Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed on + 1568 more book reviews
A backwoods farm boy finds something special out in the woods one day, and after that his once-simple life gets very, very complicated. In a way ERAGON is a typical coming-of-age story, and it's called a Young Adult novel. I still enjoyed it (and I passed legal drinking age more decades ago than I want to admit.)
ERAGON is a rather startling first novel considering it was begun when the author was (I think) only 15 years old. It's been on the Best Seller Lists of the New York Times, the Publisher's Weekly, The USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. It was also the Book Sense BOOK OF THE YEAR.
From back cover: ONE BOY... ONE DRAGON... A WORLD OF ADVENTURE. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy as old as the Empire itself.
Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.
Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.
ERAGON is a rather startling first novel considering it was begun when the author was (I think) only 15 years old. It's been on the Best Seller Lists of the New York Times, the Publisher's Weekly, The USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. It was also the Book Sense BOOK OF THE YEAR.
From back cover: ONE BOY... ONE DRAGON... A WORLD OF ADVENTURE. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy as old as the Empire itself.
Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.
Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.
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