Wow. It's next to impossible to believe that this book was written by a 15 year-old. How does a teenager (even one who, apparently, was in college at 15) create an epic with an interesting plot, original ideas about themes and characters that you'd think would be entirely played out by now, a somewhat believable environment, and emotional maturity far beyond his years? It's a great read, in my opinion, though I actually listened to this one on my iPod. Eragon might be the first volume in an epic that Christopher Paolini will be unravelling for the rest of his life.
It's next to impossible to do a plot synopsis without significant spoilers. Suffice it to say that even though Paolini borrows heavily from Tolkien, he does use what he borrows extremely well, and this is a worthy fantasy epic all its own.
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