Re: Spell Books
Fair warning: Paolini was about 17 when the first book ("Eragon", I kinda wonder if the name began as a fortuitous typo) was published and it... shows. The plot is ripped off, almost scene-by-scene, from a certain very well-known movie. Probably unintentional on the author's part, but whoever was responsible for editing the thing was either asleep at the wheel or impressively ignorant of pop culture.
It's not all bad, there are definitely some cool moments... but if you're short on reading time, maybe don't spend it on Eragon when there are so many better fantasy novels out there.
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