Eragon books?

[canadianone]

so, i am a big fan of this series, i really think it is well done, but i have noticed that there are a lot of parts that appear to be very similar to other movies.

for one, the whole idea is kind of star warsian, a rebellion that is resting upon the shoulders of one young man who didn't know about how powerful and important he is, not to mention an all powerful evil king/ruler, for God sakes the bad sides are both called the dark side. Even the force and magic have a lot in common, both Eragon and luke need to learn about it from an old man who is actually really powerful but hides his true identity.

also, in the third book, the whole sword thing? 2 words : Hattori Hanzo

[Psychichobo]

Cliche's. The whole world rests on them, good sir.

[canadianone]

yeah i guess, still great series (imho)

[Fallhammer]

I was not impressed

[virado]

there is no such thing as originallity everything is taken from something else

[The Tomato]

Its because it's Star wars Lotr with dragons, vegetarians and Alia from Dune.

I'm not saying that clichees are bad, just that they are there...

Now to build some more insect-like swarm creatures from space

[Dangeresque]

Yeah, I was about to say Eragon seemed to be Starwars set in medieval times, with the main character three parts Luke to one parts Han Solo and the Dragon being the Falcon/X-Wing. The rest you can figure out yourself.

Beaten to the punch...

[canadianone]

its been for ever since i have read dune, was alia his wife, that chick with the bright blue eyes on dune? (forget the actual name)

[The Tomato]

It's Paul's sister.

Paul's mother was pregnant when she became a revered mother. As a consequence, her unborn daughter also become one.

Since she is far to mature for a child her age she is resented by most of the freemen.

By the way, that part of Eragon made no sense whatsoever. She was cursed to protect others from misfortune by attracting it onto herself, and that somehow made her an instant adult...

[VoragoTitan]

great books love the series! can't wait until the new book comes out

VoragoTitan