I have noticed that some rather unfair comments have been made about Mr. Paolini and his stories, I found then quite food, but I did find some elements of Tolkien in his stories, he must have had inspiration from Tolkien, hell, I am a writer, and I got my inspiration for my Story from Tolkien, but there is many parts of the story like the meeting of the Silver Fox, the kidnapping of the Wolf cubs and the Destruction of the Castle Dagasta, all this is mine, and J have made a mythological history
@JesusSuarUs yea man i love how he goes on and on about all this bull that no-one cares about then his best example of how its taken from Tolkien is "like the elves coming over the sea" haha!
@SirBluntman500 Fine. You want a better example of Paolini stealing from Tolkien.......in the first few pages of Eldest, one of the Varden is named Elessari. This name isn't mentioned much if at all in the LOTR movies, but in the books Elessar is the name given to Aragorn. It means Elf Stone. Tolkien made that name half a century ago, and it is just one of the many names Paolini has taken and added one or two letters and then calls it his own.
@SirBluntman500 If you knew anything about Tokien's works, you would know that the Elves coming from over the Western Sea is probably the biggest plot line in his books. And it is clearly why Tolkien decided to steal it for his own.
This book might have lots of battles and villians and romance and swords and dragons and dwarves and elves, but what it needed was interesting characters and character development and interesting plot and some kind of plot and less dwarvish dribble and less cliche battles and less boring annoying dragons. bottom line this book fucking sucked and I can't believe that I actually read the whole thing.
@BringerOfTruth123 THANKYOU, I completely agree. One thing a good book must have is a heart, and soul and emotion within unique characters which are beleivable, respectable and not rip offs from LOTR or Star Wars. But I didn't read the whole book, I put it down after I read the first page.
The first book was a shameless rip-off of A New Hope. Eldest was at best poorly written. But I was pleasantly surprised with Brisingr. He's no Man Booker Prize winner yet, but there's a significant increase in his writing standard. It can still be verbose at times, but he goes a lot further in character development, as well as developing his own prosaic style. I look forward to the next installment.
For all you people who keep saying that he ripped the story off from other people, I'd like to see you write your own fantasy without being influenced from other fantasies. Obviously he was influenced from various story lines, but the story itself is from his imagination. It's very difficult to create your own world and he did a lot better than any of you illiterate jerks would.
@TaneTv15 Actually, no he didn't. Anybody who writes is influenced by something, but that doesn't mean you go stealing others works. His plot in Eragon is exactly the same as Star Wars. The names in all his books are very similar if not the same as that of Tolkien. The battle that are fought have the same progression as Tolkien's books (for instance the battle at the end of the first book where all the orcs are fighting allowing him to kill them all off easier).
@TaneTv15 Having creativity means you take existing ideas and make something new out of them that hasn't been done before. Tolkien took all kinds of magical creatures and put them in the same world together. He didn't rip off the plot of anyone else. He invented whole new races and several different languages (not the crap that Paolini came up with where the words are ripped from Tolkien and his sentences have no structure). What Tolkien did is called being inspired.
Fellow fans of fantasy, ain't trying to steal the spot light from Christopher Paolini but I to am a published fantasy author, the name of my book is "Rasciss" and it's about a man named Hollowawk who literally defied death and now must face the consequences, come onto my channel check out the vid I made for it and if u like what u see than pick urself up a copy of let me know what u thought of it.
The first book in the series is by far my most favourite book I have ever read in my entire life. I read it in highschool, and when I first looked at the cover I was like what the hell is this. But as soon as I started reading it I could not put it down. Probably only afew books have ever had that reader effect on me. The plot the characters the whole book was GOLD. The second book was terrible compared to the first and I have not read the third as of yet but plan on soon. THUMBS UP FOR ERAGON!
Altought Paolini seems to like taking ideas of other writes, it's one of my favourite writers. First J.K. Rowling, then Christopher Paolini and others are Robert Jordan, Roderick Gordon, Rick Riordan, Darren Shan, Michael Scott and others. But the voice of his writing is unique, and thats what i like of his series.
Ok. Pelo que já li dos trabalhos de Paolini, ele tem sim um talento. Porém, é um talento comum e que não impressiona. Se ele é bom? Sim, ele é. Mas não é bom o suficiente pra dar esse pequeno 'show' ai acima. Sei que é uma convenção de inauguração, mas ele muito pretensioso. Não consigo ver humildade nele.
Ele não é um escritor ruim, pelo contrário, é ótimo. Porém, falta-lhe humildade.
@WanderingProphet And lots of ripoffs and lots of bad writing and there's lots of better books out there......like the books he ripped off (Star Wars, Dragon Riders of Pern, and Middle Earth Series).....
@fantezie If you want good Fantasy, read the writers Paolini ripped off: JRR Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan and by all means, watch "Star Wars".
@Featster74 Dude settle down so many authors these days use the plot base of Star Wars. Its the most common one. And by the way, paolini admitted several times that he picked out the best elements of the fantasy books he reads and fitted them into his novel. So settle down. You're jealous of young talent at writing. Give him props, he was home schooled.
@chillybearB No, I have met and been taught by writers who are infinitely better and sound less pretentious than Paolini. Hell, I'm not that great of a writer but I know I could write better except my parents didn't have the publishing connections his did. Nor were John Malkovich and Jeromy Iorns feeling generous enough to act in a movie based on something I wrote. I just recognize people who got lucky thanks to their parents vs people with actual writing talent.
@Featster74 dude, Star Wars ripped off fantasy stories as well, Lucas said himself its the same fantasy story told over and over, he just converted it into a sci-fi.
@fantezie It's pretty cool, not extremely complicated, but if you're looking for something like Lord of the Rings, I suggest Steven Erikson books of Malazan.
@fairiegirl2992 Stop trolling, he needs to start the speech off somewhere.
Also, the plot is intricate and fun.
The movie has no connection to the quality of the books.
No tension?
Explain when Murtagh joins Galbatorix and rides in on a dragon, when we find out that Eragon and Murtagh are brothers, find out Brom's a Rider, we also don't know until Eragon gets healed that he'll remain crippled forever. Also, Oromis and Glaedr.
@Grymbaldknight Tell that to the people he ripped off. Among all authors he is the laughing stalk because he didn't invent one single thing. He simply took characters that others created and gave them very similar names and calls them his own. He is an example of how not to write. The only reason his books are popular is because he was hyped on oprah as being a child prodigy, and his parents own a publishing company........he's lucky he hasn't been sued yet for copyright infringement....
@Grymbaldknight Paolini didn't have to go through the normal publisher who keeps authors works for six months only to tell them that they aren't good enough. He compared himself to being better than Tolkien, when in fact, all he did was just rip off Tolkien's characters. He is not a good writer, he never will be, his works will be dead in 10 years because people will be over his books when they finally see that everything he ever wrote was a rip off of other writers
@Narsedax Perhaps, but using a good combination of different works to invent something familiar yet new kinda appeals to me...don't ask me why, i just do.
I never said his work was original, but if you want to be technical, no writer ever entirely invents something new. Parts are always 'stolen' from other works, and recombined with other things to make it fresh. Call it recycling if you will.
If not defending plagiarism, but imitation is the greatest form of flattery...
@Grymbaldknight There's a big difference between inspiration and copying off someone else's ideas. Every character in Eragon can be traced back to Tolkien or Star Wars. He did not create a new plot but used the one from Star Wars and didn't change a thing (copy right infringement). And many of the characters and battles he got directly from Tolkien. All he did was change their names. That's it. He didn't change anything about them (like the elves coming from over the sea).
Respond to this video... The thing that separated Tolkien was the fact that he was inspired by mythology. But, he didn't just go and rip off a plot from a story and not change it......no, he changed the plot to fit HIS story. He made new races. He made several different languages that can be learned and spoken (Paolini's are just a bunch of crap thrown together that don't have any structure). And he made a whole new world. That's called inspiration. Paolini is called plagiarism.
@Grymbaldknight He didn't create anything new in his works. I agree with you that everything that has been written is gotten from somewhere else. But, what inspiration is, is getting ideas from somewhere else and changing them to fit your idea. Paolini just got a bunch of characters from LOTR, the plot from Star Wars, and the dragon stuff from Dragon Riders of Pern, and throws them all together and expects them to work out the same way. That's why his characters have no depth.
@Grymbaldknight The thing that separated Tolkien was the fact that he was inspired by mythology. But, he didn't just go and rip off a plot from a story and not change it......no, he changed the plot to fit HIS story. He made new races. He made several different languages that can be learned and spoken (Paolini's are just a bunch of crap thrown together that don't have any structure). And he made a whole new world. That's called inspiration. Paolini is called plagiarism.
@Narsedax Easy dude, easy. As much as i dislike copying of ideas, the combination of SW and LotR kinda just works for me; since i like the two i found that someone mixing them sort of refreshing. This is a matter of opinion, however; i just happen to like his style. Maybe i'm just not reading broadly enough. There are also many others who have praised his use of, shall we say, anecdotes, to other (and considerably better) works of fiction - yes, i do think tolkien is better. Who doesn't?
oh u also forgot to say eragon made a blue sword and arya is no doubt the next dragon rider, cause she has green eyes and the next 1 born is green. where eragon has blue yes and his dragon...u get the point
THANK YOU! Orson Scott Card is a fucking champion! Tolkien needs no more praise then he already receives, but why does Paolini get such attention. I know why, because he appeals to the dimly witted.
dude writing is not all about ariculation and perfection grammar and shit its about being able to entertain and touch the imaginations of your readers... and in that case he is a great writer... not a tolkein or rowling but a great writer and you being a writer and not knowing any of ur collections... what the fuck does that make u......
yeah thank u I hate how in schools they really turn students off from the entertainment of reading with analyzing the grammer and symbols of such complex and dry books like the SCARLET LETTER and anything by Shakespear, I mean how many ppl understand those? I whole point of reading is to be entertained.
I'm sorry, but this guy is a terrible writer and definitely not a genius. The writing in the book is usually bland and at the very rarest of occasions it is somewhat interesting. It is a story filled with stereotypes and it seems he really couldn't sway himself away from any of the old ideas.
This is coming from another writer of a similar age as Paolini, he isn't that amazing. Just because his books sell doesn't prove that he has talent.
Sorry, I just needed to break that to some people.
I didn't heard of your books,are they good?Who are you?A nobody who tries to get some atention?Crawl back to your cave and never come out with such a stupid comment will ya?In conclusion,his story is good and you are a nobody,get used to it
People always say it would not of been published with out his mother and father, and maybe this is true, but did his parents force the public to buy the books?
Obviously not. The only conclusion is he is an excellent writer and millions of people will pay to read his books.
I like Dan Brown's plots and the research behind them... but his characters are all the same... Not once has Brown shown the reader a different kind of hero (I will admit that in Deception Point he uses a female) but really... he just uses the same templates each time. I was harsh on Dan Brown only to make a point.
I tried reading the Da Vinci Code..but I wanted to kill the main character not even half way through..I couldn't get into any of his characters they seemed very robotic! Even Christopher Paolini's character development is better.
It's simple to understand why authors like Dan Brown and Paolini sell... because the majority of the peoples in the world are boring. It's that simple.
Danbrown, your conclusion is flawed. Saying Christopher Paolini is an excellent writer because his work sells, is like saying that the director of a porno has achieved a cinematic masterpiece because people buy his movie. Now, I'm not going to get into this argument about whether or not Christopher Paolini is a good writer, but there are other factors that come into play when determining whether or not success if deserved. Paolini's age, for example, was used to boost sales.
Are you sure you are a human,Scrubs? No offense on my side,mate,just curious.You arent certainly an urgal,they have got a heart and A BRAIN[and it will offend them if I call YOU a kin of theirs]. I think...no,I know for sure-YOU ARE A VIRUS!!!Would be really unfair if I dont get a Noble Prize for this path breaking discovery-truely sensetional too-A VIRUS THAT CAN SPEAK ITS BRAINLESS MIND!!!
Have u read any other books besides this series? Also you insult me by saying stuff about urgals, do you realize they are NOT real? You insult my IQ. And you sound like you're 5 rather then 15. His deepest parts in the book are unrealistic and just cheesy. You can tell he was a sheltered kid/teen. Why would I be jealous? Really? He is a bad writer, his parents are the reason for this terrible series even getting published.
I think Paolini is a good author, even if parts of his writing tend to be stiff and awkward. His depiction of magic and mythical creatures are very well thought out, displayed, and evenly spaced.
Along with that, you did not offend me in anyway, you did however amuse me a lot! Thanks:) And also, if you would actually try to defend the book better then saying "I must be jealous" and insulting my intelligence....you would have sounded your age;) Someone needs to learn to respect others opinions....and again the only reason I will finish it, is because I am curious about the end.
Hum, you can think that, but it is not true. I really do use ;) :) :D xD =] =[ all those things a lot. I really did find it amusing. If I got mad, I would not even had wrote a word I would have cooled off first, why? because when I am mad, I cannot think straight!
LOVe his books.I mean seriosly,I am 15, I cant write books like him!!Scrubs,you stink like an urgals breath.You hate his books cause you are either jealous or you have low I.Q to say that his deepest parts in the books are boring.
People should stop trashing the books and the author. Yeah, the books are pretty much a rip off of Star Wars and LOTR, but people enjoy reading them, so who cares. These aren't my favorite books in the world but they are still fun to read. Eragon was written amazingly and Eldest was also fun to learn more about Roran (although the Eragon in the elves place aka Dagobah, was very long and hard to get through.
This guy worked 10 years ... and he still dosn't know how to write? Ok. We got it. On the first book he was 15. Actually. I liked the first book the most. Easy to read, not so long ... but come on... I just read 760 of pure garbage. Or mor exactly 710 pages because the last 50 pages weare a bit ok.
Eragon is still a prick and I still have to read stupid dialogs.
I hate Eragon he is an idiot...I have never hated a main character more..Roran is much more interesting and it almost seems like Christopher Paolini didn't even write his character. And for those that think his books are oh so great I agree the first one was good, but it went down hill from that and youre suppose to grow as a writer not get worse. I think that the people who think he is oh so good are just people that have read nothing but Harry Potter(which I love btw) and
Twilight..go read Terry Brooks & Stephen Kings the Dark Tower[you will notice how much he copies the last one and how much he copies Terry Brooks!]....and I am only reading this one cause my dads gf got it and I had no intense of finishing the series although now I may. I skip over most of it[except Roran's part.cause that isnt complete garbage]. But other then that it seems Chris. P has been sheltered his whole live& brainwashed to hate the humans.
and doesn't know how to act and I think[after seeing this] Eragon his what he thinks of himself as, notice how arrogant he is? I DO! oh he only got his book published cause his parents..remember that!...cause if it were not for them, his writing career woulda gone NO WHERE..no good company would want to sale his books in there name!
lmao..You HAT me? .I have NO videos smarty;) oh& you know the show Scrubs? it is my fav. show and 3dg=Three Days Grace 1 of my favorite bands 7 is my fav. number& honestly all you have to say is that EVERY1[when u dont speak for every1 btw] HATS me and what is with my name? wow maybe you should wait till u have something to say against the points I was trying to make before you say stuff .just a suggestion.
love this video!!! great rhetorical ability. he's very enthusiastic and energetic, and really looks like he made it really worth it for his audience to attend.
His discription of the book is so ridiculous at 1:33 he's like "this continues their adventures as they travel" LOL i could have said that without reading the book, and its the same for any series you could say that!!!!
Inheritance is my favourite book series and Chris Paolini is my favourite author. Close second is Conn Iggulden. People, buy the books of these two authors.
It's also the name of Eragon's new sword after he loses Zar'oc. Whenever he says its name, it bursts into flame. If i ruined some part of the book for you, I am so so so so so so so so so sorry.
i have read all 3 books, and it's people who haven't read third that might read this, why the hell do you do this? do you get a kick out of beeing a retard? fucking idiot
thank you guy in the red shirt
Ihavthring 19 hours ago
i am excited watching this if people see me they are going to think am crazy
Ihavthring 19 hours ago
1:42 And we now hear the excited call of the very rare species of Yogcastians, the Dwarven Englishman, Simon.
Sharpclawasaurus 1 month ago
Sorry, I always miss-type, bloody iPod keyboards!
TheLightofAniu 2 months ago
I have noticed that some rather unfair comments have been made about Mr. Paolini and his stories, I found then quite food, but I did find some elements of Tolkien in his stories, he must have had inspiration from Tolkien, hell, I am a writer, and I got my inspiration for my Story from Tolkien, but there is many parts of the story like the meeting of the Silver Fox, the kidnapping of the Wolf cubs and the Destruction of the Castle Dagasta, all this is mine, and J have made a mythological history
TheLightofAniu 2 months ago
I love how all I see in the comments is narsedax posing over a book :/
hymospheir989 2 months ago
he came to my school and did a cartwheel. dat nigga cray
sparklemycitybabyx3 2 months ago
Anyone else think Narsedax is a total douchehat and that Inheritance is going to keep you locked in your house for days?
JesusSuarUs 3 months ago
@JesusSuarUs yea man i love how he goes on and on about all this bull that no-one cares about then his best example of how its taken from Tolkien is "like the elves coming over the sea" haha!
SirBluntman500 2 months ago
@SirBluntman500 Fine. You want a better example of Paolini stealing from Tolkien.......in the first few pages of Eldest, one of the Varden is named Elessari. This name isn't mentioned much if at all in the LOTR movies, but in the books Elessar is the name given to Aragorn. It means Elf Stone. Tolkien made that name half a century ago, and it is just one of the many names Paolini has taken and added one or two letters and then calls it his own.
Narsedax 2 months ago
@SirBluntman500 If you knew anything about Tokien's works, you would know that the Elves coming from over the Western Sea is probably the biggest plot line in his books. And it is clearly why Tolkien decided to steal it for his own.
Narsedax 2 months ago
who the hell did dislike this, and why? o.o'
lpuekjai 3 months ago
PAOLINI FOREVER!
iniamhy 4 months ago
this is the best series... and brisingr is my favorite book of all time.. SO AMAZING
koog008 5 months ago
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO eragon was the best book.
TigerGuineaPig 6 months ago
He must be one proud man to finally finish an astonishing series. But that kind of has to wait until Inheritance releases in November :-)
swordebrithil12 10 months ago 2
WHOOO! BOOK 4 OF THE INHERITANCE CYCLE IS COMING OUT NOVEMEBER 8TH!!!!!!!!! AND ITS CALLED INHERITANCE
tokreds2 10 months ago 12
I love this man, <3
AliceElizabeth2 10 months ago
when does the fourth book come out?
ragyl10 11 months ago
Christopher Paolini is my fav author so far my fav 2nd author is James patterson
XxMajorHaddenxX 11 months ago
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cre8ivartist 1 year ago
He is so handsome.
JOELOO00 1 year ago
This book might have lots of battles and villians and romance and swords and dragons and dwarves and elves, but what it needed was interesting characters and character development and interesting plot and some kind of plot and less dwarvish dribble and less cliche battles and less boring annoying dragons. bottom line this book fucking sucked and I can't believe that I actually read the whole thing.
BringerOfTruth123 1 year ago
@BringerOfTruth123 THANKYOU, I completely agree. One thing a good book must have is a heart, and soul and emotion within unique characters which are beleivable, respectable and not rip offs from LOTR or Star Wars. But I didn't read the whole book, I put it down after I read the first page.
cre8ivartist 1 year ago
@cre8ivartist I can't believe that I mustered through it.
BringerOfTruth123 11 months ago
The first book was a shameless rip-off of A New Hope. Eldest was at best poorly written. But I was pleasantly surprised with Brisingr. He's no Man Booker Prize winner yet, but there's a significant increase in his writing standard. It can still be verbose at times, but he goes a lot further in character development, as well as developing his own prosaic style. I look forward to the next installment.
bibhuna 1 year ago
For all you people who keep saying that he ripped the story off from other people, I'd like to see you write your own fantasy without being influenced from other fantasies. Obviously he was influenced from various story lines, but the story itself is from his imagination. It's very difficult to create your own world and he did a lot better than any of you illiterate jerks would.
TaneTv15 1 year ago 2
@TaneTv15 Actually, no he didn't. Anybody who writes is influenced by something, but that doesn't mean you go stealing others works. His plot in Eragon is exactly the same as Star Wars. The names in all his books are very similar if not the same as that of Tolkien. The battle that are fought have the same progression as Tolkien's books (for instance the battle at the end of the first book where all the orcs are fighting allowing him to kill them all off easier).
Narsedax 3 months ago
@TaneTv15 Having creativity means you take existing ideas and make something new out of them that hasn't been done before. Tolkien took all kinds of magical creatures and put them in the same world together. He didn't rip off the plot of anyone else. He invented whole new races and several different languages (not the crap that Paolini came up with where the words are ripped from Tolkien and his sentences have no structure). What Tolkien did is called being inspired.
Narsedax 3 months ago
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Fellow fans of fantasy, ain't trying to steal the spot light from Christopher Paolini but I to am a published fantasy author, the name of my book is "Rasciss" and it's about a man named Hollowawk who literally defied death and now must face the consequences, come onto my channel check out the vid I made for it and if u like what u see than pick urself up a copy of let me know what u thought of it.
theabominationuknow 1 year ago
Guy knows how to sell a book! And embarrass his editor at the same time.
TheMavonduriTrilogy 1 year ago
The first book in the series is by far my most favourite book I have ever read in my entire life. I read it in highschool, and when I first looked at the cover I was like what the hell is this. But as soon as I started reading it I could not put it down. Probably only afew books have ever had that reader effect on me. The plot the characters the whole book was GOLD. The second book was terrible compared to the first and I have not read the third as of yet but plan on soon. THUMBS UP FOR ERAGON!
MusicSeanDaly 1 year ago
@MusicSeanDaly i honestly like the second better then the first
dairyduck 1 year ago
Altought Paolini seems to like taking ideas of other writes, it's one of my favourite writers. First J.K. Rowling, then Christopher Paolini and others are Robert Jordan, Roderick Gordon, Rick Riordan, Darren Shan, Michael Scott and others. But the voice of his writing is unique, and thats what i like of his series.
JARHuygebaert 1 year ago
Ok. Pelo que já li dos trabalhos de Paolini, ele tem sim um talento. Porém, é um talento comum e que não impressiona. Se ele é bom? Sim, ele é. Mas não é bom o suficiente pra dar esse pequeno 'show' ai acima. Sei que é uma convenção de inauguração, mas ele muito pretensioso. Não consigo ver humildade nele.
Ele não é um escritor ruim, pelo contrário, é ótimo. Porém, falta-lhe humildade.
AlexMelloO 1 year ago
@AlexMelloO good point
samuriasamc 1 year ago
It's got lots of battles! And villains! And romance! And swords! And dragons! And dwarves! And elves!
WanderingProphet 1 year ago 21
@WanderingProphet Everything a book needs! :-D
swordebrithil12 10 months ago
@WanderingProphet And human/elves!
.. Or, one.
Haavard993 8 months ago
@WanderingProphet YEEEEAAAAAAHHHH! haha
SUNNYPETERSON28 6 months ago
@WanderingProphet YEAAAAAAAAA
demonata116 4 months ago
@WanderingProphet And lots of ripoffs and lots of bad writing and there's lots of better books out there......like the books he ripped off (Star Wars, Dragon Riders of Pern, and Middle Earth Series).....
Narsedax 3 months ago
Hi guys! I'm a big fan of the fantasy genre,and I was wondering,does the inheritance series any good?
So please,tell me if the series worth the money,time,reading and buying!
Thanks!
fantezie 1 year ago
@fantezie If you want good Fantasy, read the writers Paolini ripped off: JRR Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan and by all means, watch "Star Wars".
Featster74 1 year ago
@Featster74 Dude settle down so many authors these days use the plot base of Star Wars. Its the most common one. And by the way, paolini admitted several times that he picked out the best elements of the fantasy books he reads and fitted them into his novel. So settle down. You're jealous of young talent at writing. Give him props, he was home schooled.
chillybearB 1 year ago
@chillybearB No, I have met and been taught by writers who are infinitely better and sound less pretentious than Paolini. Hell, I'm not that great of a writer but I know I could write better except my parents didn't have the publishing connections his did. Nor were John Malkovich and Jeromy Iorns feeling generous enough to act in a movie based on something I wrote. I just recognize people who got lucky thanks to their parents vs people with actual writing talent.
Featster74 1 year ago
@Featster74 I see. You do have a good point.
chillybearB 1 year ago
@Featster74 dude, Star Wars ripped off fantasy stories as well, Lucas said himself its the same fantasy story told over and over, he just converted it into a sci-fi.
dairyduck 1 year ago
@fantezie It's pretty cool, not extremely complicated, but if you're looking for something like Lord of the Rings, I suggest Steven Erikson books of Malazan.
DragonFightersFanfic 1 year ago
hes....such a nerd. Sorry, great book even if its alot like star wars
XJbLIVEfilmsX 1 year ago
great books, but i feel sad for christopher. he's never gonna get laid.......
BrentWeex 1 year ago 2
he doesn't write good battles vs John Flanagan
airdelta9 1 year ago
He's so cute! And brilliant. haha
bookworm56227 1 year ago
Lol he really does love the whole thing :) Success is not wasted on him, and I think he deserves it.
Pokeiggy 1 year ago
HAHAHAHAHA!
TheRabbitRush 1 year ago
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what a loser
tehloop 1 year ago
what a tool...
Sephiroth123456777 1 year ago
LOL to that guy in the back who yelled: YEAH!!! LOLOL that was great!!
DustinM1994 1 year ago
He hugs his editor and just shakes his mother's hand? Tells you much about their relationship...
angmarsfreak 2 years ago
And his dad is going WTF is this Chris!?!? lol
@mcphantic80 his voice is kinda weird, but he has more opportunity to get laid than you, so stfu.
DustinM1994 1 year ago
He does hug his mother at 3:38
mchaddhar 1 year ago
ahah mcphantic he would be like umm are those boobs..
MrSligs 2 years ago
like the books but i wonder if hes ever made out wit a girl??? ;-D LOL
mcphantic80 2 years ago
I really love the Inheritance Cycle!
bobbymj19 2 years ago 2
I cannot believe he said that "battles, villains (which his book lacks), romance, swords, dragons, dwarves, elves" are all a book needs?!
A GOOD book needs a decent plot, and realistic characters.
the movie sucked, and the books really aren't that good.
There is no tension in this book whatsoever.
"brisingr continues the adventures of eragon and saphira..." Well DUH! That's kinda obvioius since it is the third book.
fairiegirl2992 2 years ago
@fairiegirl2992 Stop trolling, he needs to start the speech off somewhere.
Also, the plot is intricate and fun.
The movie has no connection to the quality of the books.
No tension?
Explain when Murtagh joins Galbatorix and rides in on a dragon, when we find out that Eragon and Murtagh are brothers, find out Brom's a Rider, we also don't know until Eragon gets healed that he'll remain crippled forever. Also, Oromis and Glaedr.
DragonFightersFanfic 1 year ago
@DragonFightersFanfic I am merely stating my opinion. You're entitled to your own.
fairiegirl2992 1 year ago
@fairiegirl2992 Sorry, I guess I over reacted :P
DragonFightersFanfic 1 year ago
@DragonFightersFanfic it's alright. No hard feelings. :)
fairiegirl2992 1 year ago
LOVE his books, but he's such a nerd :P I'm not sure he's even hit puberty yet lol, his voice is so high.
But again, love the books. Still waiting for any details about the 4th book. =/
Deepsand101 2 years ago
Its a great series, and a great writer!
Grymbaldknight 2 years ago 23
why do u think he of all authors is agreat writer? Even narnia and his dark materials is better
TheMikster95 2 years ago
@Grymbaldknight Tell that to the people he ripped off. Among all authors he is the laughing stalk because he didn't invent one single thing. He simply took characters that others created and gave them very similar names and calls them his own. He is an example of how not to write. The only reason his books are popular is because he was hyped on oprah as being a child prodigy, and his parents own a publishing company........he's lucky he hasn't been sued yet for copyright infringement....
Narsedax 3 months ago
@Grymbaldknight Paolini didn't have to go through the normal publisher who keeps authors works for six months only to tell them that they aren't good enough. He compared himself to being better than Tolkien, when in fact, all he did was just rip off Tolkien's characters. He is not a good writer, he never will be, his works will be dead in 10 years because people will be over his books when they finally see that everything he ever wrote was a rip off of other writers
Narsedax 3 months ago
@Narsedax Perhaps, but using a good combination of different works to invent something familiar yet new kinda appeals to me...don't ask me why, i just do.
I never said his work was original, but if you want to be technical, no writer ever entirely invents something new. Parts are always 'stolen' from other works, and recombined with other things to make it fresh. Call it recycling if you will.
If not defending plagiarism, but imitation is the greatest form of flattery...
Grymbaldknight 3 months ago
@Grymbaldknight There's a big difference between inspiration and copying off someone else's ideas. Every character in Eragon can be traced back to Tolkien or Star Wars. He did not create a new plot but used the one from Star Wars and didn't change a thing (copy right infringement). And many of the characters and battles he got directly from Tolkien. All he did was change their names. That's it. He didn't change anything about them (like the elves coming from over the sea).
Narsedax 3 months ago
Respond to this video... The thing that separated Tolkien was the fact that he was inspired by mythology. But, he didn't just go and rip off a plot from a story and not change it......no, he changed the plot to fit HIS story. He made new races. He made several different languages that can be learned and spoken (Paolini's are just a bunch of crap thrown together that don't have any structure). And he made a whole new world. That's called inspiration. Paolini is called plagiarism.
Narsedax 3 months ago
@Grymbaldknight He didn't create anything new in his works. I agree with you that everything that has been written is gotten from somewhere else. But, what inspiration is, is getting ideas from somewhere else and changing them to fit your idea. Paolini just got a bunch of characters from LOTR, the plot from Star Wars, and the dragon stuff from Dragon Riders of Pern, and throws them all together and expects them to work out the same way. That's why his characters have no depth.
Narsedax 3 months ago
Haha, it's like the Inheritance Cycle is Star Wars but with LOTR characters.
3rdWorldRckr 1 week ago
@Grymbaldknight The thing that separated Tolkien was the fact that he was inspired by mythology. But, he didn't just go and rip off a plot from a story and not change it......no, he changed the plot to fit HIS story. He made new races. He made several different languages that can be learned and spoken (Paolini's are just a bunch of crap thrown together that don't have any structure). And he made a whole new world. That's called inspiration. Paolini is called plagiarism.
Narsedax 3 months ago
@Narsedax
You obviously havent read all four books thats a very ignorant statement on your half
foxisajoke 2 months ago
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Narsedax 3 months ago
@Narsedax Easy dude, easy. As much as i dislike copying of ideas, the combination of SW and LotR kinda just works for me; since i like the two i found that someone mixing them sort of refreshing. This is a matter of opinion, however; i just happen to like his style. Maybe i'm just not reading broadly enough. There are also many others who have praised his use of, shall we say, anecdotes, to other (and considerably better) works of fiction - yes, i do think tolkien is better. Who doesn't?
Grymbaldknight 3 months ago
he's so weird. BUT I LOVE THE BOOKS.
NotoriousNerdLiv 2 years ago
There are alot of child authors these days
There is a new childrens book out on lulu,com called Jack and the Cheese Stalk
It was written and illustrated by a 17 year old and it is HILARIOUS!!!!! :D
ILOVEFUNNYSTORIES 2 years ago
wow 10 years for 3 books....pendragon series the dude made 2-3 in a year......
dbzrune 2 years ago
Just finished this last night good thing i didn't read the dum ugly freak mcphantic or whatevr's coment
montigekyou 2 years ago
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BROM is ERAGON'S FATHER
OROMIS dies
GALBATORIX gets his power by the HEART OF HEARTS, which contain the SOULS OF DRAGONS, so he has the power of the dragons
JUST SAVED YOU FROM 750 PAGES OF READING EVERYBODY! WOOOOOOOOOO
mcphantic80 2 years ago
oh u also forgot to say eragon made a blue sword and arya is no doubt the next dragon rider, cause she has green eyes and the next 1 born is green. where eragon has blue yes and his dragon...u get the point
wohoo5150 2 years ago
i thought brom died?
didnt read eldest...
is there another book coming? and who gets red drag and yellow one?
and what of roran?
dbzrune 2 years ago
THE INHERITANCE CYCLE IS SHIT!!!!!!!
vicrockz89 2 years ago
Oh really? So why you are watching this video vicrocz????
Sareth987 2 years ago
Dude, I'm fucking joking. I own all the books so far.
vicrockz89 2 years ago
Oh thats k.
Sareth987 2 years ago
ur such a loser
drag00n12 2 years ago
I'll tell you what I told the other guy: I WAS JOKING. And stop defending Paolini. His cycle is nothing compared to the greats like Tolkien and Card.
vicrockz89 2 years ago
THANK YOU! Orson Scott Card is a fucking champion! Tolkien needs no more praise then he already receives, but why does Paolini get such attention. I know why, because he appeals to the dimly witted.
livoniam 2 years ago
lol that is so true, same with SMeyer and Twilight. For so long I wondered how those two became so successful when their work is so poor.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
So how *did* they become so popular?
NeoVelocity 2 years ago
I think today's readers just have lower standards.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
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BROM IS ERAGONS FATHER!!!!!!!
Ormosis And Glaedr DIE! :(
CSEenterprises 2 years ago
You must have no life. I hate so-called "fans" who spoiles such big things! GOD you're an idiot!
AlicesFanpire 2 years ago
This is just a really big flamewar.
iseesue12 2 years ago
WHEN DOES BOOK 4 COME OUT??????
UsRanger590 2 years ago 2
why does the fourth book have to be so far away -.-'
rionhunter 2 years ago
tihs is awsome!
cobikman 2 years ago
dude writing is not all about ariculation and perfection grammar and shit its about being able to entertain and touch the imaginations of your readers... and in that case he is a great writer... not a tolkein or rowling but a great writer and you being a writer and not knowing any of ur collections... what the fuck does that make u......
CTMMA51 2 years ago
yeah thank u I hate how in schools they really turn students off from the entertainment of reading with analyzing the grammer and symbols of such complex and dry books like the SCARLET LETTER and anything by Shakespear, I mean how many ppl understand those? I whole point of reading is to be entertained.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
Not a Tolkien? Tolkien is the greatest writer. Ever. Think before you comment such things.
worldtaker999 2 years ago
I'm sorry, but this guy is a terrible writer and definitely not a genius. The writing in the book is usually bland and at the very rarest of occasions it is somewhat interesting. It is a story filled with stereotypes and it seems he really couldn't sway himself away from any of the old ideas.
This is coming from another writer of a similar age as Paolini, he isn't that amazing. Just because his books sell doesn't prove that he has talent.
Sorry, I just needed to break that to some people.
livoniam 2 years ago
I didn't heard of your books,are they good?Who are you?A nobody who tries to get some atention?Crawl back to your cave and never come out with such a stupid comment will ya?In conclusion,his story is good and you are a nobody,get used to it
randomtroll14 2 years ago
Brsingr! HAHAHA NERD! But that third book is awesome.
Deancho 2 years ago
People always say it would not of been published with out his mother and father, and maybe this is true, but did his parents force the public to buy the books?
Obviously not. The only conclusion is he is an excellent writer and millions of people will pay to read his books.
DanBrownRocks2009 2 years ago
Sorry, but a person who believes Dan Brown to be of any literary value can't have high standards when reading books.
livoniam 2 years ago
why do u not like dan Brown?
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
I like Dan Brown's plots and the research behind them... but his characters are all the same... Not once has Brown shown the reader a different kind of hero (I will admit that in Deception Point he uses a female) but really... he just uses the same templates each time. I was harsh on Dan Brown only to make a point.
livoniam 2 years ago
That is pretty true but I think the focus of his books are mainly about the research and information / plot, not so much the characters.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
True. So I think it would be safe to say that he tells a good story, but his writing isn't amazing.
livoniam 2 years ago
thats really true!! but i do love Da Vinci Code!! and am waiting to get his new book....i forgot the title!! something with Symbol?? lol.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
The title is The Lost Symbol. I'm reading it right now and it's very good. :)
languagenut5 2 years ago
hey thanks I also got the Lost Symbol book and plan to read it after finishing a Stephen King book.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
I tried reading the Da Vinci Code..but I wanted to kill the main character not even half way through..I couldn't get into any of his characters they seemed very robotic! Even Christopher Paolini's character development is better.
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
It's simple to understand why authors like Dan Brown and Paolini sell... because the majority of the peoples in the world are boring. It's that simple.
livoniam 2 years ago 2
Danbrown, your conclusion is flawed. Saying Christopher Paolini is an excellent writer because his work sells, is like saying that the director of a porno has achieved a cinematic masterpiece because people buy his movie. Now, I'm not going to get into this argument about whether or not Christopher Paolini is a good writer, but there are other factors that come into play when determining whether or not success if deserved. Paolini's age, for example, was used to boost sales.
Porrages 2 years ago
eh, I am done now. "arguing" over the internet is stupid and immature! Makes me fell like I am 5.
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
he reminds me of a more nerdy version of alan from 2 & a half men
acecrapola 2 years ago
very good comparison
lukapetrasinovic 2 years ago
I have to say it, i love his work, but he looks and sounds rather annoying :D
Jpdt19 2 years ago 15
dont get mee wrong he is a literature + storyline GENIUS
but he is such a nerd!
not really rollin with the ladies
maybe the dragons................
uuza09 2 years ago
haha agreed
randomtroll14 2 years ago
yah but I sort of love certain artistic geniuses like Willy Wonka or Tim Burton who are so artistic but have huge social blind spots LOL.
13Elphaba13 2 years ago
Are you sure you are a human,Scrubs? No offense on my side,mate,just curious.You arent certainly an urgal,they have got a heart and A BRAIN[and it will offend them if I call YOU a kin of theirs]. I think...no,I know for sure-YOU ARE A VIRUS!!!Would be really unfair if I dont get a Noble Prize for this path breaking discovery-truely sensetional too-A VIRUS THAT CAN SPEAK ITS BRAINLESS MIND!!!
bubun1965 2 years ago
Have u read any other books besides this series? Also you insult me by saying stuff about urgals, do you realize they are NOT real? You insult my IQ. And you sound like you're 5 rather then 15. His deepest parts in the book are unrealistic and just cheesy. You can tell he was a sheltered kid/teen. Why would I be jealous? Really? He is a bad writer, his parents are the reason for this terrible series even getting published.
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
I think Paolini is a good author, even if parts of his writing tend to be stiff and awkward. His depiction of magic and mythical creatures are very well thought out, displayed, and evenly spaced.
semisanity 2 years ago
Along with that, you did not offend me in anyway, you did however amuse me a lot! Thanks:) And also, if you would actually try to defend the book better then saying "I must be jealous" and insulting my intelligence....you would have sounded your age;) Someone needs to learn to respect others opinions....and again the only reason I will finish it, is because I am curious about the end.
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
the " :) " and the " ;) " really emphasize your point... i can totally see your sarcasm and false cheer now
Rollingthunder13 2 years ago
Hum, you can think that, but it is not true. I really do use ;) :) :D xD =] =[ all those things a lot. I really did find it amusing. If I got mad, I would not even had wrote a word I would have cooled off first, why? because when I am mad, I cannot think straight!
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
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man i can't wait to tell you this;GET THE FUCK OFF SCRUB!
randomtroll14 2 years ago
yeah i also agree with maxanakin7
i hat scrubs3dg7
ThePencilBoy 2 years ago
I agree with maxanakin7.I dont no about WE HATing[whatever HAT has to do with HATE!] you,Scrubs,I certainly HAT you!!
bubun1965 2 years ago
LOVe his books.I mean seriosly,I am 15, I cant write books like him!!Scrubs,you stink like an urgals breath.You hate his books cause you are either jealous or you have low I.Q to say that his deepest parts in the books are boring.
bubun1965 2 years ago
People should stop trashing the books and the author. Yeah, the books are pretty much a rip off of Star Wars and LOTR, but people enjoy reading them, so who cares. These aren't my favorite books in the world but they are still fun to read. Eragon was written amazingly and Eldest was also fun to learn more about Roran (although the Eragon in the elves place aka Dagobah, was very long and hard to get through.
BYUfan1991 2 years ago
don't mind the book, don't like him...
RynarStudios 2 years ago
twilight, harry potter and this seires are all ok series better than the chronicals of narnia if you ask me
maxanakin7 2 years ago
I love this book. Its not my favorite book in the world but its very intertaining on a rainy day :).
BlueFox103 2 years ago
This guy worked 10 years ... and he still dosn't know how to write? Ok. We got it. On the first book he was 15. Actually. I liked the first book the most. Easy to read, not so long ... but come on... I just read 760 of pure garbage. Or mor exactly 710 pages because the last 50 pages weare a bit ok.
Eragon is still a prick and I still have to read stupid dialogs.
Pixiez 2 years ago
I hate Eragon he is an idiot...I have never hated a main character more..Roran is much more interesting and it almost seems like Christopher Paolini didn't even write his character. And for those that think his books are oh so great I agree the first one was good, but it went down hill from that and youre suppose to grow as a writer not get worse. I think that the people who think he is oh so good are just people that have read nothing but Harry Potter(which I love btw) and
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
Twilight..go read Terry Brooks & Stephen Kings the Dark Tower[you will notice how much he copies the last one and how much he copies Terry Brooks!]....and I am only reading this one cause my dads gf got it and I had no intense of finishing the series although now I may. I skip over most of it[except Roran's part.cause that isnt complete garbage]. But other then that it seems Chris. P has been sheltered his whole live& brainwashed to hate the humans.
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
and doesn't know how to act and I think[after seeing this] Eragon his what he thinks of himself as, notice how arrogant he is? I DO! oh he only got his book published cause his parents..remember that!...cause if it were not for them, his writing career woulda gone NO WHERE..no good company would want to sale his books in there name!
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
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scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
scrubs3dg7 wtf kindaof name is that? ur videos suck and we all hat u!!!
maxanakin7 2 years ago
lmao..You HAT me? .I have NO videos smarty;) oh& you know the show Scrubs? it is my fav. show and 3dg=Three Days Grace 1 of my favorite bands 7 is my fav. number& honestly all you have to say is that EVERY1[when u dont speak for every1 btw] HATS me and what is with my name? wow maybe you should wait till u have something to say against the points I was trying to make before you say stuff .just a suggestion.
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
scrubs3dg7, you talk too much
please stop making lectures about why you hate eragon
i think the inheritance cycle is great
christopher P. has a great imagination, and a lot of people like to read his books
i'm not saying you should like his series, but i think you should stop insulting christopher P. he has talent
ThePencilBoy 2 years ago
he has fucked up imagination instead of partying and being social as a kid chris dreamed about riding dragons
drag00n12 2 years ago
oh and if you have read any other books then the two I said something about then you would realize all his ideas are NOT his...
scrubs3dg7 2 years ago
twilight seires sucks and inheritence series is the best their is!! just like harry potter if you agree with me give this comment a thumbs up!!
maxanakin7 2 years ago
i completely agree with you
ThePencilBoy 2 years ago
if this kid went to the sissiest bar around, he'd still get his ass kicked!
tehloop 2 years ago
Is it just me, or does Chris Paolini sorta look like Chris Pirillo?
homedawg60 2 years ago
No, it's not just you. Maybe Paolini decided to plagerise Pirillo's look and maybe his parents wanted there names to be simmiliar to.
pandaSmore 2 years ago
love this video!!! great rhetorical ability. he's very enthusiastic and energetic, and really looks like he made it really worth it for his audience to attend.
Gawaine687 2 years ago
And he's also very enthusiastic about raping your mom in the anal fashion. With a cactus.
lololololololololololol
KonMan3900 2 years ago
what a sexy geek he is! damn! (lusting)
divinehumanism 2 years ago
His discription of the book is so ridiculous at 1:33 he's like "this continues their adventures as they travel" LOL i could have said that without reading the book, and its the same for any series you could say that!!!!
13Elphaba13 2 years ago 3
Inheritance is my favourite book series and Chris Paolini is my favourite author. Close second is Conn Iggulden. People, buy the books of these two authors.
englishfrenchgerman 2 years ago
i just finished the 2nd book i going to walmart tomorrow to get this!
alawoo01 2 years ago
I've read all three and really looking forward to the fourth!
englishfrenchgerman 2 years ago
Me too!
Piratesarrrgreat 2 years ago
He is pretty cool guy!
Sareth987 2 years ago
Not to mention, he's kinda hot. Not kinda...IS hot. :-)
thehotpinklady 2 years ago
ROFL HAHAHAHA
G3tr0ckd 2 years ago
Lots of BATTLES! and VILLAINS! and RO-MANCE! And SWORDS! And DRAGONS! Dwarves, elves...!
He's nerdy, but in a really cute and appealing way. I love him :-)
thehotpinklady 2 years ago
brisingir is word in anciet language wich means fire
leylla123 2 years ago
Dude, if you have read first book you understand that, we already know, and those who don't know, f*ck off and go read the 2 first ones
ImAHumanBeeing 2 years ago
It's also the name of Eragon's new sword after he loses Zar'oc. Whenever he says its name, it bursts into flame. If i ruined some part of the book for you, I am so so so so so so so so so sorry.
englishfrenchgerman 2 years ago
i have read all 3 books, and it's people who haven't read third that might read this, why the hell do you do this? do you get a kick out of beeing a retard? fucking idiot
ImAHumanBeeing 2 years ago
. . . So speaks the dorkiest "writer" in the USA-the KING OF BRISNGR LAND!!!!!!!!!!!
Ellems 2 years ago