Eragon Inheritance, Book 1 :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
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.

“An authentic work of great talent.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.”—People

“Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid.”—Booklist, Starred

“An auspicious beginning to both career and series.”—Publishers Weekly

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Customer Reviews

Eragon

2008-05-25
This book is amazing. I love the expression shown and how you can easily visualize everything.I couldn't wait to read the sequal. Now that I read Eldest, I'm even more interested and I feel that I want Brisnger to come out now.

Had he been much older, I doubt this would have been published.

2008-04-26

Sure, it's good for a 17-year-old, but that doesn't make it good literature. I've personally seen better Fanfictiction than this.

So many elements of the plot, locations, even names are almost shamelessly derived from other works of fantasy, such as 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars'. I read this in 6th, and, of course, loved it. Now I've gone back, re-read it, and it's almost painful, how so much of this over praised purple brick is clearly written by a kid. It's good for a 17-year-old, sure, but to me, that doesn't save it from still being bad.

Nonetheless, if he keeps this up, Paolini shows great promise at an older age. But for now, I'd much rather read Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials', or anything by Tolkein, rather than this overrated hunk of a fantasy novel. Lil' kids'll probably love it, but anyone older will probably be able to see exactly how poor and clichéd this writing is.

Eragon is Awesome!

2008-04-18
A decent book, and a shower of dangerous events the sixteen-year old farm boy fights and overcomes.

OK

2008-04-18
This was a very well-written story with an intricate plot and believable charecters. It wasn't the best book, because it lacked realistic dialogue.

4 1/2 Stars.

moral fantasy well written

2008-04-17
This book was a pleasure to read. A bit complicated at times, with all the fantasy concepts. A good narrative. Get this with volume 2 and have a relaxing reading experience.

Readable but painfully unoriginal

2008-07-20
I actually re-read this, and almost reached the end without realising I'd already read it a year or so before. It's that memorable.

It "borrows" heavily from several well-known fantasy authors' work, with little (if any) original content, and the sources are painfully evident throughout. Although it's readable, the writing is shallow and immature. This isn't surprising, considering the author's age. Yes, it's impressive that he finished it, but that doesn't mean it automatically deserved to be published, let along adapted into a movie. Avoid.

wow

2008-07-17
i read this book right before the movie came out, and loved it. I look forward to reading Eldest, soon.

Excellent

2008-06-25
When I bought this, I was looking for something to fill my fantasy void (especially in Audio CDs). The book was outstanding. Yes, its wrapped into the whole Tolkien genera, but it does a nice job of having its own style.

Highly recommend the Audio CDs. The narrator was not as good as Jim Dale, or some others, but nonetheless does a great job.

This book helps your self esteem!

2008-06-21
No, really, it does. First off, I'll say it was a simple read. I didn't have to constantly grab a dictionary and wonder what on earth a word meant. However, that doesn't excuse the Gary Stu (Eragon) or the Mary Sue (Arya) who are pretty much just cardboard cutouts with some pretty wrapping paper. The hero was so stupid. If a ROCK begins cracking, shaking, and making noises in the middle of the night, why would you fall back asleep? The plot was horrbily predictable.

*SPOILERS*

Gasp! Arya's a princess! Did anyone NOT see that one coming? Gasp! The stone is an EGG! Really? Imagine that.

Even worse in audio

2008-06-03
I wanted to like this book - I really did! Despite being gifted with two hardcover copies, I put it off until listening to the audio version. Sorry - I can't make it past Disk 4 of 14. All of the monochromatic storytelling in print sounds even worse, aggravated by the Gerard Doyle's ever-breathless, semi-falsetto voicing for Eragon. As an audio production, this work fails compared to the unabridged CDs of Rowling's Harry Potter series or Pullman's His Dark Materials.