Inheritance 3-Book Hardcover Boxed Set (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr)

The Eragon series is an epic story about a farm boy in a world called Alegesia. When I first read Eragon and Eldest, the first two books in the series, I thought this was extremely similar to George Lucas's first two star Wars movies and became very skeptical of Christopher Paolini's series. I know that there were a number of reviews written by readers early on which accused Paolini of plagiarism because of the similarities to "Star Wars" and "the Empire Strikes Back", however after reading Brsinger, I have changed my opinion and enjoyed the story tremendously.It seems that Paolini has done some research into battle strategies, sword making and metallurgy, and some other things which he has expertly weaved in. Subsequently, this has really enriched the overall story, making everything seem more realistic. The story has evolved into intertwining story lines, elaborate plots and mysterious past events which are finally being brought to light.Not only is the story being extended to a fourth and final book, which I think fans of the series will be happy about, but the third book sheds light on Eragon's family and his destiny. Now that all of the ground work has been laid, the fourth book should be a climatic read. If you like magic, dragons, mysterious worlds and stories of epic battles, you'll enjoy this series.

An absolutely amazing set of books. I could easily leave it at that and hope readers will take my word, but for the sake of it, I'll say a little more.Paolini is a prodigy of the fantasy genre if ever there was one. It is an wonder that, having started Eragon at age fifteen, the series has come out as wonderful as it is. The trilogy (with a fourth book coming sometime in the future) follows a young adolescent, Eragon, in a fantasy world of elves, dwarves, and of course, dragons. Eragon's quest begins when he mysteriously receives what he believes to be a valuable blue stone that turns out to be an extremely rare, almost extinct dragon egg. From there he must fight, and sometimes flee, the wrath of an evil king who has held Eragon's world in an iron grip for far too long. On the way he makes powerful friends, enemies, and uncovers his own shrouded past.If you're looking for good, strong, well-written fantasy, this is the place to go. Paolini creates a world with a history, governed magic, and ancient languages possibly bested only by Tolkein-a world that you should not miss out on if you are at all a fan of the fantasy genre.

Love this series and ordered to have a full hardset.

COULDN'T PUT THESE BOOKS DOWN.

Read by several members (children and adults) in the family... and re-read again.

Unlike what the previous commentor wrote, this epic stands alone. While I have not read the third book yet, Brisingr, this has been the best experience of a saga in my lifetime.The original Star Wars trilogy came out before my time, and the original episodes that came out were crap compared to the B-style of the true originals.While The Hobbit was easy to read, the rest of the Tolkien trilogy was far too nerdy or geeky to get into. There were too many words, in my opinion, that convoluted the story line.The main thing the previous commentor forgot to mention, or perhaps didn't know, was that this is a set of books aimed to children. The age group is more of the latter Harry Potter series, where the readers are supposed to have grown up a bit and the plot begins to take a serious turn.These books were intriguing, and the author pays such great attention to detail that you can't help but get lost in reading. The best part of the stories so far is that the author doesn't leave you completely hanging at the end of each book, for those of us who had to read the books as they have been released. Unlike the Matrix: Reloaded, each story has a sub-plot with its own story, climax, and resolution. Each book is part of the entire story, but the sub-plots make it feel like you haven't wasted a part of your life, a la the Matrix 2 where the movie ended at the middle of a climax; I had to rewatch this movie before watching the third Matrix movie in order to remember what was going on. However, looking back I can remember what the first movie was about because it was a contained story and not just a third of an epic story. (And now The Pirates of the Caribbean movies have had the same fate.)To summarize, these are good books.========================================UPDATE: I forgot I didn't update this post. I finished the third book, Brisngr, in less than 3 days after I bought it. Is it a good book? Sure, but I'm awaiting the other half. This one did feel like it was unfinished. Up until the last 10 chapters of the book or so, the story was all politics. It felt like nothing really happened, but it gave you a good idea of the authors interpretation of government's ineptitude. Bring on the fourth book, already! I need the action back in my Eragon books!

I am a late comer to this series. I am amazed that the author was so young when he wrote his first book. Love the dragons' point of view. Paolini pays homage to Tolkein and Star Wars. Looking forward to finishing the series by reading Inheritance. I am an avid fantasy fan. Enjoyed it a lot.

I had expected a "box", given the title included "Boxed Set", That was a bit disappointing. Plus my son saw where the 2" round special edition sticker had been removed. But these WERE used items, sooo... I shrugged my shoulders on both counts.Other than that - it was a great price for the hard covers with paper covers intact. My son LOVED this series.Delivery was timely - helpful at Christmas-time!