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I think the majority of the arguments on here are great! Maybe, Shepherd, if you're thinking of reading Eragon just reflect on what you're looking to get out of it? I was looking for a good story (which i got). If you still want to read it, keep the ideas on this thread in your mind as you read and repost with your 'after-thoughts'?
I found out as I was reading that CP was young. Good Job on him for using his talent (because regardless of the refinement, he does have talent) and following through with creating a series when he was so young.
I agree with Sterling on the point of not getting too filled up with his own success to actually hone his talents into something better... He's still young - he's got years left to dazzle us.
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Eragon's path to publishing is an interesting one.
Paolini wrote it in high school, and his parents published it. To promote the book, he toured high/middle schools across America; he chanced to give a speech at Carl Hiassen's son's school about writing, and he apparently also handed out books. For those of you who don't know, Carl Hiassen is a wonderful fiction writer-- his 'Stormy Weather' is a brilliant indictment of the construction industry in Southern Florida, and 'Lucky You' is one of the funniest books on the market. Carl got ahold of Eragon, and passed it to his publisher. Eragon was reprinted in 2001 by Knopf.
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