Christopher Paollini's Eragon. (merged)

[Maggot]

Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Hi guys just wondering has anyone else read Eragon? I really like it and the reason it's under related topics is because it is very like The Lord of the rings. Elves have pointy ears and came from over the sea. There's dwarves the Ra'zac are like the nazgul and the main character Eragon is like Frodo he's a peasant (not like Frodo) and thinks he is extremely unimportant in the big wide world (like Frodo). Oh yeah I've only read the first 300 pages so please nobody come blundering in and tell me what happens I just want a general discussion about characters and the plot and how similar you think it is to The Lord of the rings.

 

[e.Blackstar]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

I read it last year. It's okay, but because of some of the things that you mentioned, I didn't really like it. Too much copying and so-close-to-such and such a book etc etc. Although Paollini is a talanted author, for sure.

 

[Corvis]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

I read Eragon and I didn't enjoy it. It seemed too much like the Lord of the Rings. Though, Paollini did have some good things. I loved the name of his dragon Saphira and it did start out with a bit of a bang, with his father getting murdered.

 

[Mike]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Eragon was written by a 15-year old, so I say he did a great job. Young Authors all the way!

 

[ingolmo]

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Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy seems to be very promising. I have Eragon, and I really liked it. Here are some points that can show that Paolini's trilogy is very good:
-Paolini was 15 when he wrote the original manuscript of Eragon. Talk about promising young authors.
-He still has many years ahead of him, and can develop Alagaesia (his imaginary land) and turn his books into the saga Tolkien has maade his.
-Only one of his books has been released so far. (the second part of his series is coming out in August.) So he still has loads of time to improve.

-Ingolmo

 

[Corvis]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

-Only one of his books has been released so far. (the second part of his series is coming out in August.) So he still has loads of time to improve.

That's true, so I guess the books will just get better and better. I guess I'll buy his next book, isn't called Eldest?

 

[ingolmo]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Gosh Corvis, can you stop replying 'that's true' after all my posts?
Still, thanks for the agreement and support.
Anyway, Eldest is coming out on August 23rd.
-Ingolmo

 

[Maggot]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

I'll definately get that as I thought the first book was very good. By the way do you think that Brom is loosely based on Gandalf?

 

[HLGStrider]

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I liked it. When I was discussing it with Rhi before she said she really wanted to take a red pencil to it (this was before I had read it), and upon reading it, I agree with her. If I had been C. P.'s editor he wouldn't have gotten away with some of the style he used. I wouldn't have let him had a villain with "Maroon" eyes either. Maroon is a word that should never be used in connection with a villain. It's like having a fuscia colored villain. . .shudders. . .

I also think that he is a bit predictable, but I only think that because I have so many dang guesses about what will happen in the next book(s). I have no proof that it will happen, but I know it will, and I am all-knowing.






Maybe true predictions by all-knowing one. . .






I forget his name but the guy with the M name that he meets is his half-brother, perhaps his full brother.

Eragon gets the Elf.

M guy is going to have a Romeo and Juliet with the chief's daughter but will probably end up going bad and breaking her heart and then dying. I hope not, because I like him a lot better than I like Eragon. I find tall, dark, sulky guys attractive. I just think it is likely with the way the plot is shaping up.

 

[ingolmo]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

The "M-guy's" name is Murtagh.
And here are some of my predictions, which will be wrong if Christopher Paolini is a good writer.
-Brom is Eragon's father.
-Eragon's definately going to get Arya.
-Eragon will overthrow Galbatorix and Murtagh will become king.
-Saphira will die.
-Ingolmo

 

[HLGStrider]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Die but have hatchlings first.

I initially suspected the Brom-father thing, but then Murtagh showed up and he was so dang obviously Eragon's evil older brother and since he is the son of the bad guy. . .but that could be why the second book is called Eldest. . .I don't know. I guess since there are only two of them, it would be Elder.

There is enough mystery about both boys' mothers that they could very well be the same person and Brom could have been helping her flee her husband when.. . you know. . .but then why would she have gone back, which she apparently did?

 

[ingolmo]

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There is enough mystery about both boys' mothers that they could very well be the same person and Brom could have been helping her flee her husband when.. . you know. . .but then why would she have gone back, which she apparently did?

You're right there. That's what I think.
But did you forget Roran, Eragon's cousin. He was older than Eragon, and Paolini's already revealed that Roran will be involoved a lot in Eldest
And then look at the title of the trilogy: Inheritance
You know the olden-times custom of inheritance, in which the eldest son inherits his father's position, fortune, etc. For example, the eldest brother always becomes king. So do you think that Eldest will have something to do with Roran, Eragon, and Murtagh's inheritance or something.
I only have guesses.

-Ingolmo

 

[Maggot]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Good ideas you two I haven't looked that deeply into it what with re-reading LOTR and everything. You know what I think that Eragon could be Galbotorix's son, lame I know but it could happen. Murtagh was carried away along with the twins near the end of the book by the horn blokes (forgotten their name) so maybe he'll be killed but that I doubt. I've also thought about Brom being Eragon's dad I thought that was true but with Brom's death how will that come out? But that would explain why Brom launched himself in front of the knife aimed at Eragon to protect his son. I don't think that Murtagh is Eragon's older brother mainly because I believe that Brom is Eragon's father and Murtagh is the son of Morzan the last of the forsworn. It's all vey confusing trying to guess everything.

 

[HLGStrider]

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Half-brother is the obvious answer. . .Roran might be involved somehow, but I don't think it will involve inheritance simply because his relationship between Murtagh and Eragon can't be through any of the interesting characters.

Eragon's mom was just a simple country lass, right? I mean, there is nothing so far revealed about his family to make it interesting.

I think it more likely that Roran will be bribed or threatened into betraying his cousin. My initial thoughts involved in the prediction of betrayal by kin was that it would come from Murtagh who would be revealed to be kin, but the more I like Murtagh the more I wouldn't really care if it were Roran.

 

[HLGStrider]

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Also, do any of you know how old Murtagh was? I don't think it was listed, but it is possible he is older than Roran.

 

[ingolmo]

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I think it more likely that Roran will be bribed or threatened into betraying his cousin. My initial thoughts involved in the prediction of betrayal by kin was that it would come from Murtagh who would be revealed to be kin, but the more I like Murtagh the more I wouldn't really care if it were Roran.

That could turn out to be quite close. And, Murtagh could turn out to be Eragon's half-brother; both have the same mother. The way I think inheritance will come into play will be that something that was Brom's will have to be inherited to his son, Eragon (if Eragon is his son...), but that time there could be a dispute over who gets it with Murtagh, or even Roran, which could lead to betrayal. Who knows? A simpler option would be to forget Eragon till August 23rd and read Eldest then.
-Ingolmo

 

[Corvis]

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Gosh Corvis, can you stop replying 'that's true' after all my posts?

Ha, ha, ha. Sorry, it's a habit.

Are you keeping track?

 

[ingolmo]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Ha, ha, ha. Sorry, it's a habit.

Are you keeping track?

It wasn't really hard to notice, as both your affirmative replies to my posts came on the same day, and I read them within a time period of 15 minutes.
And, I can recongnise you easily as your avatar has exactly the same picture of Tolkien as is on the front cover of my copy of the Hobbit.
-Ingolmo

 

[Corvis]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

That's funny. My avatar is on the back of my Hobbit book and all of my LOTR books. That's why I chose it.

 

[ingolmo]

Re: Christopher Paollini's Eragon.

Sorry about that. I checked the cover of my copy of The Hobbit, that photograph of Tolkien is on the back cover. On the front cover there is a picture of the dwarves entering the Long Lake in barrels and Bilbo behind them hanging onto a barrel. The publisher of my copy is Ballantine Fantasy.
-Ingolmo