Eragon Series

Well, here I am again, talking away about another finished book series. The Eragon book series. In all, it was almost 2,000 pages. I finished it in around 2-3 months. However, as most dedicated readers would agree, the last book is often the one you whizz through. Unlike the other books, the last one is filled with adrenaline, heart pounding suspense, surprises around every corner, and most of all, the satisfying, but sudden ending. That's what I felt in Inheritance, the last book in the series. For an 860 page book, I was expecting the middle to be boring, and all the action and suspense to come at the end. I was in for a surprise.

I loved the last book so much that I finished it in 4.25 days. I have been stuck on the author of Pendragon (D.J. Machale), that it was very hard for me to adapt from his style of writing. But those worries were washed away when I read the first sentence in Eragon, the first book.

I not only found the first book surprisingly gripping and stunning, but I found the author an interesting story as well. Because although the writing in the first book is considered professional writing, Christopher Paolini started the book when he was but of the age of 14. He finished when he was 18. Took 4 years, but, hey what can you do? Every work of art takes time, or someone can always tell if you really devoted your time and paid attention to even the little details.

Ever since I started the second book Eldest, I wanted to write a book, like him, become a professional, like my dad. Well, when I read the last book, I knew that I obviously had a ways to go in order to compare to Paolin's talent. Although I realized it in the 3rd book as well, Brisingr.

What has surprised me the most about the Eragon series, is the names. It surprises me that someone could even make up these names, or even know how to pronounce them. Thank goodness he added a pronunciation guide, else I would have been lost, completely oblivious to what the names or places or the ancient language actually meant.

And yet, here I am, writing about something that probably nobody cares about. But, as a writer must learn, the first thing to anything, or in this case writing, is to start out slow. Make the most of something little. That's what the Eragon series has taught me. Because an idea as small as a boy named Eragon and his dragon Saphira in a little town, can lead to bigger, better, and bolder things. The Eragon series is a must for anyone who has a thirst for reading, as I do. Thank you Eragon, and thank you Christopher Paolini.