Lately I've been re-enjoying the delicious fantasy world of Christopher Paolini. I've plowed through his first novel, Eragon, and the second, Eldest, is a bit under halfway read (reread). This is all in anticipation of the long awaited third novel in his series, Brisingr. Brisingr will be released around Sept 2oth, so there is plenty of time to catch up.
Paolini's Inheritance cycle (thats what this series is called) is the flavor of the moment here at jholiday blog. The book follows a young man named Eragon who finds a dragon egg that hatches into an intelligent dragon. Eragon and his new dragon Saphira explore the world, grow up, and challenge the course of history The books are written in the vein of The Lord of the Rings with similar characters and plot. The writing is so charming and the characters are so endearing that I am thoroughly absorbed by the story and constantly amazed at the proficiency of Paolini's grasp of language. Did I mention he wrote the first book, Eragon, when he was 15? These books are truly the next fantasy classics of this generation, and while they stand in the shadow of Tolkien's masterpieces, they also stand alone as seminal works.
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