On the flip side, the story doesn't feel particularly original. There's plenty of self-exploration and coming-of-age introspection to be had as well-making it a potentially valuable piece for young males, especially. Plenty of action, adventure, war-time and fantasy violence-but nothing particularly graphic. And the tone of it feels wedged somewhere right between Middle Grande and Young Adult. The medieval fantasy element is mid-range, well formed and mapped out. The fact is, considering the age of the author at the time, the work is quite impressive. It's been on my to-read list since it came out and I heard the inspiring tale of the 16-year-old writing prodigy who conceived of it. I'm a little conflicted as to how I should rate or review this one. With the help of a sagely bard, the boy and his dragon are forced to grow up fast and on the run. The only dragon rider still in existence is the evil King, who wiped out the rest generations before. But when it hatches and the young dragon bonds with him, it begins a chain of events that turn Eragon's world dangerously upside down. When a dragon egg appears in front of him one day while he's out hunting, he doesn't initially know what he's come across. The story of Eragon is that of a so-named impoverished farm boy from an insignificant village somewhere in a vast, tyrannical empire.
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