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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Eragon is just another farmboy that is an orphan who lives with his ungle Garrow and cousine Roran. But makes no big deal ,does it? Well, it wouldn't if it wasn't for his dragon Saphira.She is the last alive dragon and that makes him the first alive dragonrider after the final absolutely destroying war between the dragonriderss. Dragonriders who had had once a golden fair and powerfull time while being still on their peak come to become arrogant , rude ,... the only one that survived the war was Galbadorix the bad king of Alagaesia alond with his new black dragon Sruikan. After the amazing blue female dragon came to life she and her rider start their long andventures journei. Thoughout the first book the readers can notice how that teenage boy turns out to be a powerfull, strong-willing ,self-confident and kind man ready to fight to defend his country , family ... and how the baby dragon comes everyday closer to the wishdom of her kind by combining it with her unique peronality. (  ) ianea | Feb 9, 2010 |  This is an amazing book (ruined slightly by the movie but I am not going to talk about that). Christopher Paolini is a great author and one of my personal favorites. He published this story while he was still in highschool and now it is a national best seller. It is a great book for any kid who is not afraid of the thickness of the book( and yes I have met people who are like that) (  ) Connor16 | Feb 1, 2010 | Magic, dwarves, elves, dragons: this book has all the ingredients of a classic fantasy novel. It is reminiscent of Tolkien's world but certainly no copy of it. The story evolves around Eragon, a young boy who, to his own astonishment, becomes a Dragon Rider after what he believes to be some sort of stone hatches a dragon. As a Dragon Rider, it is inevitable that Eragon starts playing a key role in a world in turmoil. I enjoyed reading this and I am looking forward to reading part 2. (  ) YolaNL | Jan 28, 2010 | While Eragon isn't a badly written back, it isn't a great one either. Everywhere through the story (if you have read other popular fantasy) you keep thinking to yourself that this sounds very familiar... and oh yeah, wasn't a scene JUST like this one in that other book? Paolini has obviously fashioned his writing after a number of other renowned Fantasy authors, and it certainly isn't hard to tell which ones. The scenes are connected rather clumsily, but the book isn't without its good points. Paolini has a good way of describing detail in an engaging way, the characters are good (though not as strong as they probably should have been for this type of story), and there are some plot twists that make it an interesting read. It is, I would say, definitely a book you should read - but only because you can expect the young Paolini to get better, and should look at this as his first attempt. (  ) joririchardson | Jan 25, 2010 | I’m gonna get straight to the point – I enjoyed the book, just not the ending. It’s short and quick, cliff-hanger but not cliff-hanger, and all around boring. I felt that the overall quality of the book could’ve been considerably better if the ending was expanded. That said, I quite enjoyed the book. For a (then) 15-year old, Paolini sure knows how to impress his readers. The action was aplenty, as was the suspense. It was interesting to read about the world of Alagaesia, and the fantasy was very intriguing. Character development was somewhat good, but I was a little annoyed with the cheesy dialogue and style of narration. They sound like something out of a campy B-movie. Overall, Eragon is a fresh and exciting debut from Paolini, guaranteed to please more than just average fantasy lovers. (  ) Chase92 | Jan 24, 2010 | 
 ''Eragon,'' for all its flaws, is an authentic work of great talent. The story is gripping; it may move awkwardly, but it moves with force. The power of ''Eragon'' lies in its overall effects -- in the sweep of the story and the conviction of its storyteller. Here, Paolini is leagues ahead of most writers, and it is exactly here that his youth is on his side.
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0375826688, Hardcover)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 (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:20:10 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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