Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780375846151
ISBN: 0375846158
Label: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 3
Publication Date: September 20, 2008
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 260657
Studio: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Rating: - Unwanted inheritance
Mix together equal parts "Star Wars" and J.R.R. Tolkien, then add a generous helping of Anne McCaffrey's dragon-riders and a few random shreds of Garth Nix.

Obviously originality is not Christopher Paolini's strong suit. But that's only one of the problems with "Eragon," "Eldest" and "Brisingr," the first three books of Paolini's Inheritance series -- while there's some promise in Paolini's first book, the second and third are lifeless slogs of painfully pompous plotlessness that occasionally ... Read More

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