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Read the ten critical reviews of Eragon.  Comment on each.  What are your thoughts?  Do you agree?  Why?  Do you disagree?  Why?  Lastly, write a review of your own.  Be creative and descriptive! (The review needs to be at least one paragraph in length.)

 

  1. ÒAn authentic work of great talent.Ó

–--The New York Times

 

  1. ÒChristopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.Ó

–--People

 

  1. ÒOne of the most extraordinary publishing stories of the year.Ó

–--The Observer (UK)

 

  1. ÒAn impressive start to a writing career thatÕs sure to flourish.Ó

—Booklist, starred review

 

  1. Ò[A] solid, sweeping epic fantasyÉÓ

—Kirkus Reviews

 

  1. ÒAn auspicious beginning to both career and series.Ó

—Publishers Weekly

 

  1. ÒEragon, an epic fantasy in the vein of Tolkien and Anne McCaffrey, is sure to delight. 15-year-old Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, are part of a well-conceived world that readers will love traveling to. I'm already eager for the next book!Ó

—Erin Ostrander, Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle, WA

 

  1. ÒEragon is a wonderful classical fantasy story of dragons, wizards and heroes that will appeal to both young and adult readers. Paolini writes with a rich complexity of detail and language, taking time and care to immerse us in his thoroughly imagined world of Alaga‘sia. And once the action starts – thereÕs no putting it down!Ó

—Roger Page, Island Books, Mercer Island, WA

 

  1. ÒEragon is a guaranteed hit for any reader who loves fantasy. Drawing on the tradition of J.R.R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Ursula Le Guin, Philip Pullman and other great fantasists, Christopher Paolini has woven together an exciting suspense-filled adventure of one young man coming of age in partnership with the first dragon born in over a century. I canÕt wait to read the rest of the trilogy.Ó

—Peter Glassman, Owner, Books of Wonder, New York City

 

  1. ÒWow! What an amazing ride this was!....Beautifully and lushly written by a fifteen year-old boy, Eragon is a fast-paced book filled with battle, armor, really nasty beings, much adventure and huge friendships between dragons, humans, elves and gnomes. This is a book that will appeal to anyone looking for the next

big fantasy series to get lost in.Ó

—Rene Kirkpatrick, All for Kids Books & Music, Seattle, WA