Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) | Christopher Paolini

Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) | Christopher Paolini | Brisinger reveiw

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	Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) Christopher Paolini Listening Library (Audio), 2008 average customer review:based on 160 reviews view larger image
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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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Brisingr

Excellent read. Christopher has lived up to the previous books in this series. Can't wait for the next one

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I thought this book was good but I was expecting a more climatic ending.

Paolini needs to relax

Brisingr, the third book of the Inheritance tri/quad/quintology? is written as if the author had had a gun placed to his head during the writing, which in a sense, I suppose he did. The plot is good, with a large amount of deviation from the overall storyline, which amounts to a slow, steady progression of the war of Surda vs. the Empire and Gallabatorix. The story flows well, but the devil crops up in the details.

Eragon, the now half-elf Dragon Rider, still reeling from his disastrous fight with Murtagh and Thorn, is sent scampering around the realm, rescuing Katrina from the Ra'zac, serving as emissary to the dwarven confederation while they decide on a new monarch, and being on call to defend the Varden from Thorn and the Empires army. During this time, Eragon tries to make up for past failures, suceeding somewhat, and failing somewhat as well. The detail and precision are a bit scattered, sometimes providing a rich background to the scene, and sometimes glossing over nut and bolts to advance the plot.

Paolini however, seems to suffer from a typical condition of series authors. He thinks everyone else is as familiar with the previous books as he is. While I could recall the general storyline of Eragon and Eldest, a synopsis, however brief, would've been a welcome refresher. As its written, you almost have to reread the prior books to be able to appreciate the plot currently being handled. Details, names, and places resurface regularly that make no sense given that theres no context or recap to place them. Dialogue has become more archaic, and sometimes confusing given the characters, with soldiers and random wanderers talking like wizened scholars and philosophers.

Magic continues to place the greatest role in the story, and while Paolinis use of it remains rather inventive, there are time when it would've been easier and simplier to deus ex his way through the encounter. Some instances are needlessly confusing or overly complex, although there are other that're rather pleasing for their originality. Paolini needs to pick a happy medium. While I want magic more complex than that of Harry Potter, with thought and planning put into it, making every spell its own Rubiks cube makes the usage of the device clunky and dull.

The Inheritance series latest installment is a worthwhile read, but you can almost feel the authors pain through the pages. He tried to make Brisingr too many things to too many people, and wound up with a novel that feels overly stretched and rather bland. That having been said, considering his prior successes, one hopes he takes this stride, and tells his publisher to cram it when it comes to volume 4's release date. So long as he is given time to write what he wishes, I feel confident it will return to his prior standard.

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