‘Eragon’ is the story of a young farm boy, Eragon, living in a time where electricity doesn’t exist but legends still hold magic. He lives with his uncle and cousin. What happened to his parents are a mystery, his uncle will only say that his mother had to leave and he doesn’t know anything about his father. The village that Eragon and his family live near has the typical characters, from the butcher and the healer to the storyteller who still talks about the legends of the Dragon Riders as if he is awaiting their return.
But when Eragon finds an odd blue stone in the mysterious mountains surrounding the village, his life goes from ordinary and simple to extraordinary and dangerous. The stone is actually a dragon egg; the dragon inside has chosen Eragon to be their rider. However, the evil king, who was once a dragon rider himself, seeks the egg, not knowing it has hatched and chosen a rider.
Thus begins Eragon’s adventure, heartbreak and loss of childhood.
It is a great story. It is beautifully written, the characters are lovable and easy to connect with. The story is a somewhat typical epic tale of love, loss, adventure and travel with the elder who teaches, child who learns but is stubborn and thinks he knows all. It sort of reminds me of the ‘Lord of the Ring’ series, which I have only read ‘The Fellowship of the Ring,’ but the basic idea is the same. A linguist didn’t write this story, so it is easier to follow. If you like LOTR and stories of that sort of sci-fi fantasy, then you will enjoy ‘Eragon.’
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You do know that the author was homeschooled and was about 17 years old when this book was published. You knew that. :) I love it when an eclectic thinker gets recognition and busts commonly held homeschooling myths.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to read the sequel novels?