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Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) Review
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle–one that might put Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king’s dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . . Praise for Eragon: “Unusual, powerful . . . fresh and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that’s sure to flourish.” –Booklist, Starred “Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.” –People “The new ‘It’ book of children’s lit.” –U.S. News & World Report “An auspicious beginning to both career and series.” –Publishers Weekly A #1 New York Times Bestseller A #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Book Sense Book of the Year A #1 Book Sense Selection From the Hardcover edition. User Submitted Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) ReviewsNovember 17, 2008 Good Buy Pretty good buy,in condition as described,3 days after first day of estimated arrival date is when it arrived November 12, 2008 Even better than the first book If you like fantasy fiction, this is a great series, and Eldest is even better than Eragon. The story really pics up in this one. Of the three books so far, I liked this one the best. November 6, 2008 Love it! I am absolutely surprised that the first three reviews seen are negative! I love the story that Paolini wrote. He may not be Tolkien or JK Rowling but he's still very young and quite talented. Listen, I'm not trying to have a life-affirming epiphany here, I just want a good story and Paolini delivers. He may struggle with the language when trying to be prosaic, using obscure words when simple ones would do. However, it's a small thing and the story more than makes up for it. His writing is good enough to make me willingly suspend my disbelief and get lost in the story. October 26, 2008 Eldest Review This is a great book. I listen to it on my CD player on the way to work and on the way home. The descriptions are awesome...you can just imagine what the characters and locations look like. I would definitely recommend this book. I can't wait to read Brisinger! October 26, 2008 Just dull Paolini is a prodigy, no doubt, but he isn't a very gifted writer. Much of what he wrote in the first book was synthesized from other fantasy stories and from those elements he crafted a fairly interesting, albeit longwinded, tale. It's my opinion that his editors (if he has any) should've cut out at least one-third of Eragon. With that said, reading Eldest was like slogging through mud. It was so incredibly convoluted and just plain dull that I gave up midway and have no desire to go back and find out what I missed. I couldn't care less. I think his problem is that he and his parents are so impressed with whatever he writes that they don't suggest massive editing. If they do, then it doesn't show. Eragon was ok, Eldest was boring, and I'll skip Brisingr altogether. October 24, 2008 A thrilling sequal to Eragon! I really, really, really wanted this book. However, all the Inheritance books in my town are always checked out, and so it was almost a month before I finally got Eldest. This book was even better then I had hoped. Ajihad, Murtagh, and the Twin's 'deaths', Nasuada's appointing, Eragon's training, Glaedr, the grumpy golden dragon that Saphira humorously pursues, Oromis, the athiest elven teacher, Eragon's unhappy romance with the beautiful and haunted Arya, the revealing of another Dragon Rider, the hatching of one of the two remaining eggs, the concluding battle, and a starling revelation. A thrilling adventure, well written, with honest mistakes and the acceptance of things out of your control. And the courage to fight, even when your cause seems hopeless. Thumbs up Christopher Paolini! Signed, A average American teenager. October 23, 2008 spellbinding Left me wanting more, which fortunately I was able to get with Brisingr (which also left me wanting more). October 22, 2008 Beyond Awful Simply put, this is the most embarrasingly bad book that I have read in years. Eragon was a fun story, if a mediocre book. Eldest is completely devoid of story, and seems as if it were written by a seventh grader. I literally hate myself for plowing through 668 pages of this. October 17, 2008 A good book adding to a good series I've never been interested in watching Star Wars. I've never read Lord of the Rings. So I have no idea if this series is related to that or not. All I know is that I enjoyed the first two books very much, and when the third came out, I ordered it as soon as I had the money for it. Putting aside the biases of other reviewers and looking at this book as a blank slate without comparing it to other books or movies, I thought this was an excellent book. October 12, 2008 A new Tolking? Whit a history, from a time that`s are long gone. Where dragons almost are history, a world in war. Where we find a boy, who is more then a orphan child. This book is a great fantasy book. I am sure that the writer, is going to have a bright future like a Fantasy arthur. 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