Ratings283
Average rating3.7
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Ratings283
Average rating3.7
Darkness falls… despair abounds… evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix. Now Eragon must travel to Ellésmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. 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.
Will the king’s dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . .
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The story went at a very slow rate. There were VERY long descriptions of settings and other things that made me procrastinate on the book for a long time. The plot is nice; it's just that my patience is low.
i don't know how i feel about this book. it started off worse than the first (which i wasn't a huge fan of anyway), far too long winded and boring, devolved into oddly detailed tales of horniness, even more cringey pining than before and then it actually got kind of interesting. The last 15-20% of the book hooked me and spoiler coming back is of course going to make me read the next book. though that was very predictable. but I'm not particularly happy about it.
I already read Eldest, this time I decided to listen to it as an audiobook and it was awesome! Mostly because of Martin Stránský, who is one of our No.1 actors. I can't wait to listen to Brisingr and Inheritance as the books are really thick. I expect to enjoy listening a little bit more this time, and then sometimes in the future, I may read book 3 and 4 in a printed copy.
After a second read-through, Eldest felt like a better book than Eragon - this was not how I'd remembered it. It seemed to me that Paolini's writing had become sharper. The introduction of Roran's viewpoint helped somewhat, though it would have been better if the two characters had been a little different, the fact that they're (foster) brothers notwithstanding. They're basically twins as far as character is concerned.
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5 primary books6 released booksThe Inheritance Cycle is a 7-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Christopher Paolini.
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