The Inheritance Cycle Discussion

[2EmLee2]

It seems that the Inheritance Cycle is a very controversial topic. I, personally, really liked reading the series! My cousins, on the other hand, thought it was a snoozfest. This is where you can discuss you thoughts and opinions on the books.

[Robin Sedai she/her]

Hello! I loved the Inheritance Cycle - it was the series that really got me into fantasy. However, I haven't reread it in like three or four years, so my tastes may have changed since then.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

I enjoyed it enough that I bought all four books, and I know my brother likes them - he took my copy so often I got him his own.  

Fun fact: I'm fairly certain the movie is available for free with ads on YouTube right now.

[dannnex male]

I admire the author for doing what he did (i think Eragon was published when he was only 19, so that's epic) but I don't think the books are very good. I enjoyed them when I was a kid, but now they seem kinda....eh. They were okay, and I think they got better as he got more experienced, but at the same time I was growing older as i was reading them, so even though I think Eragon is the worst book, I probably enjoyed it the most. I don't think I finished the series entirely. I know I read the first 2, maybe the third. Aren't there like 4? 5? idek.

[2EmLee2]

3 hours ago, Spren of Kindness said:

Fun fact: I'm fairly certain the movie is available for free with ads on YouTube right now.

I’ve heard that the movie is horrendous - apparently, the movie Arya was practically the polar opposite of the book Arya. But I still want to watch it, if only to complain about how dissimilar it is from the book

1 hour ago, Dannnex said:

I admire the author for doing what he did (i think Eragon was published when he was only 19, so that's epic) but I don't think the books are very good. I enjoyed them when I was a kid, but now they seem kinda....eh. They were okay, and I think they got better as he got more experienced, but at the same time I was growing older as i was reading them, so even though I think Eragon is the worst book, I probably enjoyed it the most. I don't think I finished the series entirely. I know I read the first 2, maybe the third. Aren't there like 4? 5? idek.

He was 13 when he started writing Eragon, I think. (And there are 4 books)

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

7 hours ago, 2EmLee2 said:

I’ve heard that the movie is horrendous - apparently, the movie Arya was practically the polar opposite of the book Arya. But I still want to watch it, if only to complain about how dissimilar it is from the book

He was 13 when he started writing Eragon, I think. (And there are 4 books)

The plot is bad, and some of the casting as well, but I liked the music.

[Quivil]

The movie has the people do impractical stuff (like ride on top of a ridge and learn stuff after hearing it once) and it destroyed any possibility for there to be a sequel that actually follows the books much (if at all) and it bugs me and my sister. And when Brom was lighting the fire he was supposed to curse Brisingr so nobody would know what he was doing, not just up and say it as if it were actually important. 

It bugs me.

 

The book is better than the movie - it's more practical and iirc it does emotions better. It also does learning better.

I mostly like the Inheritance cycle. There are bits I dislike, but that happens with most series.

[Frustration]

As I've been writing my own novel I've had to give a measure of respect to Paolini for doing so much at such a young age.

But he copied a lot, and it's really obvious.

Edited April 11, 2022 by Frustration

[Quivil]

3 hours ago, Frustration said:

coppied

Copied

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

4 hours ago, Frustration said:

As I've been writing my own novel I've had to give a measure of respect to Paolini for doing so much at such a young age.

But he copied a lot, and it's really obvious.

I actually don't think he copied anything after what he did for the first and maybe a little bit of the second book. I do agree that the first book was pretty much photocopied.

[Frustration]

9 minutes ago, The Unknown Novel said:

I actually don't think he copied anything after what he did for the first and maybe a little bit of the second book. I do agree that the first book was pretty much photocopied.

I was refering to the fact that most of the deep lore is stolen from Tolkien and you can find that all the way through the series.

Though you are right he did start using his own plots after the first book.

Edited April 11, 2022 by Frustration

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

Just now, Frustration said:

Most of the deep lore is stolen from Tolkien and you can find that all the way through the series.

Though he did start mostly using his own plots after the first book.

I believe he defined the deep lore in book 1 and was stuck with it for the later books, but I could be wrong on that. 

[Frustration]

1 minute ago, The Unknown Novel said:

I believe he defined the deep lore in book 1 and was stuck with it for the later books, but I could be wrong on that. 

Morgothal is a dwarven god mentioned in book 2, Isenstar is brough in book 3 I think.

The Grey Folk aren't mentioned until book 3 or 4.

I could go on, but I'm probably bogging down the thread.

[Spearguy]

I would disagree with the assessment that Paolini stole the deep lore from anywhere in particular, mostly just epic fantasy in general. 

 

P.S I would like to hear how people would think an interaction between Hoid and Angela would look.

[Trutharchivist he/him]

All right, I know I'll just put down another age when two where already mentioned, but... I'm pretty sure he wrote the first book at 16, and published it in a family publication or something. He continued the series later, after it was republished under a more professional publication, I think? I may well be wrong.

His worldbuilding might not be all that original, but I did enjoy the book. I think he did add bits of his own flavor, though you can see quite a few Tolkien-copies in the books.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

7 hours ago, Trutharchivist said:

All right, I know I'll just put down another age when two where already mentioned, but... I'm pretty sure he wrote the first book at 16, and published it in a family publication or something. He continued the series later, after it was republished under a more professional publication, I think? I may well be wrong.

You're right, pretty much, according to the stuff in the back of my Barnes and Noble special edition.  I think he was nineteen when the professional house published it.

[SpinningSky he/him]

I really liked it as a kid! never went back to re-read them, but I thought the world was cool.

What I 'kept with me', so to speak, was the magic system, I really liked how the whole elven language worked, and how that translated into elves being used to "never tell a lie, but tell half truths" and how that shaped their society, and the whole thing with real names was cool I think.

 

But yeah I was so sad when the movie fully sucked I thought the series absolutely deserved a good representation. Looking back, I can mention a few IPs that I would probably put my money on before re-adapting Eragon

[Spearguy]

Well we know that a plus show is in the works at disney , hears to hoping they treat this wonderful book series with the respect it deserves.

Edited October 21, 2022 by Spearguy

[Throw TheLiving Silverware he/him/il/lui]

Me and Inheritance is a complicated story. I first read the series several years ago, and as for Robin, it was the series that really pulled me in epic fantasy, even though I had read other series like LOTR before. I remember reading the last book in one day when I got it - that might still be my reading speed record. I read Tales of Alagaesia as soon as I could after the release.

But over the years, as I read other series, I began to see more and more the problems, most notably how much Paolini took from other authors like Tolkien. (This is not a shot at Paolini; he wrote and published at 18 a better book than some from more experienced and older authors). I have wanted to read it again for quite a while, but at the same time, I am afraid of not liking it this time around. So... I don't know my current mind on the series. You are right 2EmLee2 when you say the series is controversial. It is controversial even within myself 

Oh, and... uh yeah. The movie. I will say nothing on it, except that since I watched it, I check on the internet ratings for books and movies before reading/watching them.

 

And by the way, did anyone read CP's latest book To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars? (Which I might like more than any Inheritance book btw)