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Eragon

By: Christopher Paolini
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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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)

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Fantastic!

Eragon is a wondrous fantasy. It is well-written and captivating. Christopher Paolini creates a world of somewhat familiar characters (i.e., elves, dwarves, and dragons). However, he sends them on new adventures. The classic battle of good versus evil is told in a refreshingly new way.

Gerard Doyle does a wonderful job of narrating. He brings each character to life. His tone, volume, and pitch are very good.

There are some scenes of violence and some adult concepts (e.g., brief descriptions of torture - the evil that the good guys are fighting). This audiobook is suitable for young adults. I highly recommend this audiobook for older children, teens, and adults who are young at heart. Enjoy!!!

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Dragons voice is killing me.

the narration is fine until Saphira starts talking. The choice of a low guttural voice is so incredibly jarring that is completely take me out of the story.

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Loved listening to the book

Read the book few years ago. Absolutely loved listening to it. This is one of my favorite books of all time.

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Narrator is AWESOME

This is a brilliant book.

I prefer to read books unless I am driving. It was a surprise to me that I enjoyed Gerard Doyle's narration of this book so much that I listened to the rest of the series whether I was driving or not!

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Narrator ruined a childhood favorite.

I’ve read and re-read the entire cycle many times. This time I thought to listen to it…was so disappointed by the choice of voice used for Saphira completely rips you out of the world. I thought I might be able to get used to it but it’s just the worst.

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erogon

I love it. The story has really good plot twists and just has so many details

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Great story, uncertain about our narrator!

The story was pleasant and I enjoyed the build and imagery of the world, but I don’t think the narrator did the best job with some of his voices for different characters, especially the dragon!

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Great Story

The story is great and the characters are quite enjoyable. I'm looking forward to continuing the story. My only negative remark is on the narrators poor choice for voicing Saphira and Solembum. Not only did he give them the same voice, but he made them sound like Yoda with a case of stepthroat

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Wow!

Great story! Definitely worth the price… Only thing I have to complain about definitely should have had a female do Saphira and Arya’s voices

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The story is amazing

I absolutely love the performance and story of this book and I’m excited to continue the series.

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