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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780375826726 ISBN: 0375826726 Label: Knopf Books for Young Readers Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 784 Publication Date: September 20, 2008 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: September 20, 2008 Sales Rank: 17 Studio: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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?
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Brisingr
My 13 yr old daughter loved this book. It was a great gift for her.
Rating: - Better than the 2nd, in my opinion
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 :-)
Rating: - Is there anything less than one star?
As a teacher, I am shocked that some of my students read this. Child self mutilation is not cool! Brisingr is characterised by moments of explict violence - which seem to have no other purpose than shock value - and hundreds of pages of boredom. If Christopher Paolini wants to make this a book for adults, not children, that's fine, but make sure everyone knows that. With so many other great children's books out there, I hope that children will close this book and open something better written.
Rating: - Brisingr
I'll admit, the Rider Trilogy (supposed Trilogy), should be a little juvenile for my taste, but I got emotionally invested in the world and people that Paolini has created. For those that thought this book was the end to the trilogy, it's not. In the afterward he tells you he had too much material to wrap it up in three and I tend to slightly disagree with him there. Brisingr is long, but still engaging in parts, but it feels like he might've been stretching this one for the sake of extra paychecks. We'll see.
Rating: - While Paolini tends to drag things on longer than need be, the story is engaging despite the obvious sources of inspiration
Eragon and Eldest have seen mixed reviews. People praise them for being good and well-written stories, but the story model bears a striking resemblance to, say, Star Wars or Lord of the Rings. But despite that, both books manage to be great fun to read and remain engaging despite the obvious sources of inspiration. Brisingr fares about the same as Eldest; Paolini still needs to learn how to not pointlessly ramble on about stuff we don't care about, but the book is still a good read for anyone who liked the other two.
(WARNING: some minor spoilers are in the following paragraph) Brisingr's story continues right where Eldest left off with Eragon and his brother Roran about to attack the Ra'zac at their lair. After an epic battle (one of the absolute best scenes in the entire series in my opinion), Eragon decides to stay behind for a little while to take care of some business. Then we wait for possibly 100 pages for the story to take off. It's strange, because by the end of the book you feel like only a few major events have occurred. This is really because Paolini just rambles on and on too much about random things about the fantasy world the story is set in. In a fourth book I would hope for more events and less description or pointless conversation.
So to keep it not-too-long, Brisingr is a great book if you liked Eldest, if not then do yourself a favor and leave it alone. As a fan of the series, I heavily enjoyed the book despite the long rambling. If you want to read this book then you definitely need to read the other two in the series to get the full idea of the story as well.
- Brisingr
- Better than the 2nd, in my opinion
- Is there anything less than one star?
