Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
I have to admit, I’d never even heard of it until the previews for the movie came out.
What do I think? It’s derivative. I mean that in the best possible way. Do you like stories of good vs evil? Do you like stories with dragons and elves and dwarves? Do you like Tolkien, DeLint, Kay, Brooks? Then you should find nothing wrong with this story. You’ve heard it before. There are no suprises here…at least I expect none…but it’s good enough to keep you up at night.
The second one is really good, I am waiting for the third installment with baited-breath. I am currently trying to get mom to read it before I drag her to the theater on Dec 15.
Comment by Cpl/Sgt Blondie — 20061127 @ 2048
I can’t believe how young the author is either. He was 16 when he wrote the first book. That’s just wrong. I saw him on Discovery Channel in a special about genius kids.
Hopefully he won’t get bored with writing.
Comment by Timmer — 20061127 @ 2104
I think he already is already bored with writing. It took almost 3 years for him to produce the second book in the series and there is no word on when the third one is going to come out.
Which really sucks because the 2nd one leaves off with one hell of a cliffhanger.
Comment by Cpl/Sgt Blondie — 20061128 @ 1624