You've succeeded in making me want to read these books again. I remember loving and being inspired by the world-building and the questy storyline--having not read LOTR et al. as a kid, it was my intro to high fantasy & ~hero's journey~ type storytelling. Thanks for the reminder :)
Every time I read of the decline of reading, I wonder how much that's because of publishing's model: Promoting the books of those with "platforms", or friends of those in publishing, rather than seeking out and cultivating diverse talent in good faith. It's miraculous Paolini's books made it into print , discovered as they were by somebody influential in a bookstore. Meanwhile, we've all had the experience of reading a heavily-promoted book that was just dreadful. Or several books. This is why your work is so important, getting people to look beyond the bestsellers. Thanks for getting me to take another look at Eragon.
You've succeeded in making me want to read these books again. I remember loving and being inspired by the world-building and the questy storyline--having not read LOTR et al. as a kid, it was my intro to high fantasy & ~hero's journey~ type storytelling. Thanks for the reminder :)
Every time I read of the decline of reading, I wonder how much that's because of publishing's model: Promoting the books of those with "platforms", or friends of those in publishing, rather than seeking out and cultivating diverse talent in good faith. It's miraculous Paolini's books made it into print , discovered as they were by somebody influential in a bookstore. Meanwhile, we've all had the experience of reading a heavily-promoted book that was just dreadful. Or several books. This is why your work is so important, getting people to look beyond the bestsellers. Thanks for getting me to take another look at Eragon.