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    Come here to talk about the second title in the Inheritance Cycle!

    Posted Jun 02, 2008, 09:58:48 AM

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    I didn't understand why it was called Eldest until a few days after I read it. I was thinking about it and it suuddenly hit me.

    Posted Jun 02, 2008, 03:35:20 PM

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    To Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived...while all of my favorite characters died.

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    Eragon makes sense since it is the main character's name.  And Brisingr has sentimental value for Eragon so that fits. 

    The title Eldest.  Not sure but does it stand for Murtagh being the eldest sibling.

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    The whole book felt like I was reading about high school. Especially when Eragon is running after Arya. It made me laugh when I read those parts because I could relate it to my friends.

    Posted Jun 03, 2008, 06:29:02 PM

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    I was reading Eldest while at my job and I happened to get to the part when Oromis and Glaedr are finally revealed.  I was so excited I jumped up and starting bouncing around.  "There's another dragon, another dragon!"

    Posted Jun 03, 2008, 07:17:37 PM

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    too bad he's injured and stuff... :s

    The name fits so well for the second book... Both murtagh taking the sword because of inheritance and him learning that he inherits the position of a rider from morzan.. eh :/

    Posted Jun 03, 2008, 08:20:08 PM

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    the title to the book is so well suted it is almost scary! murtag taking over the eldest position and also the elder dragon and rider appear!!!

    Btw i read the book in like 5 hours i loved it  that mutch!!!!!!!!!

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 11:40:56 AM

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    Eldest is my favorite book.


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    Betcha couldn't have guessed :)

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 12:54:07 PM

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    ELDEST wrote:

    Eldest is my favorite book.


    *cough*

    Betcha couldn't have guessed :)



    no, i couldn't.....(note the sarcasm)

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 01:33:33 PM


    "The light at the end of the tunnel may be an approaching dragon."

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    I had an advance reader's copy, so I had diffuculty taking Roran's situation seriously since there was a repeating paragraph at some point. The title did fit well.

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 02:37:49 PM

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    I figured out that eragon and murtagh were brothers when murtagh explained about his parents in Eragon. so when eldest was released i wasnt surprised. but i was so happy about Oromis and Glaedr showed up that i was screaming with joy. my mom thought something was wrong with me.

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 06:43:12 PM

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    Yea..I was on the bus when I read that part! My friend thought I was having a heart attak...not really...But I did freak...my fave part was when it revieled Murtagh was revieled...I was so glad that he was alive...well...until I found out he was the bad guy...I hope in the 3'd book he turns good.

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 06:50:40 PM

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    One of my favorite parts in Eldest was when Eragon was healed.  I almost cried, how weird is that?  That is proof of how good Eldest was.  If you got so attached to a character that you felt so happy for them you almost cried... well, I think that is saying something.

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    you almost cried? i did cry and i think i almost cried when i found out that murtagh was bad. but i think roran will be the next one to get a dragon egg.

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 07:20:02 PM

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    maybe cuz then it would be every1 in the fam. i hope that it will be venir the *y elf from ellesmeara. i want it 2 be an elf rider.

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 08:35:42 PM

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    i agree . oh and great quote swiftsword

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 09:40:03 PM

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    thanx.

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    "Im ein ani li mi li, v'im ani rak / l'atzmi mah ani, v'im lo achav, eimatai" (If I am not for myself who will be / and if I am only for myself what am I, and if not now, when).

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    The thing i don't get though is why didn't murtagh accept Eragons offer to break the oaths Galby made him say that part made me want to slap murtagh and call him a retard.

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 11:37:42 PM

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    maybe the oath prevented him from letting eragon break it

    Posted Jun 04, 2008, 11:42:54 PM

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    I agree, because I think there was a part where Murtagh explained that Gal forced him to say the oath when he RESISTED. So I'm sure that Gal made him swear everything that could be a possibility to break the oath.  And remember Gal was known for being particularly cunning.

    Posted Jun 05, 2008, 12:48:29 AM

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