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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) By Christopher Paolini ( Knopf Books for Young Readers )
Release Date: 2008-09-20
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OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.
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.
First is Eragon’s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix’s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength—as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices— choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.
Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?
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 The Party's Over ( darsys )
I read the first book and really liked it. I read the second book and thought it was okay, though a bit uneven. I forgave it because the author went from a kid to an adult in that time and there are many forces at work there.
I got the third book and tried to read it. I stopped. I waited. I tried again after a few weeks. I slogged through nearly 400 pages before I said to myself "if you have to SLOG through why read it" and thus I stopped.
The book's writing is not as good as the previous two. Oddly, it's TECHNICALLY better but the result lacks something. I think it's, oh, self-indulgent more than anything.
It's sad. I'm sure the book sold lots of copies. And it's getting lots of good reviews here, but the people I know who've read it are all let down, though most made it to the end and then were irritated to find out the this Trilogy is going to be a foursome. None plan to read it.
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 Heavy book, in a bad way!
Honestly first off if you have not read this series and are thinking of starting it I suggest not wasting your time.
Eragon starts off interesting enough. yes the story is recycled versions of other stories but done in a fresh way. The pacing of the first book of Eragon was great. The second book was a little slower but it kept my attention.
The third installment Brisingr is so slow I would read a few pages and have to sit it down out of sheer boredom. It usually takes me a week to read a novel like this but Brisingr took me over a month to finish, I ended up putting it down twice to read two whole books in between trying to finish this one.
All in all if you enjoyed the first two books get this one to finish the quadrilogy(which if Paolini decides to make it longer then four I will give up on ther series all together)otherwise do not bother picking up this heavy, slow paced novel that is really only about glorifying Eragon and worshiping the ground Paolini's character walks on.
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 Left hanging again
Another good story that leaves you hanging waiting for the next book to come out. If you can't stand to wait for the results, wait to buy this until the last one comes out.
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Awesome book!!
This is a great book. It was as good if not better than Eldest. I personally thought Eragon was a great book, however it had parts in it that were a bit boring to me causing me to lose interest. but Eldest was great all the way from start to finish. Just like this one, It is a ride from start to finish.
I just hate to have to wait for the final chapter. I cant wait to read it! Hopefully it will come out soon!
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Paolini has developed his characters more deeply and brought an even greater intensity to the action throughout
Still a boy and not yet a man, he is one of the greatest Dragon Riders and bravest of warriors. Eragon is on the edge of many discoveries and great changes. Though his sword has been taken by Murtagh, he still fights with the Varden against the madness of Galbatorix as they try to save the kingdom of Alagaesia. Shamed by the knowledge that he and Murtagh are brothers (both share Morzon for their father), he longs to understand more of his past. As a Dragon Rider, he continues to learn, to test himself and to push all of his limits with the help of Saphira. The beautiful, dangerous Saphira is only one of four dragons left. She is his constant companion. Without her, Eragon knows that he, like Galbatorix, would go mad. There is nothing they do not share --- or so he thinks.
"To know that you were with one who cared for you, and who understood every fiber of your being, and who would not abandon you in even the most desperate of circumstances, that was the most precious relationship a person could have, and both Eragon and Saphira cherished it."
On the battlefield, always the unexpected happens. Sometimes his spells, his magic, his strength are enough to save them. Sometimes the soldiers of Galbatorix are more demon than man, and in one battle with his ally, King Orrin, they encounter the following:
"The man was a soldier of medium height, with a purple birthmark on his neck and brown hair plastered flat by the helmet he had been wearing. His shield was a splintered ruin. His sword was notched, bent, and broken, missing the last six inches. River mud caked his mail hose. Blood sheeted from a gash along his ribs. An arrow fletched with white swan feathers had the shaft buried in the hard dirt. From the man's throat, a horrid gurgling laugh emanated. It rose and fell with a drunken cadence, pitching from note to note as if the man were about to begin shrieking with horror."
Though his cousin, Roran Stronghammer, has united with Katrina, he remains one of Eragon's true friends. Roran is not only brave but a natural leader. He proves himself time after time to be indispensable to Nasuada's armies. Still playful as boys, both Eragon and Roran are ready to sacrifice anything for their love of Alagaesia.
Despite all his successes as a great warrior, Eragon is in need of his most important weapon: his own sword. Not until a number of battles are fought, much blood shed and many sacrifices made does Eragon finally meet one of the most renowned of sword makers --- Rhunon-elda. This is where another story begins:
"A sword should feel like an extension of your arm, as if it had grown out of your very flesh. You shouldn't have to think about how you want it to move: you should simply move it as instinctively as an egret his beak or a dragon her claws. The perfect sword is intent incarnate: what you want, so it does."
In this third book of the Inheritance Cycle, more surprising secrets are revealed and readers get even better acquainted with Selena Black Hand, Eldunari, Tamerlein, Glaedr, Oromis, Fairth, Memoa Trees, Snowfire, Ra'zacs, Urgals, scrying mirrors, crossbows, Carn, Nasuada, Trial of the Long Knives, Shrrgs, Elva, Solembum, Angela, spells, Arya, true names, Thorm and brisingr --- and so much more.
Christopher Paolini has developed his characters more deeply and brought an even greater intensity to the action throughout. Very helpful information is given at the end of the book on the origin of names, a pronunciation index and listings of languages from the ancient, the dwarf, the Nomad and the Urgal.
When readers are finished with BRISINGR, not only will they be dying for the next installment (they will probably want to read this one again just for fun), they undoubtedly will want a dragon --- especially one like Saphira.
--- Reviewed by Sally M. Tibbetts
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