Amy 
fantasy, young adult, action/suspense
Eragon is a young man who finds a dragon egg while out hunting and his life is turned inside out as a result. During the story, I was often reminded of other stories due to plot points, environments, and character names; mostly Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones. But, I enjoyed Eragon very much and did not feel it was unoriginal. I am especially impressed this was written by a 16-year-old, Christopher Paolini! It was obviously intended to be the first in a series and, given the epic scale of the story, I’m okay with that. It ended at a good point along the storyline. I’m wary of the future-teller’s prediction in terms of who will betray Eragon. There are two obvious candidates to me at this point and I’m almost driven to read the next book in the series simply to have this mystery answered. The characters are well-drawn as are the various settings through which the travelers journey. I felt the pacing was good and the adventure held my attention for the most part. Despite this, the story isn’t calling me to keep reading it. I don’t feel that invested. But, I’ll probably read the next installment out of curiosity.
I listened to the audio book narrated by Gerard Doyle. He is a wonderful narrator full of many different voices and great voice acting. I give him an A+ and feel he was perfect for this novel.
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