Vous voulez voir cette page en fran�ais ? Cliquez ici.

Quantity:

More Buying Choices

11 used & new from CDN$ 121.45

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Christopher Paolini: Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr CD Ppk

See larger image

Share your own customer images

Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Christopher Paolini: Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr CD Ppk [Audiobook] [Unabridged] (Audio CD)

by Christopher Paolini (Author), Gerard Doyle (Reader)

2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

List Price:	CDN$ 198.95
Price:	CDN$ 125.34 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save:	CDN$ 73.61 (37%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Only 5 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

9 new from CDN$ 121.45 2 used from CDN$ 199.12

Frequently Bought Together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Book 4)

by Richelle Mead

4.0 out of 5 stars (7) CDN$ 15.33

Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set, The

by Jonathan Stroud

5.0 out of 5 stars (1) CDN$ 34.65

Van Alen Legacy, The (A Blue Bloods Novel)

by Melissa De La Cruz

3.0 out of 5 stars (1) CDN$ 16.05

Blue Moon: The Immortals

by Alyson Noel

4.5 out of 5 stars (6) CDN$ 11.48

Rangers Apprentice #2 Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan

5.0 out of 5 stars (1) CDN$ 9.00

› Explore similar items

Product Details

Audio CD
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio); Unabridged edition (Sep 20 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0739352342
ISBN-13: 978-0739352342
Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 15.6 x 13.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.8 Kg

Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #17,760 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Popular in these categories:

#5 in	Books > Children's Books > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Inheritance
#7 in	Books > Audiobooks > Audio CDs > Children's Fiction > Animals
#7 in	Books > Children's Books > Audiobooks > CD > Animals

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Gerard Doyle vividly re-creates the world within Christopher Paolini’s bestselling Inheritance Cycle in this superbly narrated set of audiobooks. The 3-story Inheritance Cycle prepack includes Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr for more than 67 hours of listening pleasure.

Eragon (14 CDs):
Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy–until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save–or destroy–the Empire.

Eldest (20 CDs):
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspiring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust.

Brisingr (23 CDs):
Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. Can this once simple farm boy rise to become the leader he must be in order to unite the rebel forces and defeat the King?

BRISINGR EXCLUSIVE: The audio edition of Brisingr features a revealing Q & A between best-selling author Christopher Paolini and editor Michelle Frey.

About the Author

Christopher Paolini’s abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at fifteen after being homeschooled all his life. Both Eragon and Eldest, the second book in the Inheritance cycle, became instant New York Times bestsellers. Christopher is currently at work on Brisingr, the third volume in the cycle. He lives in Montana, where the dramatic landscape feeds his visions of Alagaësia.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

eragon(3)

fledgling jason steed(2)

alex rider jason steed(1)

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?

	69% buy the item featured on this page: Christopher Paolini: Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr CD Ppk 2.5 out of 5 stars (2) CDN$ 125.34
	15% buy Brisingr: Inheritance, Book III 3.7 out of 5 stars (16) CDN$ 20.16
	7% buy Eragon/Eldest Trade Paperback Boxed Set 3.4 out of 5 stars (5) CDN$ 18.87
	5% buy Eragon: Inheritance, Book I 3.9 out of 5 stars (921) CDN$ 16.98

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

2.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a well done series for someone so young, Dec 10 2008

By	avid reader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inheritance 3-Book Boxed Set (Can.) (Hardcover)

I'm not positive, but I believe the author was only 17 when he began this series. For someone so young, he has a firm grasp of some very complicated emotional situations. The series are well written, easy to read, and easy to envision with the mind's eye. I am currently half way through the third book. I will say that this book moves slower than the others, but I am willing to believe that it is the price we pay for having all the ducks in a row for a satisfying ending.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

8 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unwanted "Inheritance", Oct 9 2008

By	E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Inheritance 3-Book Boxed Set (Hardcover)

Mix together equal parts "Star Wars" and J.R.R. Tolkien, then add a generous helping of Anne McCaffrey's dragon-riders and a few random shreds of Garth Nix.

Obviously originality is not Christopher Paolini's strong suit. But that's only one of the problems with "Eragon," "Eldest" and "Brisingr," the first three books of Paolini's Inheritance series -- while there's some promise in Paolini's first book, the second and third are lifeless slogs of painfully pompous plotlessness that occasionally rev up into a battle.

The titular character is lucky enough to stumble across a strange blue stone while hunting. After failing to sell it, Eragon finds that it's actually a dragon egg, and the baby blue dragon inside selects him -- yes, him -- to hatch for and remain with forever. All the Dragon Riders were killed off by Evil King Galbatorix long ago, but for the weird old recluse Brom, who becomes Eragon's mentor. And Luke, I am your father... wait, wrong story.

When Galbatorix's men destroy Eragon's home and family, Brom and Eragon flee to find the mysterious rebels known as the Varden, and rescue the beautiful elf Arya who is haunting Eragon's dreams. But while Eragon and his dragon Saphira learn many things -- and make new allies -- the journey to the Varden brings them a terrible (and totally predictable) loss, and leads them to Eragon's first battle.

"Eldest" picks up immediately afterwards, with Eragon badly wounded and the leader of the Varden murdered. But despite the rebels' turmoil, Eragon is told that he has to accompany Arya back to her home city of the elves, to be taught by a crippled elf named Oromis. 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. Yes, you can probably see it coming.

And "Brisingr" picks up right after that, with Roran and Eragon going on a mission to rescue Roran's fiancee from the Ra'zac, while Nasuada is forced to undergo a bloody challenge to retain leadership of the Varden. And even after another fight with Murtagh, Eragon has to deal with a forthcoming wedding, Roran's assignments on dangerous missions, and the upcoming nomination of a new dwarf king. And when Eragon finally returns to Ellesmera, he learns new facts about his own past, and is given a possible key to his future...

Lofty elves, kings-in-waiting, humble farm boys who become revered leaders for no particular reason, nasty goblinesque creatures, cryptic 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 the "Inheritance" trilogy simply oozes with them.

At first, Paolini paints these typical sword-and-sorcery stories with rather stilted but promising prose -- "Eragon" has some raw potential, and you can detect Paolini's enthusiasm as he explores his invented fantasy land. Unfortunately with "Eldest" -- Paolini's 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").

It also signals the end of a fast-moving plot -- for two books straight, Paolini treads water in a sea of lace-making, anti-religious preaching, engagement woes, sword woes, and political woes. He whips up a battle every now and then -- either at the book's end or when things get too dull, and spends most of the rest of the time pondering on whether it's okay to kill people. The nadir of all this is Eragon's training, the bulk of which consists of doing yoga and watching ants -- even the hilariously homoerotic moments with Oromis and Roran can't make all this entertaining.

But the biggest problem is Eragon himself -- despite being portrayed as a noble, brave, compassionate soul with a brilliant destiny, he's none of that. He's given a little belated angst over killing people (though this doesn't stop him from coldly killing a young soldier begging for his life), when he isn't being uniformly worshiped by the Varden, Elves, Dwarves and villagers.

The supporting characters are not much better -- Brom and Oromis are intriguing but deeply underdeveloped as characters. And while Eragon spends three books drooling after the elf Arya, she's a snotty ice princess whose looks are all she's got. Everyone else is either a 2-D bad guy who hates Eragon, or a 2-D good guy who just loves him.

Christopher Paolini's not-terribly original fantasy series starts off with the flawed but readable "Eragon," before sliding downhill into the painful "Eldest" and the tediously plotless "Brisingr."

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 2 customer reviews...