It was my roommate Maya who introduced me to Eragon. We were both unabashed fans of fantasy literature and that common interest led us to a great many interesting conversations and 'trivia'l exchanges. Harry Potter was of course a huge favorite and we spent hours discussing and critiquing the stories, the characters and trying to remember spell names and the like. (As well as re-watching the movies)
She has often asked me if I'd heard about Christopher Paolini, but somehow I always seemed to brush it aside. Then one day, I took Maya to the library. After fidgeting through the Adult Section and not finding anything much to our liking, we turned to the Teen fiction section. Here, she found Eragon and recommended that I read it. And so I entered the world of Alagaesia, where the story takes place... about Eragon the Dragon Rider... The first book of the Inheritence cycle, it was an engaging book.. and lead me on to Eldest..the continuing story in which Eragon and his dragon Saphira train in the elven forests of Du Weldenvarden to fight against the evil king Galbatorix... I made many false starts ... but now after nearly nine months after I first began it, Eldest is 'READ'. I felt a sense of accomplishment when I finished the book... and a feeling as if I'd awoken from a dreamland... indescribable. The third book is Brisingr.... I do not have it yet... It will take me a while to get to it... Ah! Fantasy!
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