Eragon/Eldest

Anyone read them? I have finished Eragon but not Eldest. I am on page 70 or so on Eldest. It is really good.
Eragon: 500 I think
Eldest: 700+

[Blacksmith]

Eldest is 650+ my friend, not 700. But I've read both books and really enjoyed them. There is also a movie coming out I made a thread about.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449010/

Really? When? I totally want to see it. I was estimating on the pages just so you know. I have them in my room, I am just too lazy to find them.

Let's just hope it isn't like Dragonheart.

[Blacksmith]

Here's the teaser/showing of how some of it is made trailer. It's still a few months before it'll come out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nRiR...&search=Eragon

Do u think they have the concept for saphira yet? i havent seen her in any of the previews. and i think movie comes out december

[Squall333]

I read Eragon and am half way through Eldest. I think they are very good books. Eragon is definatly my favorite book. I wish more books were as good as them.

I've read Eragon, and I absolutely loved it!! I haven't been able to find a copy of Eldest yet, though. I'm so excited for the movie! I hope it doesn't get butchered like so many book-to-movie concepts do.

I've read Eragon, but not Eldest. Actually, I've read most of Eragon. I got bored after a bit. I didn't think it was particularly well written. I mean, congratulations to the author for getting a book published so young, but I found Eragon to be something of a Gary Stu and the whole thing was a bit cliched. Eldest is supposed to be better, but I've got five or six other books to read before I can finish Eragon and read Eldest.

[Novacrash]

ive read eragon really awesome book i bought eldest got up a little past pg. 100 and had to stop cause i g2 rread "certain" books for school this summer -moan- anywho wow there making a movie of it...there also making a game too ^^ cant wait to see it ^^ if anyone spoils eldest for me ill personally shoot them o..o;

[Omega OwA]

I've read Eragon. Well about
half of it or more. I'm to lazy to
continue. And Ive got Eldest but
of course haven't read it yet. I think
a great book so far. I
can't wait for the movie and the
game! I found the official website
for the movie too. Heres a link :http://www.eragonmovie.com/
It comes out December 15

[Malevolence]

I have my compliments and complaints about Eragon and Eldest. For starters, the writing - at least in the first book, and not so much in the second - was good, descriptive, and emotional. You could really get a feel for the world Paolini was creating, and how Eragon actually felt about it. The story arc, once developed, was interesting and engaging, which caused me to keep myself up late nights to finish "just another chapter."

That said, I do have my fair share of gripes, some of which I share with the rest fo the fantasy community. As original as some of his writing seems, if you look at it with more than a fleeting glance, you realize, "Hey, haven't I heard that before?" And yes, you have. For instance, the "ancient language" and "true names" bits were lifted, word for word, directly out of the Earthsea series. Also, Urgals? Uruk-hai? Similar? I think so. Layered, tiered cities? Minas Tirith. The "Gray Folk?" Direct Tolkien reference to Elves. It's a good book, yes, but its really an amalgamation of other series.

The issue with fantasy these days is that nothing is really new. Everyone's come up with everything - or so it sounds. Not to toot my own horn, but has anyone written a book about a world where magic and technology coexist? Sure, there's the Vinci and the Alin game thing (the name escapes me) coming up, and Arcanum, but those have completely different premises and universes. ORIGINALITY! PLEASE!

*ahem*

End of rant. sorry.