Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. His Inheritance Cycle—Eragon and its three sequels—have sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars was his first adult novel.
This is the third book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. It was originally the Inheritance Trilogy. I was a bit disappointed when I heard there was going to be yet another book. I haven't been really ecstatic about this series and I can't understand the allure it has for people. Still, I figure I should probably finish what I started. I listened to this on audio book. The audio book was excellent in quality.
The book starts with Roran and Eragon storming Hellgrind to save Katrina. From there Eragon is stuck trying to please the Varden, finish his training with the elves, and consorting with the dwarves on their new choice for king.
Positive Things: - This book is, in some ways, a work of art. It is very deliberately crafted, Paolini created his own languages for goodness sake. - The politics in the novel are detailed and well (too well) thought out. - The fight scenes are also fairly well written. - Sephira; she is the best character and without her prescence I would have never finished the first book of the series. - Paolini is trying to make a masterpiece; unfortunately sometimes a masterpiece isn't all that much fun to read.
Negative Things: - The language. Where does he get his adjectives from? I felt like Paolini was deliberately trying to use the longest words possible to describe everything. - The politics were boring, boring, boring. There is a huge reason why a lot of fantasy cuts the politics short...it is boring. - Eragon as a character. Eragon either does what he wants or whines about what people tell him to do. Then after this immaturity, Eragon suddenly goes off for a chapter on the philosophy of good and evil. It is inconsistent. - The whole epic scene with Sloan. This scene is silly and ridiculous. It only teaches us more about what we already know about Eragon; he is a pompous whiny hero. - Inappropriate descriptions during fast-paced scenes. There is one scene where Roran is in the midst of a dire battle. Roran notices and thinks about a beautiful moth flying through the battle; while in battle. This is unrealistic and not the only case where something like this is done.
On a side note the audio book had a bonus interview with Paolini. In this interview he tried to explain the Sloan scene and also explain why all the politics were included. Apparently he thought them necessary. I guess I disagree, but it is his book after all.
If Paolini had shortened the Sloan thing and cut out the unnecessary politics he could have easily finished this "Cycle" in 3 books. Eragon was bored for large portions of the book, and guess what, so was I. I am bitter that I have to slog through, most likely, another 900 pages to finish this series. I am bitter that Paolini will be making money off of me doing that. Given all that I am not sure if I will read the last book. We will see.
The book that i chose was brisinger, a action fantasy that made by Christopher Paolini. this book was suspensful and gripping from begining to end, this book is about a young man named eragon who one day discovers a mysterious egg, he finds out that the egg contains one of the last remaining dragons and that he is a dragon rider, a keeper of peace who must defend all of Alagaesia. With his dragon(saphira) he must embark on a journey to kill the evil king Galbotorix and free Alaegasia. The main characters consist of: Eragon:protagonist, main character Saphira:protagonist, Eragon's dragon Brom:eragon's father and one of the dragon rider's, his dragon died because of Galbatorix and the forsworn, killed Galbatorix's original dragon Garrow: Eragon' uncle Roran: Eragon's cousin Katrina: Roran's wife Sloan: katrina's father, was banished to the hidden elf village by eragon. Queen islanzandi: queen of the elve's, also ary's mother arya: queen inslanzandis daughter Oromis:protagonist, one of the last remaineing dragon riders free of Galbatorix's control and Eragon's mentor Glaedr: Oromis's dragon, one of the last dragon's free from Galbatorix's control, Saphira's mentor Murtagh:antagonist, Eragon's half brother Thorn: antagonist, Murtagh's dragon Forsworn:dragon's and dragon riders who went rouge and joined Galbatorix to take over Alagaesia. Galbatorix: antagonist, evil ruler of Alagaesia, one of the forsworn
the central conflicts of this book are: man vs. man man vs. soceity man vs. supernatural
I recommend this book to everyone , this book contains a well portrayed world full action and fantasy, anyone who likes fantasy books will love Brisinger. Note, if you do read this book you would probably want to read the other two books Eragon and eldest.
So, I was a little disappointed with this third installment of Paolini's Inheritance "Cycle" now - since he changed the game and made this a 4 book series instead of 3, as it was originally intended. The story was good and what I have come to expect from this series. But honestly, it did not have to be 748 pages long. I understand the author's desire to flesh out his characters, but the way that he kept going back and forth between the different characters I found annoying. The descriptions of the fights did not have to be as gory or detailed as he made them, nor as long as he made them. I had several guesses going throughout the book about how the plot would unfold and I ended up getting it right - though the character I thought was being set up to die did not. There are also points of the book where I can clearly see familiar plot points that I have seen in other books or series, like Star Wars or LOTR. I also found Paolini's waxing on religion and philosophy through his main character annoying - it's as if he is trying to make this series more poignant than it is should be - because after all, it is just a good fantasy tale at its core and I feel like he should just stick to those roots. I will be interested to see how Paolini wraps this complex story up. He has woven a lot of moving parts together and they are all pretty complex and I wonder how the climatic battle between good and evil will finally play out. I just hope I won't have to wade through another 800 some pages to get to the end. So i liked this a little bit...
Brisinger is an excellent continuation to Eragon and Eldest. As our hero Eragon learns of new magics and abilities he forges his own path. Meeting new friends, and even a few enemies. You also get to explore new areas of the Eragon Universe and “see” new sights in the world.
I hope there is no continuation of the movie series. While butchering the last novel as a movie they were successful in ruining both the plot and my expectations. If I ever see another horrid sight as the one I had witnessed at the theater then I may lose faith in all of movie kind.
Due to the fact that this novel took so long to produce and even when I was finished it failed to satisfy the thirst fans had after 2 years of nothing. We all had to move on. However if you are a fan just into the series. It seems best to just give it a go and attempt to read them all the way to book 2. after that it becomes quite disappointing.
Brisingr, the 3rd book to the Eragon saga was about a boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira. They are on an adventure to rid the land of and evil dragon rider named Galbatorix. I did like this book but it dragged on for a very long time, i enjoy reading big books but this one at 748 pages was a bit to long for the content in it. Something i didnt like about this book was once again, it went on for to long but other wise it was quite good. This book fits into my bingo board as: a book with a male main character
با اختلاف بهترین کتاب از این مجموعه بود تا حالا. یعنی بین جلد اوّل و دوم کتاب سوم هم جلد دومش خیلی خیلی بهتر بود. آقای پائولینی مدام غافلگیر میکرد، خوشحال می کرد و میگریوند. جریان ِ قلب قلب اژدهاها از زیباترین چیزهایی بود که خلق شده. اون شبی که بریسینگر رو آماده میکردن، حقیقتا باشکوه بود و با مهارت وصف شده بود. احساسات همه خیلی واقعی بیان شده بود. من همواره در این مجموعه هیجانزده میشدم که در یک فانتزی عناصر دنیای واقع ما خیلی خوب جا گرفتهان. اصلا ناجور با جادو نیستن و خیلی خوب در هم پیچیده ان.
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After reading the first two books, i was getting ready for the third book to be the finale. To have the most exciting parts in it and tell us the final part of Eragon's journey. But I feel like this book didn't meet up to my expectations of what I thought it would have. It was still a good book and well written, I just thought it would be about finishing Eragon's journey, not adding another part to it. Now I can't wait for the fourth (and final) book to come out to finish this great series.
the book was nothing i thought it would be.... it SUCKED when i finished it i was so confused that i riped it to shreads. it was all a little kids story, and not enough action for me. i didnt like anything about this book. All the battles seemed to continue for the next chap. or so. The main characters sucked they were like actin like they were walking on sunshine .( Thats all IT SUCKED SO BAD, I DONT EVER WANT TO READ IT AGAIN
In the 3rd installment in the "INHERITANCE" series,Christopher introduces Glaedr and Oromis.I recomend this book because of how the book ends,leaving you asking questions and craving to read the 4th book in the series.This book ends in one question that must be answered,will Eragon,Saphira,and Glaedr be able to defeat the evil King Galbatorix?If you want to find out,read this book and be as impressed as i was.
I listened to this one. So I guess it was a 'Good Listen' instead of a goodread. Ha Ha. It was written for young adults, by a young adult. I will finish the series when the final installment comes out, but I will say that I was less than moved by this one.
I absolutely loved that I could tell how much the author has grown and changed as a person while he is writing. I don't think I've ever read a book from an author this young and been able to see the world as he is maturing- what a neat experience.
I thought that it was a good ending book because the Varden, who oppose king Galbatorix, just got major wins in their fight for freedom. While Eragon just at the end learns how GAlbatorix is gaining power
OMG! i cant wait for the sequel. i was hooked from begging to end. i love this book so much. its one of my new favorites to read when i have free time. if your looking for a great read then this is it but you would have to make sure youve read eragon and eldest first or you would be lost.
Ok, the dragon thing is interesting if you like fantasy. The stories do have some depth and appeal. But I still feel this author is a wanna be for some of the better fantasy out there. The story is interesting and moves along quickly.
Sometimes Paolini drives me crazy with his long, flowing descriptions of things that are not essential to the storyline, but overall I really enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to the final volume of the series.
I have read the first two a long time ago, and then since they have come out with the last book i am re reading the searies, i guess i never read this one but so far it is as good as the rest! can't wait to finish and read the last book!
I am really enjoying this series and can't wait for the final book to be published! Through discussion, I found out that the author is quite young and am impressed by his writing ability.
This book was so meandering, repetitive, and seemingly pointless, that I just couldn't finish it. I felt like the first book started out strong, but the series just got worse and worse.