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- Murtagh sets the stage in the first book when, with only his bow, he
killsdisembodies Durza, after said sorcerer defeated Eragon almost effortlessly.- Eragon slaying him by stabbing him through the heart.
- In the second book, Eldest, Roran not only rallies the village into taking up arms against a squad of trained military soldiers and a pair of human-like condors who eat flesh, but afterwards convinces nearly the entire village to abandon their home, march over freezing mountains, steal a cargo ship from a guarded city, sail through a whirlpool, and join a rebel movement.
- In Eldest, Murtagh earned the respect of many when he announced his return by beating Eragon up, even after Eragon's training. Even the fact that he had just done it to the protagonist, did little to diminish the awesomeness. Thorn also cemented his badassery by holding his own against and wounding Saphira even when he was severely injured and Saphira was armored. According to Word of God, Murtagh would have overpowered Eragon like this even if Eragon hadn't just been through a battle.
- Sloan's calling out Eragon in Brisingr is a truly magnificent What the Hell, Hero? moment, for those have a less-than-good opinion of the latter.
- Elva gets a similar moment later on in the book. When Eragon attempts to strip her powers from her, she calls him out for his self-righteousness, and points out that he has no right to do something like that to her simply because he didn't approve of her. 'That way lies the depraved pleasure of controlling others for your own satisfaction. Galbatorix would approve.' Eragon is so shocked that he is brought to his knees and is unable to even phrase a reply, because he can't think of anything to defend himself against her accusations.
- Elva also punctuates it with a truly badass True Neutral speech.
- And after Elva leaves, Angela slaps Eragon in the face. Yes, she-the eccentric human spellcaster-slaps Eragon, the Dragon Rider with the super-fast reflexes and enough strength to smash through an armoured man's chest. (Well, 'human'.)
- A soldier in Feinster continued the example when he confronted Eragon, by refusing to back down, standing his ground against Eragon despite his elven powers, and calling him a selfish glory-seeker. 'Well, I curse you, Shadeslayer! I curse you with all my heart! May you leave this land and never return!'
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- Elva gets a similar moment later on in the book. When Eragon attempts to strip her powers from her, she calls him out for his self-righteousness, and points out that he has no right to do something like that to her simply because he didn't approve of her. 'That way lies the depraved pleasure of controlling others for your own satisfaction. Galbatorix would approve.' Eragon is so shocked that he is brought to his knees and is unable to even phrase a reply, because he can't think of anything to defend himself against her accusations.
- Roran, when in Brisingr he defied poorly formed orders from his commander to win a battle and kill nearly 200 soldiers by himself.
- In previewing Book IV, Christopher Paolini actually used the term 'crowning moment of awesomeness' in relation to Angela, stating “There is a lot more to Angela than meets the eye. If you like her, you’re in for a treat with Book Four. Angela gets several crowning moments of awesomeness therein.”
- Then she does, in her rescue of Eragon and Arya, and battle with the High Priest of Helgrind.
- Glaedr and his rider not only battling Murtagh and Thorn above Gil'ead, but also holding their own before Galbatorix intervenes. Another mention goes to the elves, who enter the war against the Empire not by marching to join the Varden or sending out messengers, but by capturing one of its major military bases. And then mocking frickin' Galbatorix.
- Only mentioned, but the Old Rider Thuviel, who magically converted some of his body's mass directly to energy in the Battle of Doru Areaba, horribly killing himself and poisoning his home with radiation, just to conceal the last dragon eggs and Eldunarya from Galbatorix.
- For those out there who don't know what this means, he basically just turned himself into a nuclear bomb.
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- Murtagh using the True Name of the Ancient Language to strip away Galbatorix's wards.
- Eragon defeating Galbatorix, by making him feel the pain he has ever inflicted on anyone or any dragon, inadvertently or not, over the century he has lived.
- Nasuada getting captured by Murtagh and withstanding massive amounts of pain and torture from Galby himself without giving in. And when Galby starts making her hallucinate, she plays along, and laughs as she goes through crazy visions and horrors.
- Roran capturing Aroughs.
- He had 3 days to capture the nearly-impregnable city, only 800 warriors (with an insubordinate commander), several trusted villagers, and a magician of modest abilities.
- He slept through the first day.note
- Then on the 3rd day, he and a force of warriors near single-handedly snuck into the city's waterways with barges, using the city's own waterwheels and river, captured it's center, suffered 'only' a sixteenth-level loss of fifty men in the process, through nothing more than sheer determination.
- And before this, when a small force is charging towards their camp, he has every single person besides himself hide, with the only addition being a 'shimmer' magic effect on both sides of him. Some time later, this very same force retreats away from him, a single man. He scared an entire cavalry force away with nothing more than words, sheer confidence, and a very simple magicians trick.
- He had 3 days to capture the nearly-impregnable city, only 800 warriors (with an insubordinate commander), several trusted villagers, and a magician of modest abilities.
- From a narrative standpoint, the buildup and Reveal of Shruikan. The reader left's stunned by how big he's implied to be from outside Uru'baen. When he actually shows himself, you can feel Eragon's mind boggling at how freaking HUGE he is, through some surprisingly good wording by Paolini, with only a small bit of Purple Prose.'The dragon was enormous. Eragon at first had difficulty comprehending that the entire shape before them was a single living creature. He saw part of Shruikan's corded neck and thought he was seeing the main part of the dragon's body; he saw the side of one of Shruikan's hind feet and mistook it for a shin. A fold of a wing was an entire wing in his mind.'
- The steps Eragon takes at the very end of the series to avoid becoming another 'Galbatorix' is pretty amazing as well. He's more than aware of how easy it would be for him to become a powerful, unmatched ruler, and yet he resists all temptation and takes steps to ensure he will not be made king or leader. It may not seem amazing, but turning down power like that isn't easy as it may look.
- Not an epic battle, or a well-planned siege, but Roran again and still awesome nevertheless. In Inheritance, Katrina is growing increasingly frustrated doing laundry, when Roran offers to do it to give her a break. She protests because people would think it unseemly, but he insists on doing it, indicating that he really doesn't care what other people would think and that it would be good to do something with his hands other than swinging his hammer. Especially since for a medieval setting, this kind of sight would probably be openly mocked because it's not traditional... but try it on Roran, and he'd Death Glare anyone foolish enough to try.
- Waíse néiat - 'Benot.'
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Eragon | (2002) | Amazon.de | Amazon.com |
Eldest | (2005) | Amazon.de | Amazon.com |
Brisingr | (2008) | Amazon.de | Amazon.com |
Inheritance | (2011) | Amazon.de | Amazon.com |
Christopher Paolini is an American author of fiction in the fantasy genre. He was born in southern California on November 17, 1983. He grew up in Montana in Paradise Valley with his sister and parents, with fantastic mountains rising up on one side that helped inspire some of the beautiful imagery in his Inheritance Cycle series.
Christopher Paolini is well known to his readers for his debut fantasy novel Eragon. It would prove to be the first of a four-book fictional series of novels. He started working on the novel after graduating high school (homeschool learning courses allowed him to graduate high school early at the age of fifteen). The series is set in Alagesia, a made-up land. The book was first released in 2002 by Paolini’s parents’ publishing company.
The family toured many schools and more to promote the book. Paolini went to schools and libraries, speaking on reading and writing, dressed in a medieval costume, and even drew the character of Saphira on the first edition cover art. Paolini composed original maps for the interior of the covers as well. The book was discovered by the stepson of an author who then gave it to Carl Hiaasen, who in turn contacted his own publisher about the novel.
Alfred A. Knopf made an offer for Eragon novel as well as the rest of the Inheritance Cycle series. Paolini agreed, and the second edition of the book was released in August 2003 by Knopf. Paolini was a bestselling author by the time he was 19.
Fox 2000 released a feature film based on Eragon and titled the same in December of 2006. The movie was released internationally and made nearly $249,5 million with a budget of $100 million. The film starred Jeremy Irons, Ed Speleers, Djimon Hounsou, and John Malkovich. It boasted an impressive cast of stars and was the 13th-highest fantasy live-action film at its closing in the United States.
The sequel to Eragon in the Inheritance Cycle series came out in 2005 and was titled Eldest. Just like the first, it made the New York Times Bestsellers List. It was followed by Brisingr in 2008 and the fourth book was titled Inheritance. The series started with the adventures of the main character in a fantasy world and was originally supposed to be a trilogy. The series has done very well. To date, the series has sold over 35 million copies altogether. It has been sold and translated in over 53 countries.
He is happy to hear that his novels have inspired more young people to read more and write novels of their own. He has promised readers that the main character of Christopher from the Eragon series will one day return perhaps with a fifth book; however, he may release a novel in the science fiction genre in the meantime.
The Inheritance Cycle series overall are high fantasy novels that took the reading world by storm. The books are set in the world Alagaesia and center on the main character, Eragon. He is a teenage boy and he has a dragon named Saphira. He is working to overthrow Galbatorix with his dragon. He is the evil king and he must be stopped. The series was a commercial success and many young readers really enjoyed the books, buying them and checking them out in libraries.
Eragon is the first novel in the Inheritance Cycle series. In this debut fantasy novel from young author Christopher Paolini, Eragon makes his debut. He and his fledgling dragon must set out amongst enemies and risky terrain on their own mission to take down a king whose evil side has become out of control. Eragon finds a blue stone in the polish that is pretty and polished. As a farm kid with little money, he hopes it will buy his family sustenance for the winter.
Instead of being something that he can trade for meat, Eragon is shocked when a dragon hatches out of it. Eragon might have unwittingly stumbled onto something that he didn’t expect– an ancient legacy. Maybe older than the empire. He has no idea that his everyday life is about to be turned upside down and he has a very long journey ahead of him in a world where magic and dragons are real and so is the power that comes with it.
With just his dragon by his side, Eragon sets out on a journey. Can he save the Empire, or is he just going to fall short of destiny, prophecy, and joining the mantle of the Dragon Raiders? Pick up Eragon, the bestselling book from Christopher Paolini to find out!
Eldest is the sequel to Eragon. The main characters of Eragon and Saphira are back again in this gripping fantasy novel from Christopher Paolini. The rebel state has been saved from being destroyed by King Galbatorix. But darkness is quickly falling over the Empire, and the mood all around is one of utter despair. Eragon must go to the land of the elves in order to learn how to become a better rider. Ellesmera is a place that he just might be able to find the elevated skills and teachers that he desperately needs.
At Ellesmera, he discovers that he has made the right choice to come. There Eragon trains and learns not only how to skillfully wield a sword but how to practice magic. The journey of his entire life is about to come to him whether he likes it or not. This farm boy is turning out to experience more adventures than he ever would have thought possible when he was young.
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Even though it seems like a straight road to take down the tyrant king, It will not be easy for the dragon and Eragon to achieve their goals. Soon Eragon finds their backs against the wall and they don’t know who to trust. With chaos and betrayal happening every day, his cousin must fight a battle that might put Eragon in deeper danger than he was in already.
Can Eragon fight back against the dark king? Or is the tyrant’s hold on this land too much to break? Eragon is risking his life to take on the king’s chokehold over the land. Want to find out how it ends? Check out Eldest, the epic second fantasy novel from Christopher Paolini and live the adventure for yourself!