ERAGON BY CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
WARNING:
THE
BANDERSNATCH BLOG CONTAINS INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC
MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE
CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER
HERSELF.
Hey there
Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend
an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky
and wondrous. I'm Mama Ogre and I have no idea what I'm doing.
Book blog
day boo yah. As you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we
talk anything and everything and pretty much run with it. Today's
blog is on ERAGON
A
shade named Durza, along with a group of urgals, ambushes a party of
three elves. After he and the urgals kill the other elves, Durza
attempts to steal an egg carried by one of the female elves, but is
foiled when she causes it to vanish. Infuriated, he renders her
unconscious with a ball of fire and abducts her.
Eragon
is a fifteen-year-old boy who has lived with his uncle Garrow and
cousin Roran on a farm near the village of Carvahall, ever since his
mother Selena, Garrow's sister, left him there right after his birth.
While hunting in the Spine, Eragon is surprised to see the blue
dragon egg, which he believes to be a stone, appear in front of him.
A few months later, Eragon witnesses a baby dragon hatch from the
egg. Eragon names the dragon Saphira, after a name the old village
storyteller Brom mentions. He raises the dragon in secret until two
of King Galbatorix's servants, the Ra'zac, come to Carvahall. Eragon
and Saphira manage to escape by hiding in the Spine, but Garrow is
fatally wounded and the house and farm are burned down by the Ra'zac.
Once Garrow dies, Eragon is left with no reason to stay in Carvahall,
so he goes after the Ra'zac with his newly hatched dragon, seeking
vengeance for the destruction of his home and his uncle's death. He
is accompanied by Brom, who provides Eragon with the sword Zar'roc
and insists on helping him and Saphira.
Eragon
becomes a Dragon Rider, an ancient warrior charged with promoting
peace in Alagaësia, through his bond with Saphira. He is the only
known Rider in Alagaësia other than King Galbatorix, who, with the
help of the now-dead Forsworn, a group of thirteen dragon riders
loyal to Galbatorix, killed every other Rider a hundred years ago. On
the journey, Brom teaches Eragon sword fighting, magic, the ancient
elvish language, and the ways of the Dragon Riders. Their travels
bring them to the city of Teirm, where they meet with Brom's friend
Jeod. Eragon's fortune is told by the witch Angela, and her
companion, the werecat Solembum, gives Eragon some mysterious advice.
With Jeod's help, they are able to track the Ra'zac to the southern
city of Dras-Leona. Although they manage to infiltrate the city,
Eragon encounters the Ra'zac in a cathedral and he and Brom are
forced to flee. Later that night, their camp is ambushed by the
Ra'zac. A stranger named Murtagh rescues them, but Brom is mortally
wounded. Saphira watches over Brom as the night progresses, yet when
morning comes they realize there is nothing they can do to save him.
Brom gives Eragon his blessing, reveals that he was also once a
Dragon Rider and that his dragon's name was Saphira, and dies.
Saphira then encases Brom in a tomb made of a diamond.
Murtagh
becomes Eragon's new companion and they travel to the city Gil'ead to
find information on how to find the Varden, a group of rebels who
want to see the downfall of Galbatorix. While stopping near Gil'ead,
Eragon is captured and imprisoned in the same jail that holds a woman
he has been having dreams about. As she is being dragged past she is
revealed as an elf when her pointed ears are uncovered. Murtagh and
Saphira stage a rescue, and Eragon escapes with the unconscious elf.
During the escape, Eragon and Murtagh battle with Durza. Murtagh
shoots Durza between the eyes with an arrow, and the Shade disappears
in a cloud of mist. Having escaped, they run off. Eragon succeeds in
communicating with the elf, whose name is revealed as Arya, and
learns the location of the Varden. After some arguing, Murtagh
decides to still travel with Eragon to the Varden but is still wary
of them.
An
army of Kull (Urgals who can grow up to 8 feet) reach Eragon right
outside the Varden's entrance, but are driven off with the help of
the Varden, who escort Eragon, Saphira, Murtagh, and Arya to Farthen
Dûr, the mountain hideout of the Varden. When they arrive in Farthen
Dûr, Eragon is led to the leader of the Varden, Ajihad. Ajihad
imprisons Murtagh after he refuses to allow his mind to be read to
determine if he is a friend or a foe to the Varden. Eragon is told by
Ajihad that Durza was not destroyed by Murtagh's arrow, because the
only way to kill a Shade is with a stab through the heart. Orik,
nephew of the dwarf King Hrothgar, is appointed as Eragon and
Saphira's guide. Orik shows them a place to stay and introduces them
to Hrothgar. Eragon also meets Ajihad's daughter, Nasuada, and
Ajihad's right-hand man, Jomunder. He also runs into Angela and
Solembum, who have arrived in Tronjheim, and visits Murtagh in his
prison. He is tested by two magicians, The Twins, as well as Arya.
Eragon
and the Varden are then attacked by the Kull, as well as the rest of
the Urgal army. Eragon personally battles Durza again, and succeeds
in stabbing him in the heart with Zar'roc, but Durza slashes a deep
cut like Murtagh's on his back. He then passes out, and is visited
telepathically by a stranger while he is unconscious, who tells
Eragon to visit him in the Elven capital, Ellesméra.
- Eragon wiki
Eragon is the first
book written in the inheritance cycle and published in 2002 by
Paolini LLC and in 2003 by Alfred A. Knopf. I received the book as
a birthday present. I was surprised to later hear the man who wrote
it Christopher Paolini was only 6-7 years older than I was. The book
had mixed reviews from critics however the book did win the Rebecca
Caudil young readers book award and the young readers choice award in
2006 as well as being awarded with a Nene award by the children of
Hawaii. The book is followed in publication by Eldest ( Alfred A.
Knopf, 2005), Brisinger (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008) and Inheritance
(Alfred A. Knopf, 2011), It took me some time to get into the book
and several attempts to actually read it before I read it all the way
throughout gave the book its edge was a complete twist on the whole
fantasy edge rather than the norm at that time for fantasy genre. I
highly recommend the book to pre-teens and up (12+), and I give the
book a 7/10.
Eragon became a
movie released to cinemas on December 15th 2006 and was directed by
Stefan Fangmeier and produced by John Davis, Adam Goodman and Gil
Netter. Well known actors Jeremy Irons (Voice f Scar) was hired for
Brom, Robert Carlyle (Later Mr Gold/Rumplestiltskien in OUAT) was
hired for Durza and Joss Stone (Singer/actress known as Queen Anne of
Cleeve's in the Tudors) appeared as Angela..I really liked these
actors in these roles especially Carlyle and Irons. Eragon was pretty
good but did become a stand-a-lone movie rather than the series as
planned, The movie did deviate from the books to a degree. I reckon
Eragon and the Inheritance cycle could be a decent TV series if cast
well and had both a decent director and decent producer. I recommend
the movie to those who love the book and give 6/10.
Website
Bibliography:
And there
you have it a book for all the ages, definitely under the banner of
AWESOME!!!. So we'll be leaving this here for today please leave a
comment, share with others if you want or not Friday is random blog
day and remember keep it sensible in the comments all abuse will be
tracked and reported to the appropriate people.
THIS IS
THE BANDERSNATCH, I'M MAMA OGRE AND REMEMBER STAY WEIRD, STAY WACKY,
STAY WONDEROUS AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON...
Comments
Post a Comment