Eragon

Inheritance, Book 1

By: Christopher Paolini

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Winner, Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, 2005

Winner, Colorado Children's Book Award, 2005

Winner, Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, 2006

Winner, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2005

New York Times Bestseller, 2004

Nominated, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award, 2004

Winner, Tennessee Volunteer State Award, 2005

Winner, Texas Lone Star Reading List, 2004

Winner, Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List, 2004

Winner, Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award, 2004

Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini—Murtagh, coming 11.7.23!

A new adventure hatches in Book One of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation.

"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity."—The Washington Post

When fifteen-year-old Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and, gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire.

©2003 Christopher Paolini (P)2002 Random House, Inc., Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"It's an impressive start to a writing career that's sure to flourish." (Booklist)

"Doyle's range of accents is perfect for the multiple characters of this epic....On paper Eragon is a sprawling fantasy, filled with obvious nods to Tolkien and too many convenient plot devices. But on audio, it fills the ears with vivid characters, witty dialogue, and nail-biting battle scenes set in a magical world where a beautiful blue dragon and her rider are at the noble center of it all." (AudioFile)

"An impressive epic fantasy." (Publishers Weekly)

Utterly Awesome!

This was one of the rare books that so fully absorbed me that I forgot to worry or think of anything else. No "rewind because I've lost track" throughout the entire story. The author is very descriptive in creating the characters, enabling you to envision the events as they unfold. Equally as important, the narrator was more than excellent! While this type of fiction will never make a classic or provoke mind altering thought, if what you want is entertainment value, this is for you.

Good Start

Being the first book of a 4 part series, Eragon is a wonderful starting point. This is an exciting book to start out with. It teases in all the right places I find to have you look forward to the books going forward. The title as a whole was not utter perfection but was just good enough to keep me interested.

The story itself was extremely interesting. The imagination that went into making this book and knowing the history of how this book came into being made it all the more an interesting title. I appreciate the fact that the book doesn't shy away from concepts such as death, love and sacrifice. The book is a pretty good experience all together, flows pretty well in general.

Incredible Experience

This was not only an audio book, but an experience for the listener. The story is awesome and Doyle does a fantastic job of telling the story. I would recommend this audiobook to anyone, any age. It is very entertaining and hooks you from the beginning. My children from age 6 and up loved it too. I have listened to it several times now and it gets better every time.

A must read for Fantasy Fiction fans. Dont forget book 2, Eldest, after reading this one. It was just as good!!

Imaginative and enjoyable

Well structured and intersting story. Nothing like the movie and thats a good thing. The accidental hero plot is getting a little worn for me even though this is well done. Narration is good except for the dragons voice. Happy with the purchase.

Outstanding start to an epic adventure

Eragon is a captivating story, one which I found that I could not put down. Upon comletion of the book I was left with a wanting desire to read the next offerings from Christopher Paniolini. It was an absolutly amazing book. Recomending reading for anyone who liked the Lord of the Rings series.

Amazing

Eragon is an Amazing book. Christopher Paolini created a fantastically captivating drama that fully captures your imagination. Cant wait for Eldest.

A good read for all ages

If you are even remotely interested in this genre , please do not hesitate to hear this book.
It is a clean, well written, entertaining book that has been a delight to listen to.
No worries here if it is a purchase for the younger audience, there is practicaly no cursing and minimal gore involved in this book, which for me made it all the more enjoyable.
This author has a bright future indeed.

A Great Read

This has been my favorite audible book yet. The reader is very good, making the the characters come alive. (Though I did find the dragon's voice a bit irritating.) The story is very fast paced. I found it hard to stop listening once I started. The author was only 15 when he wrote the book! That's pretty amazing and I found my 12 year old was very inspired by this fact. This was the first book I put on cd for him to listen to and he loved it. I think the book would be very well received by young people, but anyone liking fantasy of middle earth should enjoy this book.

Eragon (Unabridged)

It is an excellent audiobook well read with good voices for various characters it is my favourite audiobook

Great book

This is the first fantasy book I've listened to and I think it's great. Definitely worth the credit. It's fast paced and written well enough. I guess it is kind of simple in plot but it's very enjoyable book. Didn't want to put it down. Don't listen to fantasy nerds out there.