West
Finale Katara
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Post by West on Mar 13, 2008 16:36:32 GMT -5
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Post by username on Mar 23, 2008 0:50:19 GMT -5
Four book series? So does that mean each one left will only be a copy of half of "Return of the Jedi"?
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Dr. Joe
Meng
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Post by Dr. Joe on Mar 28, 2008 21:23:07 GMT -5
^That makes me lol.
Seriously though, George Lucas should sue CP for all he's worth. (Which isn't much in my book...)
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on Mar 29, 2008 21:59:50 GMT -5
OMG, he titled with one of the words from his made up language? All I have to say is LOL
Paolini is definitely no Tolkein when it comes to making up a language.
But I'm disappointed. This was supposed to be a trilogy. CP is cheating.....
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West
Finale Katara
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Post by West on Apr 7, 2008 17:08:39 GMT -5
Why are you all bashing him?
Is it that bad? You all must have read the book to know what it is about. And if you can compare it to Star Wars, then it must have been somewhat good.
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on Apr 7, 2008 19:49:11 GMT -5
It's a rip off of Star Wars. The only difference is that it's set in a different time period and it's poorly written. Paolini must have a lot of freetime to write all these. Then again, he probably just watches the movie while he's doing it.
But the books have one good point: they are better than the movie adaptation.
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Dr. Joe
Meng
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Post by Dr. Joe on Apr 8, 2008 17:15:53 GMT -5
www.anti-shurtugal.com/wordpress/ I love this site so much. To anyone who hasn't gone there and seen what they have to say, I highly encourage them to do so. Don't just look at the front page though, read everything. Read and enjoy.
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Post by cara24 on Apr 8, 2008 17:23:50 GMT -5
I don't understand the big deal. I really like these books.
Of course I hate Star Wars. lol.
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on Apr 19, 2008 20:43:07 GMT -5
^ How does that work out? 0_0
What's the point of that site? Their roots weren't very helpful in saying so....
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Post by Consonant*** on Apr 20, 2008 19:05:18 GMT -5
My favorite part is how the boks never tell you why he's evil.
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Firework
Avatar Aang
Free like a butterfly instead of a flying boar... butterflies are prettier anyway.
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Post by Firework on Apr 25, 2008 0:00:55 GMT -5
Cycle? Oh I get it, it's in case he makes more.
At least people know this is BS unlike with Meyer where it seems every critic whose read her books lworships them.
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Post by .....:~~LordToph~~:...... on Jun 6, 2008 20:41:02 GMT -5
WOW! I loved eargon(movie sucked) and eldest.
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Post by username on Jun 12, 2008 13:30:50 GMT -5
I hope Eragon and his terrorist organization don't overthrow the kind and benevolent Galbatorix.
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sylxis
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Post by sylxis on Jul 5, 2008 20:15:09 GMT -5
If you haven't read the books yourself, you shouldn't be criticizing them. This isn't even close to Star Wars. Yeah, futuristic aliens and medieval dragons are exactly like. Sure, whatever you say. If anything, it's closer to The Lord of the Rings. If you're just going to trash other people's interests, just don't post in that topic and keep your opinions to yourself. It's mean, and there's no point to it. --- I'm pretty glad that the book will be coming out soon. All the book series I reading are coming out around the same time. ;;;
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Post by username on Jul 5, 2008 22:11:01 GMT -5
Copy pasta:
A boy of foggy origins lives with his uncle in a remote, backwater region of a vast empire headed by an evil Emperor and his right hand man, who was once prominent in an ancient order of guardians with mystical powers.
An object of vital importance to the rebellion against the Empire is transported from a princess under attack to the remote region of the Empire, where an old man lives who once belonged to the ancient order of guardians, and was part of the rebellion. The farmboy comes across the object through sheer luck. The boy seeks out the old man to learn about the ancient order, but eventually has to return to his uncle’s farm. The boy finds that it has been destroyed by fire by the Empire’s agents, and his uncle killed. The boy sets off with the old hermit, who gives him a weapon unique to the ancient order of guardians, a weapon that is also, coincidentally, the boy’s father’s.
As they travel, they train. The old hermit has the boy focus more on swordsmanship, but also teaches him a little bit about the ways of the mystical order of guardians. The boy meets up with a rogue who is full of surprises, but turns out to be fiercely loyal, for all his proclaimed selfishness.
The boy also begins having visions of a beautiful woman imprisoned and in need of help–the same princess who sent him the object of importance.
The boy decides that he needs to rescue her, even though he doesn’t know her; further, he thinks of her only as beautiful. The old hermit dies as a sacrifice so that the boy can escape from danger; the damsel is rescued, and they must set off to the rebellion. The Empire tracks them, and shortly after reaching the rebellion, they are attacked. A massive battle happens, one whose outcome will either save the rebellion or destroy them completely.
The boy proves his worth with heroics during the battle, but his crowning achievement is his destruction of one of the Empire’s most prized weapons. The boy is aided in this by one of his friends, who arrives at precisely the right moment.
The boy is lauded a hero.
The boy has a hallucination of a powerful master who can teach him more of the ancient order. The boy travels to the powerful master to learn the ways of the ancient order’s mystical power. While there, he grows very powerful. While he is away, the Rebellion regroups in a new area.
Just when the boy is on a roll with his training, and has grown very powerful, he has a vision of his friends in great danger. He decides he must go to help them. His master warns him not to go. The boy promises that he will return. He leaves.
He finds his friends just in time and is able to distract the enemy so that his friends will remain safe. He engages in one-on-one combat with a foe who is revealed to be family–he finds out that his father was the right-hand man of the Emperor–his father was the one who betrayed the ancient order and helped kill them.
The boy is shocked and ultimately defeated, but not killed. He loses his weapon and finds out that someone dear to him has been taken by a minor villain, and promises to find this person.
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