behwa.blogg.se - The eragon series

Bad guys burn down his farm and kill his uncle. Princess flees, trying to keep precious item out of the evil emperor's hands.

Over 10 hours of a deep, guttural flem-in-the-back-of-your-throat sort of voice - think yoda on steroids. I could understand going for a deeper voice for a dragon, but she's a young, female dragon, not a crotchety 1000-year-old creature with a chip on his shoulder. In particular, Saphira's voice was absolutely, hands-down, the worst voice ever bestowed upon a dragon.

While the book may be the best of the best.this audiobook (narrated by Gerard Doyle) was not. One thing that remains steadfast and true. There is one thing that 11-year-old me and 25-year-old-me would absolutely agree. Rereading this as an adult, there are a few things I picked up this time around - like how Eragon is always just strong enough to vanquish his enemies, how he is always in the right place at the right time, how he's able to pick up swordplay and magic at an unbelievable speed. Nothing is more dangerous than an enemy with nothing to lose, he thought. He travels far farther that he ever dreamed possible and experiences losses that will irrevocably change him. When a tragedy befalls Eragon's family, he sets off with Brom, a local storyteller, and Saphira on a quest for revenge.Īlong the way, he meets both friend and foe. it is an egg.Īnd while Saphira (his young dragon) is cute for the first few weeks.Soon, Eragon realizes that keeping a dragon, even a young one, is no easy task. Begrudgingly, Eragon takes it home only to discover, a few short days later, that the stone is not a stone. However, once folks find out it's from the Spine - they refuse to touch it. He loses sight of his prey but brings home the stone anyway figuring that he might sell it. cannot separate all those happy memories So keep in mind, my review might be is more than a bit biased.Įragon, a farm boy, stumbles upon a suspicious blue stone while hunting in the Spine (an area that few would go to even in the best of times). It had dragons! And elves and magic and swordplay and not a love triangle in sight.Įven rereading it as an adult, I just. I read it over and over and over (and, as you may have guessed, over and over.). Check out this book in my very first video review! Anyway, onwards to the review! I could read this one a hundred times and love it just the same.