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Eragon: Book One (The Inheritance cycle) [Paperback]

Christopher Paolini (Author)
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Publication Date: 6 Jan 2005 | Series: The Inheritance cycle (Book 1)

One boy . . . One dragon . . . A world of adventure.

When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands...

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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Childrens; New Ed edition (6 Jan 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552552097
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552552097
  • Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (333 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at fifteen. He became a New York Times bestselling author at nineteen. Christopher lives in Montana, USA, where the dramatic landscape fed his vision of Alagaesia.

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There's always room for another fantasy quest trilogy--as long as it has distinction, originality and a cracking plot. Eragon has. This is the first book in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy, which he began writing when aged only 15, is an amazing debut that demonstrates a written maturity beyond its creator's years. Any rough edges borne through inexperience are quickly forgiven as his story takes the reader on an imaginative journey by way of a host of likable and interesting characters and several breathtaking and dramatic sequences of high fantasy.

Eragon's adventure begins when he is out hunting one day in the mountainous region of his world known as the Spine. While eyeing-up a tasty deer with his bow, his aim is disturbed by a polished blue stone that explodes from the sky and narrowly misses him. The oval shaped object, cool and frictionless to his touch, weighs several pounds and it turns out to be his only reward from his day's hunting session. Returning to his home town Carvahall, Eragon's unsuccessful attempts to exchange the stone for meat for his family begins a run of bad luck that will eventually force him to flee his place of birth. This heralds the beginning of a new destiny for him.

The stone is in fact a dragon's egg and it hatches in Eragon's company--making him the first new Dragon Rider for many years. Suddenly, the fate of the Empire rests in his hands and he must navigate a dark and dangerous terrain, and some formidable enemies, to challenge the might of a king whose evil is limitless.

Despite its classic quest format there are enough new ideas and twists and turns to make it stand out among its legion of competitors in the genre. Eragon begins a bigger story that continues with the follow-up Eldest. Suitable for readers aged 12 and over. --John McLay --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A compelling and action-filled adventure . . . A galloping good example of its genre" (Daily Telegraph)

"This book is an achievement. Readers will be transported" (The Sunday Times)

"A portrayal of true affection between boy and dragon - Paolini writes like someone gripped by his own story" (Guardian)

"A stirring fantasy of epic proportions" (The Bookseller)

"Christopher has created a complex and fascinating world in this first book of his Eragon trilogy . . . Filled with history, ancient tales, magic, magical creatures, and with a superbly crafted story "Eragon" is sure to delight many lovers of fantasy tales" (Through the Looking Glass)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant!!!! 22 Aug 2011
By CarolP
Format:Paperback
My daughter is 13 years old and she has decided to write the review.

The inheritance cycle is such a good journey that everybody in the world should read. It is easily my favourite series of all time squishing the harry Potter series into the dust, along with the spooks or the anthony rider series as well. I spent my read these books as much as I could during my summer holidays and i could never seem to put it down, reading hour after hour after hour. the detail is so perfect that I felt like I knew the characters myself and It made me want to join the Varden and fight Galbatorix.

I would recomend these books to anybody I knew and hope so much that there will be a continue of somesort from inheritance.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Eragon 7 April 2013
By Shane Price
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have battled alongside all within this adventure, I would recommend to everyone who likes to read and get their self lost in a different world.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars eragon 19 May 2010
By Mrs. C. A. Sadd
Format:Paperback
First Thing i should say is that i dont read very often, Its only since i started latest job ive had enough time to settle down with a good book.
I will tell you this much though i picked this book up and couldnt put it down. The whole world seemed to stop just because the story was so compelling.
Eragon is a story of an ordinary boy who (for reasons unknown in this book) was left with his uncle and cousin on a farm. His whole life is then changed when he finds a shiny rock in the forboding area the spine, where many dont dare enter for its ominance with magic and death.
his whole life changes from that day and when the stone hatches he embarks on the journey of a life time to become the first of a new line of dragon riders who were thought extinct. Well all excepting King galbatorix.
The best thing about Eragon is he is imperfect. he makes mistakes constantly to the point at some points you feel like shouting get some sense boy! fortunately he has a number of people around him that help him survive each encounter. The truyth of the matter is that even though eragon is the main character and the story revovles around him the other characters are what makes this book flow so well and there stories entwined with his are what make the story interesting.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy books even though many have told me its a cheap version of lord of the rings, I disagree this feels alot easier to read and spends less time talking about the history that takes you away from the story and more entwines history into the story always leaving you with questions that keep you interested
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Erm... star wars anyone? 17 Mar 2013
By Kiera
Format:Kindle Edition
so just finished this right. was going through the plot in my head to recap when i realised the ridiculous plaguerism in characters...
there are people from everywhere specially Brom. luke i am your father! i know he wrote it at 15 but its still disgusting. he just combined star wArs lotr and the hobbit! imean christopher has abeautiful elf called Arwy but doesnt that sound a bit like tolkiens elf Arwen? great book with major copyright issues
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Eragon Book One 22 Aug 2011
By Linda
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Really loved this book and the others in the Inheritance cycle cannot wait for the next book. Couldn`t put the book down, now that I have finished the rest of them I am going back to this one again
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Eragon: Inheritance, Book 1 9 April 2005
By "reddragon47"
Format:Library Binding
God Bless Chris Paolini for this amazing book. Yes its that good. I first came across this book when i was wondering around WHSmith and i saw the front cover with a dragon on it. Being a 'dragon' fan i picked it up read the back, paid for it and started reading on the journey home. Chris' opening in the book is amazing combining amazement and confusion to keep the reader hooked enough to continue. The story has a suprising number of twists and turns which can only be a good thing. His description of the magical world of Alagaesia is superb. Eragon is a fantastic read and recomended to all fans of 'Lord Of the Rings'. Becareful though it can be hard to put down to the point where your mum shouts at you!
BRING ON 'ELDEST'
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the book I'm afraid 5 April 2007
By Brian Birch
Format:Audio CD
Whilst Kerry Shale does get some of the voices right - by which I mean of course as I imagine them to be - too many others sound like pantomime characters - heavily accented and exaggerated. However, this is not the biggest failing of the audio CD. What is not obvious is that this is an abridged version of the book. As such a lot of chapters have been left out including some of the most exciting ones. If you have not read the book you are being shortchanged, if you have you are in for disappointment. A shame all in all. Brian Birch
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars a dragon and her boy 22 April 2004
By johnnybird
Format:Paperback
Combining elements of fantasy classics, from "The Hobbit" and Narnia and to "Star Wars", "Eragon" begins the Inheritance trilogy of adventures. In this first installment, a boy of mysterious parentage, from an isolated village, wandering alone in the age-old forest comes across a lost treasure: apparently a gigantic robin's-egg-blue stone, he brings it home. It hatches. Out pops a baby blue dragon. He cuddles it and feeds it and talks to it and builds it a little tree house home to sleep in. Pretty soon it isn't a baby. And it hunts for itself. And it - pardon, she - has some things to talk to him about. Soon there are strangers in town. They are looking for a lost treasure. They delight in extracting information. The reward and the punishment are about the same.
Luke - oops! Eragon - returns home to find it destroyed. He must leave on a quest, to find his own identity, and punish the killers. That takes him well beyond his childhood - home is gone. He must find a new life, and adulthood, on his own terms. Travelling with him is the old village storyteller Brom - to whom there is more than meets the ordinary eye. They get horses and move downriver toward the great plain beyond. And that is where the adventure really begins.
Elves, sorcerers, dwarves, men... evil, good, indifferent...
Pretty well told tho a bit predictable. As Reverend Billy says, a story without an unknown is an advertisement. (Which means, all the best stories are mysteries.) RevBilly points out that Eisner-era Disney movies, two-thirds-in where you expect the thrill of the unknown, instead hit you with fast-moving special effects. That is the challenge of the heroic adventure fantasy. How to make new - or unknown - what in form is familiar. The individuality and originality come in the telling of the tale.
That is where "Eragon" shines.
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The story line is great and is nothing like the film. The film is good but the book is better it goes much deeper in.
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As fantasy goes, this is real!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Why Paolini, why?
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