix, they are slowly destroyed, and the age of peace slowly erodes into despair. Galbatorix takes the thrown, and for over a hundred years, rules with a cruel hand.
When the egg hatches, Eragon realizes that he has been chosen by fate to be the next dragon rider, and that under his leadership, peace can once more be brought to Alageasia. However, the king has already sent soldiers to kill Eragon, and when they do not find him, they instead hill his adopted father Garrow, leaving Eragon with a desire for revenge. With the help of the local storyteller Brom, and with the intimate companionship of his young dragon Saphira, Eragon leaves Carvahall, to find the creatures that have killed his father, and to seek refuge with a resistance group called the Varden. Having become a hunted man, and being still a farm hand, Eragon is trained by Brom, who shows an unusual knowledge of warfare and magic, in the ways of swordsmanship, magic, and dragon riding and warfare.
Having become a dragon rider, Eragon is blessed with long life, unusual strength, and the ability to communicate with Saphira telepathically. As he travels throughout the land of Alageasia, he meets many creatures, both friend and foe, and is finally brought to the far reaches of the kingdom, in the mountain city of Tronjheim where the dwarves live deep in the recesses of the mountain. With the dwarves are hidden the forces of the Varden, and Eragon finds himself accepted into this outlaw community as a leader and a warrior. As the curtain to this chapter of the trilogy draws to a close, the city is attacked by enemy forces, and a great battle ensues. This book leaves the reader with a somewhat peaceful conclusion, but sets the stage for many more adventure to come.
Eldest
After the great battle of Tronjheim, in which the forces of dwarves and Varden are victorious. Eragon is hailed as a hero, for having killed the sorcerer in charge of the enemy forces. His victory over this dangerous foe is indeed great, but he is left with a deep wound running down the length of his back, that throws him into seizures when he over exerts himself. Eragon decides to travel to the northern woods of Du Weldenvarden, and to the elven city of Ellesmera where he can complete his training as a dragon rider. He leaves the mountains of the dwarves, and begins the long journey to the complete opposite side of the empire, having to travel by horseback, so as not to leave behind the dwarves and elves that accompany him.
During this time, the reader is given a more thorough introduction to Roran, the cousin of the dragon rider. After the kings forces fail to capture Eragon, they turn their attention to Roran. Leading the kings troups, are the Raz'ac, strange and evil creatures, who are masterminds of strategy, and while not users of magic, employ sheer fright of their appearance as perhaps their greatest weapon. These forces descend of the peaceful town of Carvahall, and Roran is forced to lead the village to defend itself from the attacking foe. Repelled by angry villagers again and again, the Raz'ac sneak into the town, and kidnap Katrina, who is engaged to Roran. This is a deathly blow to Roran's spirit, but he is able to convince the entire village to journey with him to the lands in the south, in hopes of finding the Varden and joining forces with them to defeat the empire. Throw trial by fire, we soon see that Roran is a born leader, a powerful fighter (known as Roran Stronghammer) and that the people who once lived in peace, can just as easily become a formidable force.
It is a long and perilous journey through the northern mountains, and sickness and misfortune seek to dissuade the people of Carvahall. But they soon reach the sea shore town of Narda, where they hope to employ a vessel to take them by sea to the country of Surda, which borders Alageasia to the south, and is in open support of the Varden. Fate seems pitted against them, and there is not a single ship to be found that can hold the 200 people of the tiny village, but Roran is determined, and an epic tale is formed from these circumstances.
Meanwhile, having arrived in the great elven city of Ellesmera, Eragon begins training further in warfare, and magic. To use magic, one must speak a command in the ancient language, and the action which is performed by the magic, such as lifting a stone, withdraws the same amount of energy from the user, as if he were to lift the stone normally. These means, that if someone where to try and perform an act which he would not be able to do otherwise, the energy would drain from him, and the magic would kill him. Eragon, being a dragon rider, has an unusual amount of power for a human, but his greatest weapon, is the massive amount of energy that Saphira can lend to his power, creating a Rider and Dragon, that are almost and unstoppable force.
Eragon soon learns to heal using magic, start fire, hunt, draw water from the ground, and even kill an enemy by using his power to stop their heart, or pinch off a blood vessel to the head. He is becomes and incredible swordsman, and a fast and agile fighter. Saphira, now almost a 8 months old, can breath fire, fly long distances, carry several people, and is both wise and powerful.
The sum of these parallel tales, leads to a thrilling conclusion at the end of this book. Although most of the book is devoid of thrilling action on the part of Eragon, it takes you so deep in to this world, that the slow everyday life that you encounter of the elves is refreshing and thoroughly enjoyable. Paolini has worked very hard at keeping his facts lined up, so each new piece of information gained about the world he has created, fits perfectly into the puzzle, and brings a vast amount of depth to this book. The end chapters are nonstop action, and the cliffhanger at the end of the book leaves me yearning for the third installment in this series. I gave this book a slightly lower score for some of the characters I did not appreciate as much, and for some of the needless conversation
Book Review: Impressive for a middle-aged loser, clearly written by a middle-aged loser
Summary: 5 Stars
"What you almost always hear first about this book is "wow, it was written by a 17-yr-old". And the author is fully deserving of the respect and admiration he gets--it is indeed an impressive book for a 17-year-old to have written."
All concur with you up until there buddy, it would have been best to press the period key and call it a day. I want to clarify first that this is not a bash-rant against another reviewer, I'm not at all like that and I don't find a need to attack somebody with a strong opinion socially or otherwise. However I'm allergic to BS and this guy made me sneeze, so I feel a need to clarify to the future readers that this person really is quite clueless to what Eragon is, the potential that it has and the hidden brilliance of the author. Let's continue shall we?
"What he probably should not have gotten was a publishing contract, since while it is impressive for a 17-yr-old, it is less than impressive for a published work of fiction.
If an adult had written and published this, I would have been disgusted"
AAACHOOOO! Excuse me, but buddy, I think that your main problem is that while you are stuck teaching sniveling children, one of them has far surpassed your literary skills and is now making millions off of his own imagination and creativity. If only you had the mind to go with that MLA, ALA and Work Cited bureaucratic "stretch of the imagination" then you might just have room to talk. As it stands, the kid has skills in plotting, imagery and a rare form of thought that goes so unexplainably over your head that I won't bother.
"(as I was with the Sword of Shannara) with the clear calculation that had gone into the work: "ok, I'll take a lot of Tolkien, a lot of McCaffery, a good amount of Leguin, some Dragonlance, some Star Wars, etc. It will be a can't miss book." Since it's the product not of an adult but of a teenager, it comes across much more positively--as a work of fiction by someone who has read lots and absorbed lots of fantasy and simply didn't have the experience (or the good editor) to take out all of his favorite parts of other works."
Sniffle, sniffle, Come again? Since you were so fast to be presumptuous in the thoughts of a teenaged genius, I think that I might just do the same for you: "ok, I'll take the obvious, restate it in a clever, stereotypical way and see how much of a pretentious, childish, crude, ignorant idiot I can come out to be in one sentence. That way I might just spitefully encourage a young reader to step a way from Eragon. Educators breeding illiteracy one day at a time!" O, and by the way, stop playing his success off as the product of a well marketed gimmick. It's not, and it doesn't make you look too bright. True the kid took a lot from other authors, but that may be what makes the novel so brilliant. It's an amalgamation of all different styles, ideas, thoughts and stories. It should be celebrated, not condemned for being so. And he doesn't have a good editor? Obviously everybody from Paolini International and Knoff Publishing are idiots and you out smart them all. You should be praised at an alter. You're just so brilliant. And Paolini's an idiot too, he didn't write short story after short story and plot out his novel before he published it. Nope, you're just the only person who knows anything about writing in the world; we should all acclaim you as our master now and be done with it.
"How can I dislike or be too critical of someone who so obviously loved some of my own favorite authors, loved them so much that they simply took over his book through I'm guessing no fault of his own."
Thank you master, we'll quote you on that one day as we bow to your shrine.
"And that in a nutshell is the problem with Eragon. The story is cliched, formulaic and barely passable as are the characters and the language is simply what you would expect from a somewhat precocious teen fan of adult fantasy. If you have any experience in the field of fantasy at all, reading Eragon will feel like a visit to Las Vegas (though not so tacky)--sure you can see New York and Paris and Italy, but they are mere shadows of the real thing. So McCaffery's telepathic link between dragon and rider is here, but not the powerful emotionality of her (especially earlier) works. LeGuin's idea of one true name and one true language forming the backbone of magic is here, but not her masterful sense of order and balance and restraint, not to mention the sparse beauty of her language. And of course, the graceful, bow-carrying elves, the gruff and secretive mentor with magical powers, the withdrawn dwarves, etc. all show up in their correct place and time. As a high school English teacher, the story and characters are exactly what I would expect to see if I picked up one of my fantasy fan's personal notebooks off of their desks and began reading. Even the people and place names are far too imitative (as opposed to inspired by). To be perfectly honest, it was so much like my students' writings I had to struggle to continue past the first ten pages."
"Formulaic?" So now that the High School English teacher has ran out of things to complain about, he says that the kid's writing is too structured? Hmmm.....the brilliance is emerging yet again. True, the language was a bit sketchy, what did you expect, the kid to become Tolkien overnight and have eight different languages planned out in full?
"Fan?" buddy, you're the fan, this kid goes far beyond. Nice one on that Los Vegas analogy, I can see maybe a fourteen year old slip to using it in a desperate situation. Might I resubmit that you have a talent for stating the obvious? I dare say that you're classroom must be as lively as mid-afternoon soap opera. We know that this kid takes a lot of style and peoples from his library's mentors. Get over it. And my allergies got really bad when I heard you say that you would read that in any of your student's notebooks. I don't think that you've ever had the pleasure of having such a well-read, well-written, intelligent, interesting young man in your career. You had a problem with the first ten pages? Maybe you should have put it down then, because I'm sure that it lost you somewhere along the way.
"Does that mean nobody could enjoy this book? A quick look at the reviews clearly shows that many have (most of them young I'm sure). If you have read Tolkien, McCaffery, LeGuin, Jordan, Lewis, Pullman, Donaldson, etc., then I'd strongly suggest skipping Eragon. You'll not only be heavily disappointed by the weaknesses in plot, character development, and language, but you'll probably be annoyed at how often your favorite authors appear in borrowed and poorer clothing. If you have little experience in fantasy and so won't be bothered by the obviously derivative nature of this book, you'll probably enjoy it but there are far better works to begin a lifetime of fantasy reading with and even if you start with Eragon, I hope you quickly move onto them, beginning with the above list and adding for younger readers people like Lloyd Alexander, E. Nesbit, Robin McKinley, and many, many others. I'd like to see what this young author comes up with in another five-ten years, but for now he's still retelling the stories he liked himself, rather than writing down his own."
I've read Jordan, Lewis and some McCaffery, and I'm telling you that Eragon does not only meet the mark, but in some cases it goes beyond. After you restate your restated obvious, you then say that the authors which have been this kid's mentors are going to be in "poorer clothing". Here's the thing, THEY MAKE MONEY. AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY. If you meant that literally, then you deserve to get smacked! If you meant it figuratively (wow, that's a break) then you have just restated your restated, restated self! Then you suddenly become an educator and give kids a list of books that you read when you were a kid, completely ignorant to their generation and their likes and dislikes before you give some testimonial about how good Paolini might be in 5-10 years. Ha. Almighty knowledgeable one, we'll quote you on that one too.
Here's the truth: Paolini deserves recognition, not because of his age, however because he's a young intellectual mind that has successfully pulled together an amalgamation of great works and written an astounding fantasy novel. McCaffry tips her hat to him and we should do the same. Well done new blood, well done.
Mat Perrin, esq.
Book Review: Wow, people just don't know what they're talking about...
Summary: 5 Stars
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A lot of people really don't understand what they're talking about when they say, "This book really borrowed from all the other great writers." Sure, there's a lot of cliches, like the farmboy who becomes a hero, but the point is even JRR Tolkien borrowed--not from other authors, but from a far older source. I admit that Paolini's writing is a bit choppy, but he was only 15 years old when he started writing Eragon, and if he keeps it up I am sure he will be a great fantasy writer that could challenge Brooks, Salvatore, Rowling, and Jordan. He's extremely young, and by the time he's 40 he'll probably be a master.
When they start blabbing about how Paolini ripped off Tolkien by stealing his elves, dwarves, and, to a much lesser extent, orcs, reviewers really don't know what their talking about. In fact, they're just in trouble. If you're someone who believes what they say, you ought to continue reading this, because you should know the truth.
Elves and dwarves both come from Norse/German mythology. The elves are--of course--pale, fair-haired people similar to humans who are elegant, agile creatures that live in great forests. The dwarves are those fuzzy little guys with long red beards tucked into their thick leather belts. They are master smiths and staunch warriors who live underground, and they forged a great warhammer, Mjollnir, for the god Thor. (This is probably where Salvatore got his idea of Aegis-fang.)
Concerning Urgals, they are definitely "rip-offs" of orcs. Not Tolkien's ugly, bow-legged monsters that lurk in the darkness of the mountains, but the creatures of the mythologies of many ancient civilizations.
1.) Orcus was one of the Roman names for the god Hades.
2.) In Beowulf, the monster Grendel was an Orc-neas.
3.) In English, an orc was a sea monster.
4.) "Orco" means ogre in Italian.
5.) "Orca" means killer whale in Italian.
Orcs really aren't Tolkien's creation. Neither are elves or dwarves. And please, don't even mention dragons, because they have been around forever--literally. A simple example would be the red and white dragons that battled each other over the stronghold of Vortigern during the childhood of Merlin.
As for the farmboy who saves the damsel-in-distress and goes on to save the world, there are hundreds of variations of that tale.
It would seem that Paolini borrows heavily from Star Wars:
Eragon/Luke live on farm; his father is unknown; his guardian(s) is killed; he seeks revenge; he saves the damsel-in-distress (Arya/Leia); he becomes a formidable warrior; he saves Alagaesia/galaxy; he revives an ancient band of heroes (Dragon Riders/Jedi).
As I just mentioned, you can't borrow the "farmboy story." Paolini used it with his character Eragon, Brooks used it with Shea Ohmsford, and Jordan used it with Rand al'Thor. Sure, you're probably thinking they are ripping-off Tolkien's Frodo, but oh, are you wrong.
As for the farmboy's potent guide, Paolini's Brom matches Tolkien's Gandalf, Brooks's Allanon, Jordan's Moiraine, and even Salvatore's Zaknafein and Montolio DeBrouchee. Even the greatest fantasy writers can't do without a powerful guide. Honestly, I'm getting a little sick of that. I want to read a book where the main character has to find his way without a guide--at least for a little while.
The Ra'zac may seem like Tolkien's Nazgul, but those phantoms that prowl the world for the child who is prophecized their master are just necessary to create a thrilling fantasy. There aren't many high-quality books without them. Even Jordan has them in the guise of Darkfriends and Trollocs, and Salvatore uses the reincarnation of Zaknafein for the same purpose.
I am an avid writer who works with, Mr. Terry, a very smart, helpful man--no, genius--at Phillips Exeter High School, and I'm starting to take my writing seriously. I really want to get a book published, but I understand that I'm just a kid, and my writing isn't good enough to sell. For now, it's just a dream. I'm just been reading tons of fantasy and historical fiction over the past few years, and Eragon, is up there in my list of favorites. What Christopher Paolini has accomplished inspires me to keep working.
So just relax, and just enjoy an exciting book without having to flip out whenever there's a grammatical mistake or "cliche." Eragon is a spectacular piece of writing created by a very, very talented young author. I'm looking forward to reading Eldest, which comes out in . . . 6 days!
And remember that Tolkien did not invent elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons. If you're going to criticize Paolini for borrowing, then at least criticize him for borrowing from the Norse, not Tolkien and other fantasy writers.
Book Review: I don't usually read fantasy/science fiction -- but,
Summary: 5 Stars
I made an exception for this book. I can't remember how I stumbled across "Eragon", but I was at loose ends after the third film of the Lord of the Rings series (and I've read the Tolkien books too many times to count) and I found myself craving more flights of fancy and fantasy. I was taken by the fact that a 15 year old prodigy had begun such an ambitious endeavor, for author Christopher Paolini is planning to write a trilogy about his young hero, Eragon, who goes from poor farm boy to a young master, growing in power, of magic. This first book is subtitled: "The Inheritance".
Paolini's family first self-published 10,000 copies, and Floridian Carl Hiassen helped to sell the fantasy to Knopf, which later released a first national printing of over 100,000 copies.
Paolini embraces the standard fantasy world of humans, dwarves and elves (no hobbits, here!), and adds the existence of dragons, nearly extinct, as creatures of power. Elves, and sometimes humans, are selected by hatchling dragons to become Dragon Riders, companions of dragons who can communicate with them and others by telepathy. Riders have magical powers, but the use of magic drains them of much energy.
The evil forces of the land are somewhat more creative. Sluggish, warring monsters (Tolkiens' Orcs?), the Urgals, abound, but are no threat until they are organized for the king by the evil Ra'Zac (creatures of the King that are not human, covered in cloaks, and strongest at night) and the terrifying
Durka, who is a Shade (a spirit in human form, with crimson hair and maroon eyes) all of whom are working for the king, and trying to locate Eragon and his dragon.
Set in the fantasy world of Alagaesia, Eragon's land is ruled by Galbatorix, who once was a Rider himself. The adult dragons have all perished, and Galbatorix has been dispossessed of one of three dragon eggs by a group dedicated to ending his cruel rule, the Varden. This egg is conveyed to Eragon, and the dragon hatches in his care. Much of the facts of the land are uncovered as the book moves along, and Eragon is slowly filled in on the history of how he got to be who he is. His mother, Selena, has been missing from his life since he was a child, and the book ends without disclosing the mystery of what happened to her and just who his father was.
Alagaesia is bordered by Du Weldenvarden, a deep forest, home to the Elves. It appears that this will be the setting for much of book 2. The country south of the forest is a vast desert that Eragon and his traveling companions must cross to reach safety (the Hadarac). Paolini is particularly clever in devising how the small band of travelers with Eragon gets water while crossing. He's also created rich city and village profiles in the kingdom, as Eragon tries to locate the Ra'Zac, to revenge killings in Eragon's home. South of the desert are the Boer mountains, home to the dwarves, who are assisting the Varden; the climax of the novel takes place in these mountains.
Paolini has peppered his cast with strong characters who will assist Eragon in fulfilling his role. Brom, a wise soothsayer, with mysterious origins, becomes Eragon's mentor. Murtagh, a fearless fighter, accompanies Eragon across the desert to the Boer mountains; his history, when uncovered, is somewhat shocking. Arya is the elven woman that fills Eragon's nightmares, and must be rescued by the travelers from a prison, where she has been cruelly tortured at the hands of Durka. Ajihad is the strong leader of the Varden and Hrothgar the King of the dwarves, both of whom risk their followers to assist the young Rider. Two of the most interesting characters are Angela, an herbalist and her werecat, Solembum, both of whom are much more than they seem. Eragon encounters them more than once in this novel.
Above all, Saphira, the dragon that Eragon hatches and accepts for his own, weaves a magical air into the story, and her relationship to the homeless boy, and their telepathic communion and communication, form the strong story background that sets "Eragon" apart from much of what has been written in the genre in the past.
Paolini's a rich storyteller, with short chapters, and action-packed scenes. He doesn't forget to give his hero a conscience, nor does he fail to set the tone for the second book in the series, "The Eldest". I very much enjoyed the read, and hope he's close to finishing the second in the trilogy.
Book Review: Better than the LOTR Trilogy
Summary: 5 Stars
As I said above, the LOTR is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. People can say that Chris Paolini is following Tolkien's footsteps because Chris' Inheritance trilogy is can say, somehow similar to the LOTR trilogy, because the story is a type of epic (heroic type of story), and it contains a**-kicking wars, urgals, elves (no Orlando Bloom though lol), dwarfs, power-hungry empire (in LOTR's case, a darkness that want to gain country of Middle Earth) that wants to take control of Alageasia, the place where the story takes place, but there are no hobbits, for that would be copying. Anyway, Chris started writing this novel when he graduated high school at fifteen (isn't that amazing???) and started writing the first deubt novel of the Inheritance trilogy. He is currently twenty-one years old. The author of this book is young and talented, and has won my heart...okay I am a nerd!
Anyway, let's focus on the story. This story, can be the next Harry Potter multi-millionair series, for the story is so tempting that you can't put the book down when it is time for you to go to sleep or school, or work. And you feel like you have to go and rush to Chris' house and tell him to hurry up on writing the next novel, the Eldest, when you finished reading the book. Anyway, main character and the story: Eragon, as many of you may have guessed, is the main character of the story. This story is basically a fantasy tale of the existance of dragons and riders where they are destinied to bring peace among the elves, dragons, and even human. Eragon, who is only a poor farm boy, discovered a dragon egg and soon went on to a advanture to hunt the Ra'zac, who killed his beloved family member (can't tell ya who, no spoilers), and soon went on the adventure to bring justice upon the evil emporer, Galbatorix, who is, in this case, a bad king, and a trouble-maker for the people that lives in Alageasia. There is also the Varden, who is in this case, the good guy, and the side that Eragon has to join in order for the people to bring peace. Will Eragon join them and defeat the powerful emporer? I don't know either, because is not in the first book, so I guess you and I have to find out.
Opinion to the story: This story is better than the Lord of the Rings series, because, Chris doesn't spend so much time descriping flowers, and trees like Tolkien did, which is to my relief. Though the plot was kind of weak at first, because I was tryin to find out what is the point of Eragon traveling to these places, of course I know what he was after, but I thought the point was a bit weak, unlike Harry Potter, for example, book one of the HP series, Harry trying to find out what the heck Snapes up to, and Rowling actually builds up the detail about how Harry wanted to save the Sorcerer's stone, but in Eragon, the point is a bit weak. But then once some tragic happened (someone died okay?), the plot or theme grew stronger, and the destination point that Eragon has to reach became stronger, so I get to follow along what he was up to. Overall, this book is too short in my opinion, and it totally rocks, but of course, Harry Potter would still be my first choose, and it is better than LOTR, so if you like LOTR, and wanted to find something kind of similar, just go ahead and read this book, and if you like Harry Potter, you should try this out too! You just can't miss it, you have got to read it.
Websites related to Eragon trilogy: www.alageasia.com, www.shurtugal.com*
*I am not any members of the websites, I am just a fan of them, and would like to share my interest. =P