Author:	Christopher Paolini
Made:	Listening Library (Audio)
Date:	10 February, 2004
Media:	Audio CD
Sales Rank:	11,454
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Rating: 3.89/5 from 859 reviews

Well written, entertaining but too similar to Star Wars

Rating: 3/5

I enjoyed reading this book and found it to be well-written, entertaining and addictive. My pleasure was diminished, however, by repeated discovery of close parallels with the characters and storyline of Star Wars. These similarities are so striking that I'm quite shocked that no other review mentions them.

Some examples follow (skip if you don't want plot details given away):

Orphaned farmboy Eragon (Luke Skywalker) is compelled to flee when his uncle's farm is destroyed by bad guys sent by the evil Empire. He's befriended and trained by a former member (Brom => Obiwan Kenobi) of an ancient society (Dragon Riders => Jedi Knights) of elite warriors that kept order until it was destroyed by a talented new member (Galbatorix => Annakin Skywalker). He has a vision of a beautiful woman (Arya => Princess Leia) in a prison cell and rescues her. Along the way, he is befriended by a tough guy who is friend to neither Empire nor rebels (Murtagh => Han Solo) who nevertheless accompanies him to the Varden (=> Rebel) base and helps repel the inevitable Empire attack. Our hero kills the Darth-like figure Durza to save the rebels.

Mr. Paolini is a talented writer, but he needs to learn the difference between "inspired by" and "adapted from".

An enchanting and heroic battle between two forces

Rating: 5/5

This is one of the greatest books of all time. One might call it good against evil, but the good aren't that heroic. It is a coming of age story where the main character struggles with himself and his own feelings as well as his enemies. A great epic novel much like The Lord Of The Rings, except it is not as hard to follow.

It doesn't matter if you like fantasy or not. Eragon RULES!!

Rating: 5/5

The suspencful and thrilling story of Saphira and Eragon is amazing, detailed, beautiful, and everything else. It was so(...)etc. GREAT and possibly the best book I have ever read!!! Why? I can't name them all but I can name a few. 1. It talks about dragon in a positive way and I love dragons alot. I'm obssessed. 2. The style of writing is great. 3. The descriptions are amazing. 3.PLEASE do yourself a favor and read this book! I can't wait for Eldest to hit the stores!!!!!!!!!!!!