I found this treasure during my junior year of high school, recommended by a fellow classmate in science class.

I'm so glad that I reread Eragon and Eldest via audiobook because I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much otherwise. There are parts where the plot is action-packed and fast-paced and other parts that are slow and bogged down - usually having too many descriptive passages and not enough happenings.Ī world that's predictable and formulaic, one where you know exactly what to expect, but still a great audiobook experience. The world becomes more expansive in Eldest as Eragon travels to different places and it is interesting to see how the different races live and interact. While this book has a traditional fantasy world, it's still rich and extensive.

The bond between Eragon and Saphira is fantastic and heartwarming and Saphira is so EPIC. I love books with dragons, but it's so difficult to find amazing ones. My favourite part is obviously the dragons. While I do like some of the secondary characters, such as Saphira, Arya, Angela, Nasuada and Murtagh (whose appearance at the end of Eldest could be the origin of a potentially amazing anti-hero), I didn't get attached to any of them. I don't mind the Farmboy-Becomes-The-Chosen-One trope, as long as the character is compelling and there's no deus ex machina happenings, but Eragon is just alright. Eragon and Eldest is slow-paced, predictable, repetitive and extremely descriptive, but it's these aspects that make for a relaxing, calming and enjoyable audiobook experience.Įragon is one of the OG Gary-Stu's.

Eragon and eldest omnibus