Christopher Paolini - Eragon Book 1 / Eldest Book 2

Pros: Action packed and fast moving!
Cons: A long and unhappy story. Constant violence as Eragon travels through the empire.

Eragon, a fifteen-year old country boy, finds a polished, blue stone that turns out to be a dragon egg. Christopher Paolini wrote this book about a boy and his dragon when he graduated from high school at the age of fifteen, so who better to describe ...

Pros: excellent characterisation, coherent storylines, epic, gripping read
Cons: style may initally be unnerving

Having heard nothing but praise for this book from my own teenaged sons and my young adult step daughter, and reading the rave reviews critics gave this children's book, I became curious. This turned to an intense desire to read this book when I ...

Pros: Read Eragon for yourself and feel of the magic, terror, romance, and adventure!!
Cons: Eragon does have a lot of detail and parts that are a little slow.

In times of great darkness and confusion, one boy has the power to make all the difference. Christopher Paolini writes a story with action, terror, romance, magic, and adventure! About Eragon Eragon is a normal boy living in Palancar Vally ...

Pros: Very enjoyable to read
Cons: Copied from other movies and books.

"Eragon: by Christopher Paolini is the story of a young boy, conveniently named Eragon, who finds a dragon egg and becomes a dragon rider. After having his uncle killed he vows to kill King Galbatorix to save Alagaesia from evil and unhappiness. ...

Pros: It has dragons and there is potential in the story.
Cons: Cliches and blatant copying of ideas and themes abound!

Now where to begin? Eragon holds much promise in a time where the stories told of dragons still depicts them as monsters and authors still tend to treat them as mindless beasts, with a few notable exceptions. However I must confess, I found the ...

Pros: Detailed book; suspenseful and fun; creative author
Cons: Not suitable for young children

Like fantasy fiction books? When browsing the teen section at your local book store, Eragon is sure to catch your eye. Eragon is written by a very creative writer named Christopher Paolini. A very fun read, Eragon is about a dragon and young boy's quest ...

Pros: Colorful characters, intriguing story.
Cons: None.

Christopher Paolini has done an amazing job with these two novels. It tells the story of a boy who was raised on a farm. The boys name is Eragon. One day Eragon finds a round smooth stone in the forest and brings it home with him. Thinking it is ...

Pros: great plot, everything is great about it
Cons: none!

Great book! That is really all I can say! This book is action packed, entertaining, suspenseful and hard to put down. This truly is an amazing book! Christopher Paolini has an amazing skill for writing books. This book is so entertaining and fun to read. ...

Pros: emotional story, based on a well-descripted world with a lot of fantasy
Cons: log and just another fantasy story

This is a story about a boy finding a dragon egg and running away to protect his firends from the evil king and his dragon, chasing him through a world full of fantasy and interesting animals never seen before.
Through his journey with his teacher he learns things he never imagined and grows to a man ready to fight. He will find out about things going much farther than he anticipated. On his way he has to master a lot of unexpected challenges and at the end he has to decide on which side he is standing.
This boom in my opinion is one of the best written books especially thinking about the age of the author. It is full of color but also describes a lot of emotions, up and down, which makes the whole book a joy to read.

Pros: just wonderful. Great story for everyone.
Cons: none.

This was a good book. I was amazed to find out how young the author was. I saw the movie also, which was good, However as in most cases the book was better. You were able to relate with the characters. I am finished reading this book, and cannot wait to get started on the 2nd. My eleven year old son is now reading it and also loves it, so it is good for all ages.

Pros: it is a great story, and very original
Cons: a bit slow at the start, and it ends kind of abrupty

Eragon was a great book, something fresh and very nice to see, it was a delight to read. The characters were well developed and believable as people. The book does get off to a slow start but it picks up if you stick with it and becomes much more fast pased.