Eragon: Inheritance
Christopher Paolini’s Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)
Originally, I wasn’t going to read the book, even though I had heard of it. But then, I saw the trailer for the upcoming movie. I was intrigued. Boy, was I glad I did.
This is a wonderful coming-of-age story. Eragon is a young teenage boy who was raised by his uncle in a poor village. He happens upon a mysterious rock that ends up changing his life. As Eragon matures and goes off in search of two killers, he is trained by a strange old man named Brom.
I was immediately swept up in the book within the first chapter. This epic tale of fantasy and lore is not only beautifully written, but exciting as well. There are quite a few surprises along the way. And all of the characters have depth and unique personalities.
This is the first in a trilogy, Eldest being the second book that was just recently released. I plan on going out and getting it soon. And you can bet that I’ll be at the theater opening night.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:48 am
I think I saw this book on the Scholastic order form. Would you say it’s good material for children? I would read it to them. They are too young for advanced chapter books. It may still be too mature for them to keep up with. Hmmmm. . .
James is starting to read The Magician’s Nephew to them now. Lydia checked a second one out from her school library so she can read along as he reads. It’s so dang cute!
November 16th, 2006 at 10:57 am
Well, it’s definitely a book geared towards youth. I’d say the ideal age would be preteen & teen. Tho I would have loved this book at an even earlier age.
The only warning I would give is that there is a bit of mild violence with battle/fighting scences.. and there are quite a few of those.
If that wouldn’t bother your older girls, this might be a fun book for them.
This is definitely not as dark as the Harry Potter books.. but certainly as long!
November 16th, 2006 at 10:58 am
I guess you could skip the violent parts though, if you’re reading it to them.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:31 am
I bought the first and second book as a set not knowing that there is a third…has it been released yet? Anyway, I just loved both books and am looking forward to seeing the movie.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:32 am
No, the 3rd hasn’t been published yet.
I may try to space out my reading of the 2nd one so I’m not waiting so long that I forget what happened previously.
November 16th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
I’ve heard so much about these books, I think I’m going to go out and pick them up. Coming of age stories are wonderful.
November 17th, 2006 at 2:35 pm
My husband listened to the first and second book on audio. He really enjoyed the first book but didn’t like the second one as much. He was also a manager of a bookstore at the time and got to “meet” the author on a conference call. Paolini was like 20 or something at the time. My husband said the kid is obviously bright and has a great future, but that he is also rather self-absorbed and full of himself. I guess early fame will do that to a person.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:11 am
I do want to see the movie. I tried to read the book awhile back now, I just flipped through it and moved on to something else. But now I’ll have to give it another shot. (it’s still in my to be read stack anyway)
November 20th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Christine – Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Stefanie – I’ll try to avoid reading any of the author’s interviews then! I’ll just enjoy his books for the sake of the story.
Katie – Did you get bored with it? I couldn’t imagine.. it captured me right away. The only thing that was a bit daunting to me was the length of the book.
December 19th, 2006 at 9:01 am
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August 9th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
I really love the books!! I am looking forward to the third book. There is a rumor that the name of third book will be “Empire”. It will be released summer 2008.
I am a bit disappointed at the movie, but whatever, the books rules! They are the best books I ever red! Love them!!