It means so much to me to be able to own a copy of a book from a series close to my heart AND have it signed by one of my favorite authors! 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. In the fading dusk, the sparkle of the ­dragon’s scales was subdued, tamped down like coals in a banked fire, waiting for a breath of wind to flare back to brilliance.

The review commented that Roran, one of the secondary major characters, had the best part of the book. Knopf, Knopf has been a subsidiary of Random House since the 1960s and in 2013 merged with the Penguin Group to form Penguin Random House.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. If I was reading this 15 years ago, it could’ve been one of the books that introduced me to this genre and I know it, in fact, did for a lot of people. 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?

He’s particularly protective of children in a way that wasn’t displayed by previous series protagonists. To celebrate the book’s tenth anniversary, Random House and Christopher Paolini released a one-of-a-kind, limited Collector’s Edition of Eragon. Publishers Weekly also gave a positive review for Eldest, praising the revelations in the final pages. The Varden are then joined by an army of Urgals, who seek an alliance with them after being freed of Durza's control. I had seen the movie first which makes it look like the world was cobbled together while trying to bridge the gap between Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, and was turned off to reading the novels.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). 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. There was a mistake with the post office label and the seller was fantastic letting me know of the issue and then sending the book priority mail to make up for lost time. Obstacles like hiding a dragon from those living in your house are hand waved away in two paragraphs.

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. Eragon is revealed to have botched the blessing with poor phrasing, accidentally forcing Elva to feel the pain of others. Then Murtagh pulled the hood of his cloak over his head and started down the side of the hill, picking a path between jags of solitary stone and clusters of prickly hordebrush. 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. Reading some of the reviews, it appears some people thought it was a cliched version of Lord of the Rings.In this extraordinary work of art, Paolini’s fantasy masterpiece Eragon is brought to life in an entirely new way through Sidharth Chaturvedi’s brilliant illustrations that accompany the complete original text. These characters often behave in a proud and almost regal way, like the typical knight in shining armour. I don’t 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. This deluxe edition includes deleted scenes, never-before-seen art by the author, and a guide to dwarf runes. 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.