Comments on: eragon http://www.collegebeing.com/daily-deal-2007-07-30/ Real Life for College Students Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:13:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=9815 By: the old post anonymous commenter from the internets! http://www.collegebeing.com/daily-deal-2007-07-30/#comment-132 the old post anonymous commenter from the internets! Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:25:58 +0000 http://www.collegebeing.com/daily-deal-2007-07-30#comment-132 I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one. Eragon and it's sequel, Eldest are some of the most shamelessly derivative fantasy books I've read in a really long time (this coming from a genre that is often known and stereotyped as derivative). While it isn't the worst fantasy book out there, new (and fresh from Harry Potter) readers can do a heck of a lot better. I recommend Tamora Pierce (especially if you like female protagonists) or, for those of you who prefer your fantasies set in England and don't mind something a bit more grown-up than Harry Potter, Susanna Clarke's excellent "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" [/book recs] I’m gonna have to disagree with you on this one. Eragon and it’s sequel, Eldest are some of the most shamelessly derivative fantasy books I’ve read in a really long time (this coming from a genre that is often known and stereotyped as derivative). While it isn’t the worst fantasy book out there, new (and fresh from Harry Potter) readers can do a heck of a lot better. I recommend Tamora Pierce (especially if you like female protagonists) or, for those of you who prefer your fantasies set in England and don’t mind something a bit more grown-up than Harry Potter, Susanna Clarke’s excellent “Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell”

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