false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053059m/7015487.jpg 113436 71 When Eragon finds a polished blue 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 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.... 3178011 book 2003 Eragon (Inheritance, #1) total:67945|5:20451|4:19646|3:15738|2:7030|1:5079| 67945 247197 85545 4845 311502 0375826688 9780375826689 1147 179 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173647876m/311502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/311502.Eragon 1 77 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Aug 12 23:07:54 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 23:07:54 -0700 2007 Eragon, by Christopher Paolini. It was obviously a bad book without opening the cover: the back cover carries a quote from the book, and an endorsement by Anne McCaffrey, and I'm pretty sure I could get that woman...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 1 30 false Thu Jul 26 21:50:38 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 22:46:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 5 21 false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Sep 04 21:36:03 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 09:59:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 1 28 false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Aug 20 20:26:16 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 08:11:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 1 27 false Mon May 07 17:26:44 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 17:39:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 1 11 false Wed Jan 23 11:52:40 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 12:11:56 -0800 2008
This idea has been overworked many times before, and, if I may borrow a baking metaphor, overworked dough makes for flat product. Not only does he steal from successful greats, but ignores completel...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 3 10 false Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 13 16:13:00 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 14 19:24:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 1 10 false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Oct 01 10:22:46 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 23 19:33:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 5 12 false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Mar 21 03:47:41 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 21 03:56:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 2 7 false Thu Jan 31 19:15:49 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 17:43:12 -0800 2008
However, I do have to say ...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 4 9 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 13 15:00:26 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 01 13:19:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 2 7 false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 26 11:30:24 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 21 14:20:23 -0700 2008 Joseph Campbell) and that makes the plot fairly predictable. I know a lot of people compare it to Star Wars and say that Paolini copied the ideas from it and LOTR, but Star Wars follows the Hero's Journey almost verbatim and so do...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 1 6 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun May 13 20:31:43 -0700 2007 Mon May 14 11:19:04 -0700 2007
Princess flees, tries to keep precious item out of emperor's hands. Boy finds item. Bad guys burn down his farm and k...more...]]> 311502 0375826688 9780375826689 1147 179 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173647876m/311502.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/311502.Eragon 2 5 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 06:20:52 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 06:20:56 -0700 2007
It took me a while to get into the story. From the get-go I felt that author was trying too hard, being overly dramatic with descript...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 0 8 false Thu Jul 24 17:21:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 17:39:10 -0700 2008
This is one of the worst books I have read in a long time. If you search hard, between the covers of this book you may find an original idea. He ripped off ideas from Anne McCaffery, Jane Yolen, Tolkien, etc. He just had the happy coincidence of ...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 4 5 false Sun Apr 27 17:05:06 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 17:39:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 2 8 false Sat Feb 02 19:10:16 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 19:10:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 3 4 false Thu Oct 18 11:21:39 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 08 10:00:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 581275 0552552097 9780552552097 183 31 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175986758m/581275.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/581275.Eragon 1 6 false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Jul 15 06:04:10 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 06:18:54 -0700 2007 Christopher Paolini was self-published at first). I also wrote a book when I was 16 (much like Paolini) and the quality was pretty much the same as Eragon...more...]]> 113436 0375826696 9780375826696 64499 4372 3.64 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255586310m/113436.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon 4 3 false Sat Dec 13 15:04:03 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 15 17:33:40 -0800 2009 Eragon
By Christopher Paolini
528pp. USA
Alfred A Knopf, $10.95
ISBN: 0-375-82669-6

Eragon, the nephew of a farmer, accompanied by his blue dragon Saphira and Brom is on a mission to kill the Raz’ac, to get revenge for his uncle. Facing mysterious monsters and trav...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=7015487 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=7015487