Eragon * * * * *

A fantasy better than Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter

This story is based in a medieval fantasy world with elves, dwarves and magic. In it a young boy named Eragon finds a blue stone from which a dragon hatches and bonds with Eragon causing him to become a dragon rider. All the other Dragon Riders have been killed by the evil tyrant king that is a Dragon Rider himself. When supernatural agents of the king come to his village to find the dragon and they end up killing his uncle, Eragon and his newborn dragon, Sapphira, depart and try to chase them down. Along with the town’s mysterious storyteller, Brom, he follows them all while learning to fight and control magic. Will he catch these dark creatures? Could Eragon find a way to vanquish the evil King? Read on to find out.

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Reviewed by CO