Caught in the fantasy spirit, and after countless recommendations, I realized it was high time I read Eragon and Eldest. Little did I know I'd be caught in a teenagers poorly written daydreams.
I've come to the conclusion that Christopher Paolini was watching Star Wars one day, and thought to himself, "I will write a book about myself..uh..super-elf-powered...in middle earth..with a dragon...and the story of Luke Skywalker! OoOoO!" As far as fantasy epics go, The Inheritance books were nothing new. And I am not alone in thinking this- I found a website that actually supports all my ideas with reasonable (and sometimes hilarious) arguments. Here is an article on the website that shows the similarities between Eragon and Star wars. Plagiarize much?
I don't even know if I have the heart to recommend these books to anyone my age. It's obvious they'd like them, Eldest alone sold more than 425,000 copies the week it was released. But the suck-age is just too much. Sure, they were exciting and engaging enough to get me through 2 novels, but looking back I wish I'd never even entered Alagaesia.
On a happier note, while searching the internet for information about Christopher Paolini (omgz he wuz only 15??) I stumbled upon this gem, one of the most interesting interviews I've ever read. Pullman and Pierce are the authors of some of my favorite books of all time, so I actually squealed in excitement when I found this. As an avid fan of His Dark Materials and the Song of the Lioness quartet etc., I gobbled this up like I did my mom's homemade apple pie on Christmas (which was extraordinary this year!).
Now I must say a hearty "BRB!!!!!" to the fantasy world, while I visit 19th century England for who knows how long. Until then,
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