[terran_emperor]

Ive never read the Eragon books. they along with A christmas carol, moby dick and several others are on my list of "books to read at some point"

[Blue Lion]

A Christmas Carol is actually a book? 


(joking)

[Stormkeeper]

I recently bought myself this beauty

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serrano-Legacy-Omnibus-Sporting-Colours/dp/1841494844/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212278138&sr=8-3

Just need to find the time to read it, and then get Volumes 2 and 3

Nice.

[McMad]

I just finished re-reading Chasm City

[Ransom]

Ive never read the Eragon books.

Probably for the best.

[colecampbell666]

Ive never read the Eragon books.

Probably for the best.

Why don't you like them?

[Admiral_Stones]

Ive never read the Eragon books. they along with A christmas carol, moby dick and several others are on my list of "books to read at some point"

Try NOT to read them. Although I did, the Eragon books are nothing too new nor great. Sure, a fine piece of literature for a 15 year old boy, but highly copied from LOTR and SW nevertheless, and we are not even talking about the extremely predictable storyline.

[Ransom]

Why don't you like them?

They're poorly written, cookie-cutter fantasy full of Mary Sue characters and amateur storytelling. Not to mention they're essentially just a mish-mash of concepts from better books. Paolini's mess represents much of what is wrong with the fantasy genre today.

It's awesome that he wrote a novel at that age, don't get me wrong. I don't blame Paolini for writing that gash, I blame him for not having the sense to realise his craft needs more time to grow.

[terran_emperor]

  Actually i agree with you. I watched eragon cos my sister is a dragon nut...and i agree with something Johnathon Ross once said in a reveiw of the film. That it is basically Star wars with Dragons instead of Tiefighter/X-wing, swods in place of lightsabres, Magic in leau of the Force, Last of the Dragon Riders=last of the Jedi...A missing sibling...breaking into an enemy fortress to rescue a princess then joining hidden rebels

[Stormkeeper]

Actually i agree with you. I watched eragon cos my sister is a dragon nut...and i agree with something Johnathon Ross once said in a reveiw of the film. That it is basically Star wars with Dragons instead of Tiefighter/X-wing, swods in place of lightsabres, Magic in leau of the Force, Last of the Dragon Riders=last of the Jedi...A missing sibling...breaking into an enemy fortress to rescue a princess then joining hidden rebels

tl:dr = star wars with magic and dragons.

Oh yea. Anyone reads the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? They're my favorite series. I've read them all, and i'm trying to buy them all now.

[colecampbell666]

Actually i agree with you. I watched eragon cos my sister is a dragon nut...and i agree with something Johnathon Ross once said in a reveiw of the film. That it is basically Star wars with Dragons instead of Tiefighter/X-wing, swods in place of lightsabres, Magic in leau of the Force, Last of the Dragon Riders=last of the Jedi...A missing sibling...breaking into an enemy fortress to rescue a princess then joining hidden rebels

tl:dr = star wars with magic and dragons.

Oh yea. Anyone reads the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? They're my favorite series. I've read them all, and i'm trying to buy them all now.

That's a show now, in case you didn't know.

[General Battuta]

Why don't you like them?

They're poorly written, cookie-cutter fantasy full of Mary Sue characters and amateur storytelling. Not to mention they're essentially just a mish-mash of concepts from better books. Paolini's mess represents much of what is wrong with the fantasy genre today.

It's awesome that he wrote a novel at that age, don't get me wrong. I don't blame Paolini for writing that gash, I blame him for not having the sense to realise his craft needs more time to grow.

Well said, Ransom! Expressed my feelings precisely.

[Stormkeeper]

That's a show now, in case you didn't know.

Already DL'd and watched it a long while back. The book and the show are very different, though.

[colecampbell666]

Always are.

[Stormkeeper]

Yea, but they almost seem like two different series, the book and the show, I mean.

[Dark Hunter]

Ah, just finished Soul Music, and Death is more and more awesome a character... as is Susan.

I'm trying to hunt down Hogfather now... I've heard the film version was quite good, both to fans of the books and people who'd never heard of Discworld.

[Stormkeeper]

Try Borders. Or Kinokuniya if you have those shops.

[Vretsu]

"Very Good, Jeeves!" by PG Wodehouse.

As if I needed further proof that I'm going to die alone and friendless.

It's actually a good read, though. I find Wodehouse's novels ponderous, but I enjoy his short stories.

[Colonol Dekker]

"Smoking Kills"  by Golden Virginia......

Not bothered though..

Still reading Dark Tower series by Mister King.,