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Grade 5 Up–Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have survived the battle at Tronjheim, but their challenges are not over. Galbatorix, the corrupt emperor, still rules Alagaesia and is looking for them. The magically bonded pair must help the rebellious Varden regroup after their leader is slain. Eragon helps deal with the resulting diplomatic complexities and then leaves for Du Weldenvarden, the home of the Elves, in order to finish his training as a Dragon Rider. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must unite the small town of Carvahall as it is battered by Galbatorix's forces, including the nasty Ra'zac. The story alternates between Eragon and Saphira and their political maneuvering and Roran and his more traditional adventure over land and sea. Paolini provides a worthy companion to Eragon (Knopf, 2003), though it does not stand alone (a summary of the first book will be included in the final edition). The plot–indeed, most of the fantasy conventions–is heavily inspired by Tolkien, McCaffrey, and especially George Lucas. The momentum of the narrative is steady and consistent: a problem presents itself and is neatly (and conveniently) solved before the next one arises, making it appealing to some adventure-quest fantasy fans and runescape.com players. Eragon's journey to maturity is well handled. He wrestles earnestly with definitions for good and evil, and he thoughtfully examines the question of good at what price.While there's nothing particularly original here, the book will find its fan-base.–Sarah Couri, New York Public Library
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Young fans of weighty fantasy novels are delighted that this second volume in Paolini's Inheritance trilogy has arrived. The prodigy writer delivers another satisfying Tolkienesque tale as his first book, ERAGON, begins movie production. Narrator Gerard Doyle magnificently delivers the rich characters, especially the humble but gifted young Eragon. The dragon rider travels to Ellesmera, the elves' forest city, to be tutored in fighting techniques and magic skills, and then must reclaim homeland Alagaesia from the wicked ruler, Galbatorix. Through Doyle's voice, Eragon's splendid dragon, Saphira, flaunts femininity behind her fierce countenance. Doyle presents distinctive elves, dwarves, and frightening bug/human enemies amid a backdrop of complex languages and lands. N.M.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Eldest but not wisest, Jun 5 2009
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eldest (Paperback)
When the very first line of a book is as nonsensical as "The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living," you know you're in trouble.

So it's pretty obvious from the start that Christopher Paolini's second novel "Eldest" is going to be a disaster. But the biggest weakness of Paolini's book is not his stilted dialogue or numerous cliches, or even the slow-moving pompous slog of the seemingly endless elf training -- it's his cardboard cutout of a self-insert hero, Eragon.

"Eldest" picks up immediately after the end of "Eragon," with Eragon badly wounded, Murtagh missing, and the leader of the Varden murdered. But despite the rebels' turmoil, Eragon is told that he has to accompany Arya back to the elven city Ellesmera, to train as a proper Dragon-rider. When he arrives, Eragon finds that his new master is an ancient, crippled elf named Oromis, who has a lot to teach him before he inevitably expires.

Yup, Oromis has vast stores of knowledge to impart. And sadly, we have to see every step of it -- including yoga, ant-watching and hilariously homoerotic bath scenes.

Unbeknownst to Eragon, his hometown of Carvahall is being ruined by a band of Galbatorix's soldiers, and his newly-engaged cousin Roran may be their only hope. And our hero's truncated training leads to strange new changes in his body and mind, as he prepares for a devastating new battle against Galbatorix -- and a horrifying new discovery about Murtagh. Yes, you can probably see it coming.

Lofty elves, kings-in-waiting, humble farm boys, ghastly goblinesque creatures, mystical women, special swords, evil tyrants who are evil because they just are, wise mentors, and telepathic dragons in a variety of colors. Christopher Paolini never met a fantasy cliche that he didn't like. And rather than growing as a writer since his bestselling debut, Paolini seems to have regressed.

In particular, he starts writing like every schoolboy who ever wanted to be Tolkien -- his prose becomes bloated, sluggish and painfully smug, with dialogue that becomes more painfully wretched with each chapter ("I walk between the candle and the dark"). The story is wrenched out into three different storylines, two of which deal with the Varden's lace-making and Roran's engagement woes. Neither is terribly interesting, and the battle at the finale feels as though Paolini slapped it on to give it a suitably slam-bang ending.

Worst of all, the book's bulk is devoted mostly to Eragon's uneventful dragon-riding training with Oromis, which consists mostly doing yoga and watching insects, and occasionally whapping each other with swords. Yes, it's every bit as boring as it sounds. And the hilariously homoerotic moments with Eragon and Oromis only liven it up a little.

The biggest problem with Paolini's writing is that Eragon is portrayed as a noble, brave, compassionate soul with a brilliant destiny ahead of him. Well, frankly he shows no nobility, bravery or compassion, and even has the gall to whine to a dying elf about how his life is ruined because he has a back scar. And his abrupt transformation into an ultra-handsome half-elf late in the book does not make him any more impressive.

In short, he's a glaring self-insert, with all the dimension of a cardboard standee. Sadly the other characters aren't much better: Roran comes across as mentally unstable and the elf queen is too immature and whiny. Oromis has a certain fascination, but he's used mainly to glorify eragon. And the love interest Arya is glorified only for her looks -- which is all she has, since this book establishes her as snotty, cold-blooded and a smug anti-religious bigot.

Christopher Paolini had some promising ideas, but a ghastly hero and overblown writing turn those ideas into the painfully bloated carcass of "Eldest." Lightweight fantasy at best, but a painful salad of cliched preaching at worst.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story - Vivid Descriptions, Nov 5 2008
This review is from: Eldest (Paperback)
Great Story, I was saddened when it took so long for the next story to be released, but now it will be broken into two more parts. I can't wait to see what else Mr. Paolini will bring out as he matures in age and creativity.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Paolini's Disappointment, Mar 31 2008
When I heard that Christopher's Eldest had come to stores, the book found itself in my hands right away. Excitement rushed through me as I thought of reading the sequel of Eragon which I found to be a glamorous fantasy novel. Although the overall plot of Eldest unravelled to be quite interesting, disappointment shadows me when I discover that Paolini could have worked a bit more on the book.

A major portion of the book took place through much of Eragon's training, this bored me. Through those many chapters readers did learn about the traditional ways of elven life. However, readers will slowly become fatigued by reading the many tasks that Eragon recieves and how he continues to fail them. The author used too much detail to express all the techniques used by Eragon's mentor; Oromis for his training. When Paolini wrote these chapters, he missed an important rule when writing books. When writing a sequel; an author must always remember to create great and captivating wrting to meet the expectations of his/her fans. By trying to express Eragon's training too much, Paolini presumably had lost the interest of many of his readers. Many copies of Eldest are probably are lying around in homes, not read completely but abandoned. Paolini should have abbreviated the training into one or two chapters. All the important parts can be mentioned specifically but the rest should be mentioned generelly. Hence, Christopher Paolini should have added details to the enthusiastic parts of the book rather than the insignificant parts (like Eragon's training). Otherwise, readers will no longer be engaged in his book.

I noticed that Eragon and Saphira were too involved in romance. Their constant thoughts of love often irritated me. They frequently forget the war that raged on around them! I felt uneasy reading the many differences betweeen the personality traits of the main characters of Eragon and the same main characters in Eldest. In Eragon, Saphira is somewhat a wise being but in Eldest, she becomes a bit more childish. She often admits herself to her love for Glaeder; the other golden dragon. I find it that the fans of ERagon would be displeased with that kind of foolishness from Saphira. Paolini must constantly remember that his readers now have greater expectations for the characters when reading his second book. I also find no logic when Paolini has Eragon in his love mood at a time when he is training for the fate of Alagaesia. Readers will see that Paolini has played too much with the romantic affairs of the characters. This impacts the book in a negative way.

Through the many explanations of the elves in Eldest, readers can notice how the elves impersonate Tolkien's elves. A major portion of the book is like a duplication of Tolkien's work. To me, Paolini's elven society proves to imitate the elves in Lord of the Rings. In Eldest, we see the great beauty of the elves, their glorious wisdom, their superiority and a few more characteristics. all these are congruous trauts to the elves of Tolkien. Finally; I believe that Paolini should have modified the elves to make it unique from Lord of the Rings.

Even though Paolini may have bored a portion of the story, played too deep with romance and imitate Tolkien's work, there is some good to the book. Overall, the storyline was somewhat captivating. Readers will find an interesting plot twist at the end. The main idea of Eldest proved to be quite good and alluring At the end, readers will see that if Paolini worked more on his writing style, the book may have been more sensational.

In final analysis, the book was structured and written poorer than expected by readers. Paolini's main idea shines in its brilliance, but he forgets where the details should have been added, he adds romance at illogical times and some of his ideas were a substitution of Lord of the Rings. All in all, good story, not as good structure or writing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Une suite à la hauteur !
Un deuxième tome qui aura grandement rempli mes attentes me surprenant même par la maturité de l'auteur, il faut dire aussi que Paolini sera passé de 15 à 21 ans entre le début du... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Vladyk Barnes

3.0 out of 5 stars entertaining, but predictable
while I enjoyed this installment, I was disappointed with the predictability of the story line. From the opening scenes, I was reasonably certain of many of the major elements of... Read more
Published 23 months ago by love2read

1.0 out of 5 stars Empire, Eldest, Eragon
I've already read the first two books. And I ever since I've read them, I always went through the possibilities that could happen to Eragon in every possible ways. Read more
Published on Sep 29 2007 by Salty sister

3.0 out of 5 stars Weak 2nd installment of the trilogy??
I bought Eragon on a whim, enjoyed it, and went out and bought Eldest as soon as I finished the first book. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2007 by Tommy Tom Tom

4.0 out of 5 stars It is what it claims to be.
To all of those trashing this book in the reviews, I sincerely think that you are missing the point of the story and the book in general. Read more
Published on Aug 27 2007 by K. Anderson

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first
When I first got Eldest from the library, it was simply because I am starved to find fantasy that will last me a long time without being to offensive. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2007 by WriterGrl

5.0 out of 5 stars I really want to know what happens next :)
"Eldest", second book in Christopher Paolinis "Inheritance" triology, picks up where "Eragon" ended, and allows us to know what is going to happen with Eragon, Saphira and their... Read more
Published on April 1 2007 by bel_78

4.0 out of 5 stars As gripping as the first!
I had bought the second book a few days after it came out and honestly I forgot all about it until the movie came out. then I decided it was time I read the book. Read more
Published on Jan 14 2007 by Melissa Busque

5.0 out of 5 stars Much improved

Paolini has improved a lot. "Eldest" is suspenseful, gripping and imaginative, although I do see some influence of The Lord of the Rings. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2006 by Lucy Jacques

1.0 out of 5 stars Plagirarism Galore
Well I did enjoy the book as a light and interesting read, I can't in all good conciense rate this bok highter than 1 star. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2006 by J. Deare

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