Thursday, June 23, 2011

Eldest

Title.  Eldest

Author. Christopher Paolini

Genre. Action-Adventure

The main charater is Eragon.

Eragon is a boy about 17 years old.  He can be proud, although he cna be humbled really easily.  He found out that his father was a very bad guy in the story. He has a cousin named Roran who cna take responsibility.

Eragon does the right thing when he put others in front of himself and fights to save the lives of many people.

Roran Garrowson

Roran is Eragon's cousin.  His father was killed by the a vicous enemy called the Raz'ak. And his betrothed was also kidnapped by the Raz'ak.  He can take responsibility, for his actions.  He can be a great leader.

Galbatorix

Galbatorix is a cruel, selfish, power-lusting, dragon rider.  He is hundreds of years old but is still very powerful. 

The story takes place in a land called Alagaesia.  It would be around the time of the nights and castles.

This story is about, courage, greed, love, doing the right thing, power, and magic.

Near the end of the book their is a big war, between Galbatorix's army, and the Varden.(The Varden is a rebel for created to fight against Galbatorix) Galbatorix's army has many magic practicing migisians protecting his army. So Eragon had to find them with his mind and kill them.

1. After the battle in Farthen Dur, Eragon went to the place where the Elves live, called Elesme`ra to complete his training.
2. During his training he began understand the meaning of magic, the way it works, the way that it flows.
3. After staying in Elesme`ra for a little while, the dragons give Eragon the gift of becoming a real elf.
4. In the end Eragon left Elesme`ra to fight in the battle against Galbatorix, where he finds that Murtagh(his old friend) was actually a bad dragon rider.

I think that the book was very good. Although I still think that Rangers Appreintice is better. 

I really like how the main character is just a normal farm boy, and he is blessed with the gift of become one of the last dragon riders.

The story can be kind of confusing at times, but it is still really good.

The story wasn't very pradictable.

The ending was really good.

KWINN