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Editorial Review:
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini -- of which Brisingr is the latest -- shows every sign of becoming one of the most exuberant and entertaining fiction sequences in modern writing, with a scope and ambition that genuinely takes the breath away. This is a fantasy world which is cleverly designed to appeal to the widest possible range of readership; the inevitable echoes of JRR Tolkien are transformed into something rich and strange here, and the events of the earlier books are being drawn together in the later developments with masterly assurance.
After the massive, punishing battle against the Warriors of the Empire, Eragon and Saphira are licking their wounds, having barely survived. The Rider and his dragon have an oath to fulfil; they must aid Katrina in escaping the most terrible danger. What follows is an epic journey, quite as action-packed and vividly described as anything in fantasy fiction. As in all the best such literature, the odds are overwhelming, nothing can be taken at face value, and the evil forces ranged against the protagonists are as vile as one could wish.
Christopher Paolini clearly now feels that he has readers securely in his pocket, and is prepared to take his time to achieve some of his best effects -- a tactic that pays dividends. So often with fantasy fiction, outlandish situations are relied upon to carry the action, and there is no shortage of them here. But Paolini is canny enough to realise that the characterisation of an endangered protagonist is crucial to maintain our involvement, and (as in previous books), he always takes care of business in this regard. Don't be put off by the daunting length of this book -- Paolini justifies every word in Brisingr. You'll find yourself reading it as quickly as many a shorter book. --Barry Forshaw
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
snore... I got this book for christmas sadly, and right now i seariously hope my mother doesn't read this... i don't have the heart to tell here the book sucks. I'm sorry to any fans of the series, but this is one of the most poorly written works i've ever read, and i've read books by three year olds. Not only does he go into excessive detail on the tiniest most irrelavent rubbish, but not even very well. Trying to read this book gave me a literal headache, it really did upset me. not because it sucks, but... more info
I want a dragon too! I have read all of the Eragon books so far. Christopher Paoline is definitely maturing in his writing style and it was real fun to read his book! Brisingr is my favourite so far and I can't wait for the 4th and sadly last book. Brisingr is well worth the read, but I don't really want to go into details as I would passionately give away too many details of the book and that would spoil it for you. But I can say I was surprised several times and the story wasn't predictable sometimes, which I really... more info
Fairly enjoyable yet slacking I got Brisigr as a birhtday present, having read the first two.
In my opinion Brisingr was a bit lengthy and unnecessary so. Like Eldest the story travels from Eragon to Rohan most of the way through and I feel as throught Eragon has not progessed as much as I would like him to. His cousin seems to have achieved and developed more and he is just a mere human.Hopefully the last book will redeemed for some of the poor character development of the main protagonist
Irritating I have just finished Brisingr and irritated really is the best way to describe how I felt most of the time reading this book. I could pick bits of the story that don't make sense, some that are in direct conflict with previously expressed sentiments or look at how some very important facts get added and explained out of the blue instead of having developed from within the story. Or the continued use of every fantasy stereotype you have ever met, but that wasn't it. IT was Eragon! Half the time he talks... more info
