Eragon
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“Eragon” is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, written by Christopher Paolini. It is based in a fictional country called Alagaësia, where there are many types of races divided into parts of the country.
The book starts off in Carvahall, with a fifteen year old farm boy, Eragon, who is shocked to discover a mystical blue stone in a range of mountains known as the Spine. Eragon takes the stone to the farm he lives on with Garrow, his uncle, and Roman, his cousin. Nobody knows of his father, and Garrow’s sister, Selena disappeared after giving birth to Eragon.
Later on the blue stone cracks open and a baby dragon emerges from the shell. Stunned, Eragon touches the dragon, leaving a silvery mark on his palm. This caused an invocable bond forged between their minds, making Eragon a Dragon Rider.
Thousands of years earlier, after the war between dragons and elves, Dragon Riders were created in order to keep peace in Alagaësia and there would never be conflict between the two races. The Dragon Riders were healers, teachers, philosophers, and spell weavers, since forging you mind with a dragon makes you a magician. The country enjoyed a golden age under the Dragon Riders protection.
Humans soon arrived in Alagaësia and there was still peace, until a monstrous war-like race known as the Urgals came forth and killed the dragon of a rider named Galbatorix. Galbatorix was angry that the elders refused to provide him with another dragon, causing him to start a war.
Galbatorix stole a dragon he called Shruikan and forced him to obey him through black spells, as well as gathering thirteen traitors-which is called the Forsworn. With the amount of power Galbatorix had, he killed all the Dragon Riders, including their leader Vrael, and declared himself king of Algaësia, which was partly successful, since the elves and dwarves remained autonomous.
This scared Eragon, which lead to his decision to hide the dragon which he then called Saphira-a name he heard from the village storyteller Brom.
Later on the Ra’zac, spiritual beetle like characters arrive in Carvahall searching for the stone which was Saphira’s shell. In the end, the Ra’zac kill Garrow and destroys his home, leading to Eragon wanting to kill the Ra’zac in order to avenge Garrow.
I love the history behind the dragon riders, and the subtle way of adding the theme of politics into the story, as well as corruption and revenge. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy fantasy books, as it is similar to The Lord of the RIngs, but different at the same time. Show more Show less
The book starts off in Carvahall, with a fifteen year old farm boy, Eragon, who is shocked to discover a mystical blue stone in a range of mountains known as the Spine. Eragon takes the stone to the farm he lives on with Garrow, his uncle, and Roman, his cousin. Nobody knows of his father, and Garrow’s sister, Selena disappeared after giving birth to Eragon.
Later on the blue stone cracks open and a baby dragon emerges from the shell. Stunned, Eragon touches the dragon, leaving a silvery mark on his palm. This caused an invocable bond forged between their minds, making Eragon a Dragon Rider.
Thousands of years earlier, after the war between dragons and elves, Dragon Riders were created in order to keep peace in Alagaësia and there would never be conflict between the two races. The Dragon Riders were healers, teachers, philosophers, and spell weavers, since forging you mind with a dragon makes you a magician. The country enjoyed a golden age under the Dragon Riders protection.
Humans soon arrived in Alagaësia and there was still peace, until a monstrous war-like race known as the Urgals came forth and killed the dragon of a rider named Galbatorix. Galbatorix was angry that the elders refused to provide him with another dragon, causing him to start a war.
Galbatorix stole a dragon he called Shruikan and forced him to obey him through black spells, as well as gathering thirteen traitors-which is called the Forsworn. With the amount of power Galbatorix had, he killed all the Dragon Riders, including their leader Vrael, and declared himself king of Algaësia, which was partly successful, since the elves and dwarves remained autonomous.
This scared Eragon, which lead to his decision to hide the dragon which he then called Saphira-a name he heard from the village storyteller Brom.
Later on the Ra’zac, spiritual beetle like characters arrive in Carvahall searching for the stone which was Saphira’s shell. In the end, the Ra’zac kill Garrow and destroys his home, leading to Eragon wanting to kill the Ra’zac in order to avenge Garrow.
I love the history behind the dragon riders, and the subtle way of adding the theme of politics into the story, as well as corruption and revenge. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy fantasy books, as it is similar to The Lord of the RIngs, but different at the same time. Show more Show less
Eragon was Christopher Paolini’s first-ever novel, published in 2002 when was just nineteen years old.
It was an instant success and became a New York Times bestseller. It’s the first of The Inheritance Cycle series, along with four subsequent books being published over the next ten years. Originally self-published, it has since been re-released by Alfred A. Knopf.
It’s a tale of adventure, dragons, and magic. Set in an entirely different universe called Alagaësia, it follows a fifteen-year-old boy, Eragon. It deals with corrupt leaders, identity and finding yourself, as well as friendship, trust, and deciding between right and wrong. Show more Show less
It was an instant success and became a New York Times bestseller. It’s the first of The Inheritance Cycle series, along with four subsequent books being published over the next ten years. Originally self-published, it has since been re-released by Alfred A. Knopf.
It’s a tale of adventure, dragons, and magic. Set in an entirely different universe called Alagaësia, it follows a fifteen-year-old boy, Eragon. It deals with corrupt leaders, identity and finding yourself, as well as friendship, trust, and deciding between right and wrong. Show more Show less
A great fantasy book !
The book starts off in Carvahall, with a fifteen year old farm boy, Eragon, who is shocked to discover a mystical blue stone in a range of mountains known as the Spine. Eragon takes the stone to the farm he lives on with Garrow, his uncle, and Roman, his cousin. Nobody knows of his father, and Garrow’s sister, Selena disappeared after giving birth to Eragon.
Later on the blue stone cracks open and a baby dragon emerges from the shell. Stunned, Eragon touches the dragon, leaving a silvery mark on his palm. This caused an invocable bond forged between their minds, making Eragon a Dragon Rider.
Thousands of years earlier, after the war between dragons and elves, Dragon Riders were created in order to keep peace in Alagaësia and there would never be conflict between the two races. The Dragon Riders were healers, teachers, philosophers, and spell weavers, since forging you mind with a dragon makes you a magician. The country enjoyed a golden age under the Dragon Riders protection.
Humans soon arrived in Alagaësia and there was still peace, until a monstrous war-like race known as the Urgals came forth and killed the dragon of a rider named Galbatorix. Galbatorix was angry that the elders refused to provide him with another dragon, causing him to start a war.
Galbatorix stole a dragon he called Shruikan and forced him to obey him through black spells, as well as gathering thirteen traitors-which is called the Forsworn. With the amount of power Galbatorix had, he killed all the Dragon Riders, including their leader Vrael, and declared himself king of Algaësia, which was partly successful, since the elves and dwarves remained autonomous.
This scared Eragon, which lead to his decision to hide the dragon which he then called Saphira-a name he heard from the village storyteller Brom.
Later on the Ra’zac, spiritual beetle like characters arrive in Carvahall searching for the stone which was Saphira’s shell. In the end, the Ra’zac kill Garrow and destroys his home, leading to Eragon wanting to kill the Ra’zac in order to avenge Garrow.
I love the history behind the dragon riders, and the subtle way of adding the theme of politics into the story, as well as corruption and revenge. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy fantasy books, as it is similar to The Lord of the RIngs, but different at the same time. Show more Show less