Ordering Eragon (was Insgiht into the Writer's Mind)

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "dudemom_2000"
<dudemom_2000 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at y...> 
> wrote:
> > I was trying to find out when the sequel to Eragon which is the 
> first book in the Inheritance Trilogy came out. The second book by 
> the way is 'Eldest' and should come out in the fall. >Snip< 
> > Just passing it along.
> > 
> > Steve/bboyminn


> DudeMom2000:*****\(@@)/*****
> 
> You can preorder Eragon on Amazon! It should come out August 23, 
> 2005. ... ... I have been learning the meaning of patience .. 
> waiting for the Harry Potter books and the Eragon books! I really 
> enjoyed the first book and think Christopher Paolini has a lot of 
> promise as a young author. I am hoping the Eldest will show his 
> growing maturity in his craft! 
> 
> Dudemom_2000

bboyminn:

My wording was kind of convoluted, although I think my meaning came
across. I've actually read 'Eragon' twice, and now have the Audio
version on order from the local library. The first time I read Eragon
non-stop, I simply could not put it down. I read myself to the point
of exhaustion, I missed meals, skipped sleep; it was that good. the
second time, I intended a leisurely read, a chapter or so every night
before bed, but instead I read it through over the course of a recent
rainy week. (which by the way is exactly what I do when a new HP book
comes out)

Now, I am just dying to read the next book "Eldest". I've been looking
everywhere in stores and on-line but no one can confirm the release
date. The best I could find was that it should be release in the fall.
The book is fully written and has been submitted to the editors, so
it's just a matter of refining it and getting it in print.

There is some special charm about Harry Potter, I can't really explain
it, but I feel like I'm living the adventures right along side Harry,
Hermione, and Ron, and those characters are very endearing. While
Eragon is very captivating, I don't feel that same special HP charm.
Still, it's an exiting, ingenious, adventurous, action pack,
thrill-a-minute book with a lot of heart, and Paolini has done an
excellent job of creating his own unique universe. There are
interesting characters on every page, and across the book there are a
lot of them, but only a few at a time, so it's not that hard to keep
track. 

If you haven't read the conversation with the authors that I
referenced in my original post, you should, it very interesting, and
there is some insight into how Paolini approached the second book.

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn