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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Paolini
Creator: Gerard Doyle
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Category: Book
List Price: $60.00
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Rating:  479 reviews
Sales Rank: 9686
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 23
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5.3 x 2.5
ISBN: 0739368044
EAN: 9780739368046
ASIN: 0739368044
Publication Date: September 20, 2008
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Product Description
BRISINGR EXCLUSIVE: The audio edition of Brisingr features a revealing Q & A between best-selling author Christopher Paolini and editor Michelle Frey.
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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 Good read. October 1, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been waiting for Brisingr since I've read Eldest and I must say I'm very satisifed. Most people complain that Paolini borrows from other works, but then who doesn't? One must recall he started writing at fifteen. It's hard not to be over-influenced at that age. Things he borrowed have evolved into something else, in other words Paolini has improved them in every book, and the latest one is just better.
Paolini is still switching from Eragon to Roran, and this time he switches more smoothly. Sometimes in Eldest, Paolini just cut through important scenes to show Roran or vice versa. This does not happen in Brisingr, the important scenes continue and nobody gets too much 'page-time.' We also get into the heads of Nasuada, and also Saphira. It's obvious that Paolini did his best to make dragons perceive everything differently and they do. I'm not perfectly happy with how they perceive certain things (like humans: round-ears-two-legs.) It makes them seem simple. However Paolini has captured the inhumanity of dragons, their indifference, their power and also in the case of Glaedr (couple of small scenes) their terrible ferocity.
Critics have said that they didn't want to read the novel to hear about political and moral issues. But don't we experience these in the real world? All that makes Paolini's world seem more genuine.
His characters aren't too bad. In previous books they were much worse. Some seemed like blank-faced puppets dancing to the author's tune, but this time they were much more realistic.
Regarding the plot, it's influenced by other novels, and thus a bit predictable. I thought it was very obvious that the particular character who died in the end was going to die. But still, I am still eager to know how Eragon will triumph against the Dark King, because as far as I'm concerned, anything can happen in Book 4.
Brisingr October 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply an amazing read. You cannot put it down!!! Can't wait for the fourth book.
I don't understand.... September 28, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just don't understand why everybody hates this book. From my POV, I love the discriptions. I love long books I can take forever ro read, I read each page, and on pages that are very discriptive, I read them again. Personaly, I loved teh character development. I mixed my love for fantasy with my love for knowledge. I like to know the interworkings over every last thing there is to do with a book I love. The worst thing that will happen for me in the cycle, is when it ends.
Paolini got me with book one, and I havn't stoped loving it since. I reread all of them when I'm bored and don't have a new novle to engross myself in. To me, Paolini does exactly what I want him to, discribe things so that I can see them, feel then, smell them, hear them. I like to be in the book. I like to forget I'm reading and look left and see the person speaking back to me. But thats just me. I do this with all my books.
Overall, I loved the book for just about everything. I gave it 5 stars cuz I could warrent 4. There were only minor devices I didn't like, and they were just from a taste view, and I just could imagin saying someone was a bad writer because it didn't match my taste. The main thing I didn't like was the ending to this book. It left way to much open, even for a cliff hanger. Another few pages 10 or 20 at most, and it would have wraped up nicly. But to leave them like he did was just to open.
So read it. Love it. Live it!
Cannot wait for the final book October 22, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Brisingr has been a real page-turner for me. There are some times where I wish Paolini hadn't gone through so much detail. But when it came to the fights, the detail was much appreciated. The storyline and development of each character has really been expanded. Each turn of events led to another self-realization. I loved this book from beginning to end and I just cannot wait for the final book of Inheritance.
Good read September 22, 2008
26 out of 39 found this review helpful
This is a pretty good book. I have read the 1st two and this pretty much follows the same path the other two set. It ties up a few loose plot points and leaves a few more open questions for the next book. I can tell that book 4 is looking to be fantastic and I cannot wait to see how it all ends. Eragon gets a lot more powerful with his magic and I like how Saphira has a lot more personality. There is a lot more character dialog in this book and you can see how Christopher is improving in his writing abilities. All in all I would highly recommend this book to anyone that takes it for what it is. A young adult fantasy novel. If you don't take it too seriously you will find it a very enjoyable, easy, entertaining, yet well written read. Have fun with it!
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