My Blog Links
Site Links
- d20 RolePlaying Tools
- Custom Controls Workspace
- MSDN
- SmartClient Dev Center
- C# Dev Center
- WinForms.NET
- Wonder of WinForms
- P/Invoke.NET
- Code Project Articles
Currently Reading
Blogroll
- C# FAQ
- Chris Sells
- Cyrus' Blather
- Dave Winer
- Dilbert Comic
- Don Box
- Duncan Mackenzie
- Eric Gunnerson
- James Avery
- Justin Rogers
- MSDN Blog list
- Neil Gaiman
- Robert Scoble
- The Wayward WebLog
- WIL WHEATON dot NET
Archives
- February 2004
- March 2004
- April 2004
- May 2004
- June 2004
- July 2004
- August 2004
- September 2004
- October 2004
- November 2004
- December 2004
- November 2005
Tools
Monday, August 02, 2004
BOOK: Eragon
Eragon was based on an interesting premise -- a boy discovers a dragon's egg and when it hatches, he becomes a mythical dragon rider. Something that hasn't happened in hundreds of years. It's a typical Tolkien-esque fantasy novel where the journey from home to some distant land takes up the majority of the story and leads to most of the action in the book. The races are the standard fare - humans, elves, dwarves, and dragons. And, the book revolves mainly around the essence of the relationship between dragons and their human riders.
It was generally a good book and a light read, but there's nothing new or distinct in the novel. However, it was written by Christopher Paolini when he was in his teens, and it's much better than anything I could have ever dreamed up and delivered while I was in high school. And, I'm sure that each book in the series will become progressively better as his imagination and writing ability grow.
It was generally a good book and a light read, but there's nothing new or distinct in the novel. However, it was written by Christopher Paolini when he was in his teens, and it's much better than anything I could have ever dreamed up and delivered while I was in high school. And, I'm sure that each book in the series will become progressively better as his imagination and writing ability grow.
Comments:
Post a Comment