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ERAGON by: Christopher Poalini​

Everything about me has become more...defined, I can't believe how much i've changed its like I'm a different person. - Eragon



"An authenic work of great talent." - The New York Times



"The fanatastic and suspenseful tale of a young man and a dragon coming of age at the same time." - The New Yorker

In the center of the blast radias lay a polished blue stone. Mist snaked across the scorched area and swirled insubstantial tendrils over the stone. eragon watched for danger for several long minutes, but only thing that moved was the mist. Cautiously, he released the tension from his bow and moved forward. Moonlight cast him in pale shadow as he stopped before the stone. He nudged it with an arrow, then jumped back. Nothing happened, so he warily picked it up.

Were ever the Raz'ac go a trail of death will follow this will be no easy task. - Brom

"One of the most extraodinary publishing stories of the year."

As the long hours passed, a gray pallor crept over Brom, and his eyes slowly dimmed. His hands grew icy: the air around him took on an evil humor. Powerless to help, eragon could only watch as the Ra'zac's wound took its toll. The evening hours were young and the shadows long when Brom suddenly stiffened, Brom locked his eyes with Eragon's. Then contentment spread across the old man's face, and a whisper of breath escaped his lips. And so it was that Brom the storyteller died.

"I will be repaid in blood for that. Now tell me were is your dragon is hiding." - Durza "Never" - Eragon "Then I WILL FORCE IT OUT OF YOU!" - Durza

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Without taking his eyes of the tunnel, Eragon hoisted himself into Saphira's saddle, Zar'roc in hand, a comfortable weight. Murgath mounted Tornac beside him. then a man cried "I hear them!" The warriors stiffened; grips on weapons tighened. No one moved. . . no one even breathed. Somewhere a horse nickered. Harsh Urgal shout shattered the air as dark shapes boiled upward in the tunnel's opening. At a command, the cauldrons of pitch were tilted to there sides, pouring the scalding liquid into the tunnel's hungary throat.

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I chose my first memorable passage because it tells how Eragon had found Saphira's egg out in the wilderness in the middle on a scorched patch of grass with mist floating over head and still out of all that had the guts to pick up. Also because it marks to beginning of this fanominal story, of a poor farm boy, a dragon, a tyrant king, the wonderous world of Alagaesia, and magic. The wonderous adventures that this moment will produce will be loved for years to come by readers that love a good adventure.

I chose my second memorable passage because it marks a turning point in the story, Eragon is now not only out to find and kill the ra'zac for his uncle Garrow's death but he is also out to find the Varden. With Brom's dieing words he told Eragon that there is a man in Gil'ead that can take him to the Varden and with those words he starts a journey with death, horror, fear, courage, determination, and love. But I also chose this passage because it symbolizes the sacrifice Brom made for Eragon and the friendship that they shared.

I chose my final passage because it is the climax of the story. This begins one of the biggest battles in Alagaesia's history and Eragon is in the middle of all the chaos and mayhem. He kills his enemies, saves Saphira from a hoard of Urgals, Battles and kills the evil shade Durza and makes on off the greatest decisions of his life, to go to the Morning Sage in Ellesmira to train and overcome Durza's black curse.

I chose this video because it is the book's(movie's) trailer and captures the essense of the book as best as I could find, it tells the base of the story, the backround in which the story takes place, the pro and antagonists in the book and the main character Eragon. It also summarizes the book pretty well for such a short movie.

I chose my first picture (top-center) because it shows all the main pro and antagonists in the book, Eragon(middle) Dragon rider, Arya(right) elf and carrier of Saphira's egg, Brom(left) Eragon's teacher, Murtagh(second right) friend of eragon's and Morzan's son, Ajihad(second right) Leader of the varden, Galbatorix(far right) Tryant king and Dragon rider, Durza(far left) Shade and main antagonist.

I chose my second picture (Brom), because he is Eragon's first teacher in the ways of the Dragon Riders and in the art of magic. Brom also helps Eragon in his pursiut of the Ra'zac. Over the time they spend together Brom develops a friendship with eragon and they both are friends until Brom tragic end. i also chose Brom because he is my favorite character in this book. He is smart, cunning, devious, funny, and wise-cracking.

I chose my final picture Durza, because he is the story's main antagonist. He kidnaps Arya to find out the location of Ellesmira, where she sent Saphira's eragon the the words she knows in the ancient language. He also takes eragon captive, drugs him, interogates him, and towards the end of the story, battle withe Eragon, wounds Eragon, but he gets killed.