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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) | 
| Author: Christopher Paolini
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  412 reviews
Sales Rank: 16
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 784
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.9
ISBN: 0375826726
EAN: 9780375826726
ASIN: 0375826726
Publication Date: September 20, 2008
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Product Description
OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.
Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.
First is Eragon’s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix’s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength—as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices— choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.
Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?
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 Fantasy or Travesty? December 2, 2008
I think Paolini could have accomplished the same things in a book half as long. Many times the story meandered off course and didn't find it's way back for quite some pages. Quite a few things seemed completely unnecessary. It was too "graphic". Much of the book is spent describing gruesome scenes of carnage. I found myself lost in the logic of the book. Much of the book seemed like a game of chess. I could see the author striving for things to make sense, trying to counter the reader's skepticism. I had a hard time believing in the magic system a few times. For example (spoiler), if Brisingr is really the true name of Eragon's new sword why can't other people control the blade if they also know the name? One person doesn't have possession of "rock". Knowing the true name of someone elses weapon would be a deadly advantage in combat.
I must say that it was entertaining. Enough so that I didn't stop reading it until it was done. I needed to know how things turned out. There are many creative ideas that had me fascinated. I love the Dragons. That's the best part about this series I think.
But the good things are often overshadowed by the bad. Such as plot, excessive description, politics, etc...
I hope that the fourth book will be better.
 Lost in Tronjiheim ... December 1, 2008
I enjoyed Eragon, thought that the second book was plodding ... and am deeply, deeply, deeply disappointed in Brisingr.
Like many others, I slogged through 100's of pages of Brisingr. When Eragon went to Tronjiheim and, sounding like an American tourist, started to whine about participating in a culture that views time differently from his own ...
.. I simply gave up and stopped reading.
I wanted to like Brisingr, but I got lost in Tronjiheim.
I can add little to the excellent reviews of Brisingr by Christopher Lintel and racapowski (When is Amazon going to allow links to other reviews within reviews? ;-)
So I'll content myself with adding my one star vote.
Note to Christopher Paolini: Please, sir. Find yourself a decent editor who will challenge you to become a better writer. You have potential.
One step forward, two steps back. December 1, 2008
Paolini is overrated. So grossly overrated. Yes, the guy is incredibly young and wrote a very good story at an age when your chiefest concern should be which zit to pop first. He should have stopped there. If anything, his skills have deteriorated throughout this series to a point where the effort to turn each page in this book feels like I'm lifting a station wagon.
I won't go on and on as it is apparent that this book has turned enough people against St. Christopher of Paolini, but I just want to get something off of my chest:
I hope Saphira dies.
Every time that dragon opens her mouth I just want to set the book on fire. Why Paolini made the choice to create this awesome character and then fill her craw with the most cliche, unoriginal dialogue is beyond my reasoning. She speaks like a romance novel.
Alright that's it. Don't buy this book.
 Brisingr December 1, 2008
My 13 yr old daughter loved this book. It was a great gift for her.
 Better than the 2nd, in my opinion December 1, 2008
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As a fan over the 1st 2 books and the story in it's entirety, i have been eagerly awaiting the release of this book. The book starts and ends at an excellent pace, with an epic battle with the Razak to start and another interesting war at the end. I felt that Christopher did a good job at taking his time in this book and really developing the characters. Extending the series to 4 books really allowed him to dig deeper into the story line. At times i felt like the plot took a while to develop, however in the end, knowing the characters in detail really allowed me to feel the storyline as it intensified.
Without risking any spoilers i will simply say that if you were a fan of the first 2 books, you will enjoy this one. If you are a die hard fantasy reader, well you may be a little put off. Christopher is a good author, whom i believe continues to get better. He's no Tolkein, but there is potential.
Pick this up if you enjoy a nice long read... 748 pages isn't a joke :-)
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