Drackon Briar answers “Im somewhere within the first 50 pages of...”

Courtney asked this question about Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1):

Im somewhere within the first 50 pages of the book and it has been kind of hard to get through. Does it pick up?

Drackon Briar Ok I know this is 6 years old, but for people scrolling through the reviews, this book is one of my favorites. The first one is the best, although it …moreOk I know this is 6 years old, but for people scrolling through the reviews, this book is one of my favorites. The first one is the best, although it starts a bit slow. The second one is good. The third one is boring and I would recommend reading that one only once and skipping it whenever you reread. The fourth and last book is a master piece with an interesting, if somewhat contrived, ending.

The characters are interesting, the world building is excellent, the magic system both limits the magic user from being completely unstoppable while also allowing creativity and occasional exceptions to the rules, the fight scenes are easy to follow, and most importantly the cover looks great.

P.S. The only star wars connection that I can see is that the main character belonged to an ancient order of magic sword swingers, was raised on a farm, always wanted to fly, and had an old teacher who he believed was a normal old man who may or may not turn out to be from the same order as him. That sounds like a lot, but the actual story, characters, and world is completely different. (less)

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