Aerothorn on 6/11/2006 at 01:25
I have a friend who's been writing fantasy novels as long as I've known her (I think she was 14 or so when we met) and she told me Eragon was crap, but then against she's about as snobby as fantasy-buffs come (insofar as rating literature goes - she's not a snobby person).
Fafhrd on 6/11/2006 at 01:32
Schatten's breaking down of the similarities with Star Wars, and the publishing history (written by 15 year old, initially self published) should speak for it's quality, really.
Also all the marketing materials that I've seen so far looks like they're trying to do teen emo Lord of the Rings.
Strangeblue on 6/11/2006 at 03:33
A rather bitter writer I know observed: "Oh, boy... another mythic rip-off and... Oo! Let's just change the first letter of 'dragon' and see if anyone notices! Whatcha think? Crap?" but she's opinionated and bitter, as I said. I haven't read the books and the movie trailers surprised me with the indication that the protag is a human. I'd assumed from the cover pictures of a dragon that the protag was... a dragon! Shows what I know....
Scots Taffer on 6/11/2006 at 03:41
I've never heard of this and with a name like Eragon, I doubt I ever will again.
Striker on 6/11/2006 at 04:23
The (
http://www.cranik.com/images/eragon.jpg) poster for this movie was enough to make me never want to watch it ever.
Quote Posted by Schattentänzer
But what if he's all red!?!
oh god I'm sorry
Perhaps he is under the bed?
Uncia on 6/11/2006 at 07:38
Reading the first book right now. The start was interesting, but right now they're just wandering between cities and finding them all destroyed and lalala boring. I fucking hate long-ass journeys in these books; this is one of the reasons I stopped reading the Wheel of Time series (it being utter shit was the other one).
Vigil on 6/11/2006 at 10:32
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
I have a friend who's been writing fantasy novels as long as I've known her (I think she was 14 or so when we met) and she told me Eragon was crap, but then against she's about as snobby as fantasy-buffs come (insofar as rating literature goes - she's not a snobby person).
That's like saying someone is about as chaste as prostitutes come.
caringiscreepy on 6/11/2006 at 12:15
well its not original but then not many fantasy novels are these days. Its not big or clever but then its not really trying to be. or so my thoughts go!
Nancy [BTBT] on 7/11/2006 at 19:23
Dragon minus a D and plus an E ... Eragon =o
I'd never noticed that before XD
Vigil on 7/11/2006 at 19:29
You'll go far here.
