CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI Talks About "Brisingr" and Inheritance Cycle

[@Keirabug]

I love the nerdyness in his voice. He's hot. In a kind of weird.. Adorable.. Nerdy way

[@Skulltaro]

I love this series... IM ADDICTED ITS AMAZING!!!

[@42quantumleap]

They are SO LUCKY to get to talk to him.

[@friendlybacon]

I have grown up reading these books, and cannot wait for the fourth book.

[@Silme037]

I love this series so much! I've re-read them three times. He is such a great writer and I love his stories! :D I can't wait for the fourth one!

[@TheAncientdragon1]

Inheritance is the fourth and final book in the Inheritance Cycle written by Christopher Paolini, author of the first three books in the cycle: Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr. will be released on November 8, 2011

[@sameerrajakumar]

i loved reading Eragon , i am now reading Eldest and it is a great book

[@picklevai16]

i really, really, really badly want to know when the fourth is coming out. i hope they come out with the release date soon.

[@emw1994]

Is borders even in business anymore

[@Ekdekk]

In the first book when the werecat tells him to say his name to the vault of souls, is the vault of souls where galbatorix keeps all of the eldunari?

[@learsi394]

this the man i like him very much,i'm very fan of him !!!

[@Argentknight16]

its realy hard to creat new ideas that may afect the whole fantasy world...Paolini did a great job a very original idea and a form of description of the feelings of the characters and their environment very detailed i can't wait for the fourth part!!!!!!!!!!! and I dare to admit that I've read the books more than 3 timas xP

[@MrKingsandCastles]

@Beautiworld0 "When I read Paolini's books, I feel what kind of feeling it is". In a way, you've won. I AM rendered speechless. I have nothing to say to that.

[@Geylgamesh]

I'm currently writing a book and I firgured it wouldn't be too bad to final start reading some books. You know to see the material that mine would be competing with. I'm currently reading book one of Eragon its the first fictional book that I've preceded to open and read. But, I got on question. Do all writers have these uneventful chapters. Don't get me wrong its obviuos he has talent or his book wouldn't be doing so, well. I personal would have like more action mixed into the story.

[@pat5168]

Since the first part of Solembum's prophecy "...When the time comes and you need a weapon, look under the roots of the Menoa Tree." came true in Brisingr I believe that the second part "Then, when all seems lost and your power seems insufficient, go to the rock of Kuthian and speak your name to open the Vault of Souls." means that Eragon must go to Du Fells Nasgaroth, find the rock of Kuthien,

[@snipedudes]

@crangesJ only 3rd or 4th??? i am on 9th time rereading!!!

[@Famix]

One question, how will they put the concept of emotional mind reading into a film

[@camiiiify]

I need to get this right. there are to part of the book "brisingr" right? and then there is the 1. book Eragon and the 2. book "the eldest" does that make 3 books so the 4. book is after "brisingr"???

[@AIONBERSERKER]

@lilbluehersheykiss what's purple prose?

[@lilbluehersheykiss]

@Alafollejeunesse the link isn't original. just so you know. it's taken from his dark materials and the dragon riders of pern.

[@saturten]

I have read many fantasy series, and for a new author, your books are very good.

[@MrKingsandCastles]

@lilbluehersheykiss :) That's brilliant. Can I quote you on that?

[@BluSUBsound]

christopher paolini is a legend to me

[@Mayeur000Donz]

I'm not a big fan of the Inheritance Cycle, but I did enjoy it's approach to the theme of getting stronger. Does anyone know of any other kids/young adults books with that sort of theme? It doesn't necessarily need to be fantasy

[@thedutchess8425]

I know this is a really old comment, but Escape From Furnace is my all-time favorite series. I don't know if it's exactly with that monomyth theme, but you should try it out. It's horror/thriller

[@Mayeur000Donz]

The Dutchess I love the title. Thanks dude.

[@renedel21]

I definitely respect this guy for the time he spent writing such a long book, and sticking with a story idea long enough to turn it into four volumes. But I really think some of that time should have been spent on researching some things and making more believable, sympathetic, and dynamic characters. That would makes these books sooooo much better.

[@thehobbit1116]

I always thought he got it from Aragorn, from LOTR. He used LOTR runes on the map, and used a line from the Hobbit in the last book when he's dodging that snail. He must have been a big fan.

[@charlo427]

just hope that he might make another book, but yeah the fact that they all leave kinda made me sad and pissed

[@ReginadeiCristalli]

I like Cristopher Paolini so much! Expecially because he is a young writer and he is my point of reference... So, he seems like a knight! XD

[@jimbo236]

The problem I ran into was that I saw the movie before I read the book. So when I was reading the book I already had preconcieved notions on what to expect and what the characters would look like based on the movie. Fortunatley they ended up being wrong.

[@raiichii]

This man is pure genius.

[@Chennaigirl123]

His name was Oromis, (AKA: The mourning sage or the cripple who is whole)

[@TheMavonduriTrilogy]

@dairyduck The problem most fantasy fans have with Paolini's books is that his characters are OVERWHELMINGLY standard. It's true that there are some elements in fantasy fiction that are mainstays: an epic journey/quest, a fictional history, fantastical races, etc. And that's what makes the genre great as a whole. But Paolini doesn't make any effort to bring something fresh to the table. I have a lot of respect for the guy, but still, it doesn't hurt to change the game up a little bit. By the

[@lilbluehersheykiss]

@Pixiez first of all, it would be stupid of you to think that i don't enjoy fantasy besides inheritance. i love orson scott card, LOTR, harry potter, and realistic fiction as well. so, before assuming that the only reason my opinion differs from yours is because of my apparent lack of experience... don't. i think that there ARE similarities to other books within eragon, because all writers are inspired by one another. but there are enough unique conpets in eragon to make great in its own way.

[@Genetic17]

@TheKingOfCarmel Like I said before, every writer gets inspiration from somewhere, whether it be folklore, ancient mythology, or any other source of media. Almost every idea has been used before, Inheritance being no exception as you say. But again, every writer has their own style, and own type of writing that differentiates even the closest of story lines.

[@buffy21033]

he's amazing!

[@lavrilfan16]

i cant wait for the fourth book

[@destroyallhaha]

@linkinparkforelife The release date for the 4th book has just been announced! I can't wait for november 2011

[@MrKingsandCastles]

@dairyduck Well, that's a strange variation you've got there. I've read both the original Norse itself and the organic and synthetic variants on it and, last I checked, Paolini's language doesn't have much in common with either. Teenage girls should have something to think about, not something to ruin their vocal chords on. The literary establishment makes a great effort to get teenage boys reading Pullman and Tolkien, but seems to think that girls should be left with any old plod.

[@TheUmbraIsDark]

Just did a quick search about the Disney remake and found some promising looking stuff. I hope this is isn't a prank, because this would be so awesome!!!!

[@snipedudes]

@crangesJ Same my favorite book/series ever i have read alot of books. i really want to meet him too! :-)

[@MrKingsandCastles]

@dairyduck This really made my linguistics students laugh. Yes, that's exactly my point: Paolini came up with the language from scratch, it's just nonsense that he thought up off the top of his head. Tolkien, using his grounded education in linguistics, examined the Germanic and Romantic and made of them plausible dialects and vocabularies that one can imagine could actually evolve in the real world.

[@superscope27]

why is fire so expensive in the philippines i mean we mastered fire many years ago right ???

[@pat5168]

christopher paolini is god, yeah his ideas were similar to other books of fantasy but that doesnt mean he copied them it just means that his ideas were as great as the original authors, personally i find him very inspiring since im beginning to write my own novel at 14

[@dogwhisperer777]

@dragongame2 besides, its eragon and aragoRn

[@Windspirit21]

i just learned that there will be a fifth book does the epicness ever cease?

[@loosetube5417]

Hey, guy from the future here. We're still waiting... Patiently ;)

[@JamieChanJM]

Loving it!

[@CorellianSmuggler]

@UrikUlrich Why?

[@slider686]

ya man i was so happy and pissed when i found out there would be a fourth

[@Sakkiuh]

Wow. That's really interesting.

[@Bigheadet]

the second questioner's name means "weird/strange" in cantonese

[@superkenalmighty]

I really like Eragon's and Arya's relationship. I really hope it doesn't turn romantic, for the sake that their growing friendship holds a great deal more maturity and realism that I really enjoy.

[@FreeKentHovind]

U know, I think the 3rd book should have been called "Empire" so the 4th (and final) book could be called "Erador".

[@xLightLordx]

I agree. And there is no way that anyone can ever write a fantasy book that will not in some way reflect Lord of the Rings, because Lord of the Rings is so famous.

[@vibe3d]

This show has a weird intro, it's about books but has food and drinks being presented at the beginning.

[@qyark]

Actually tolkien said that his elves were based on the german elves.

[@DefyingGravity1893]

people it comes to the point where all ideas etc have all been used up and thought of and something original is impossible to make, as long as hes made it his own story, who can say that there isnt a million hollywood movies that are remakes from the past, or songs that are remakes of old songs, lyrics and tunes, to come up with something original now is very hard i thing, although i hvnt read many books, i am very intrigued by his books and have enhoyed em as much as anything. ;)

[@Pr1nceAli]

Thats right, my eldest is autographed.

[@KnowingHeart613]

I completely agree with that. like your coment

[@Bweapful]

i'm gunna go into directing and hopefully remake the movie. lol i wish.

[@PUM_Productions]

GREAT AUTHOR (my fav ;) but if you look through out the three books, there are some blatant and subtle things with the plot and characters that confused mathew (Great movie reviwer) would go ape s**t over PM me for the few things I have found that I have found problems with plots/ characters

[@Nightwishfann]

Brisingr is a good book. But I wonder if Paolini can complete the story in one more book ... there is so much to do.

[@gabrielcontreras8449]

what tlyou should do is remake of eragon and make a movie for eldest brisngr and inheritance and please make another book about the new riders!

[@MrKingsandCastles]

@dairyduck A good invented language is ALWAYS a variation on, or an amalgam of, various real-world languages, since that's HOW the real world languages it borrows from came into existence too. Yes, millions do love the Inheritance Cycle. Millions "love" the Twilight books, too.

[@lilbluehersheykiss]

@homedawg60 the problem is, it's not just similar. the names and places=LotR. (arya and arwen. melian and melian. furnost and fornost. morgoth and morgothal.) the plot is exactly the first starwars. and true names and dragons were not his original idea. aside from that, it's filled with purple prose, innuendoes, underdeveloped characters, and the story is plot driven rather than character driven. murtagh, for example, is a slave of the plot. it's just... bad.

[@slaxls1]

his voice sounds EXACTLY how i imagined it would! ahahahahahahhahah!!! but i love the books, so it's all good.

[@Genetic17]

Every book gets its idea from another book. LoTR was not the first book to ever use Elves and Dwarves or Dragons for that matter. Just because they use some of the same races, or it has certain similarities, the book is individual and every writer gets their inspiriation from somewhere and some get it from other pieces of writing. So everyone get off his ass, he's a great writer and I cannot wait for the 4th book and any other series he releases.

[@pat5168]

speak his true name to "open the Vault of Souls" or to unlock a secret stash of Eldunari that the wild dragons disgorged before death. This would make Eragon much more evenly matched against Galbatorix in the fourth book and I think that this just fits in too well so Chris Paolini must have that planned for book four

[@CaptainWeegee101]

idk make it sound like spirts or somthing I JUST WANT A REMAKE

[@ArizonaT]

I like christopher paolini's books :D They are entertaining and enjoyable. I also like the fact that the books take a while to finish reading! heehee XD And there are dragons!!! (which arent evil or boring like in children's books) Saphira rocks!!! XD :D So whatever your criticisms are the books are still good. :)

[@booboorocky]

his books the best

[@superscope27]

my opinion is that Cp needs to have 10 books in the series because 4 isnt enough :)

[@Alafollejeunesse]

Its obvious :consciously or not Paolini's borrowed a lot of his ideas from books like LOR,and Its also undeniable he's been inspired by some words from Tolkien's "invented"languages.But I think he's put sth more in his story,the link between the Rider and his dragon for example, he described it in a really moving and inspired way!That nd many other thgs make his story unique and maybe not a masterpiece but a really good one which can transport the reader elsewhere,and that's the point of fantasy

[@lilbluehersheykiss]

@AIONBERSERKER as i stare down at my swan white max keyboard and deftly type these words onto the blazing, pixelated screen that shines with the force of a thousand blazing, albeit not pixelated suns, i ponder to myself the improbable probability that perhaps the case is that you do not know what purple prose is. i hope, from the most midnight black recesses of my heart, that this has helped you in your epic quest to enlightenment. may your swords stay sharp. i mean, may the force be with you.

[@MissMikaelaB]

You know, if some of you guys don't like Paolini or his books, why are you wasting your time watching this video?

[@Poptartsthatareplain101]

it's not good to be jelous...its good to be MOTIVATED!!!>:D

[@imawsome1000000]

disney is making a remake in 2015 or something like that

[@williamvargas123]

fuck i was a target 2 times yesterday why didn't i buy the 3rd book!

[@Flatscores]

Nice. So I can rant without being interrupted? If the only argument you can muster up still is that Arya isn't Eragon's sister (with equally unimportant side notes) then you're not worth arguing with much either... Han did, btw, disappear from the story for some amount of time. Also even Yoda has a counterpart in that elf dude whoever Eragon is training at. I forget the names. The wise old hermit. Last of the jedi/dragon riders if you discount obi-wan/brom, title character and the villain.

[@ElHazo13]

Se Onr Sverdar Sitja Hvass!

[@edesia88]

Haha. Pretty sure there's both in LOTR. Maybe not so many dragons in the movies but they're mentioned. And when it comes to magic... Remember the whole, um, Wizard of LOTR?? He might be a big hint on the magic factor.

[@capenati]

@mrshlmoltke A song Of Ice and fire is really good, but it shouldnt be compared with this one. They are very different

[@lilbluehersheykiss]

@MrKingsandCastles haha no problem bro.

[@Grymbaldknight]

In my personal opinion, the inheritance cycle is better (marginally) than the harry potter books. If u say otherwise i can understand y, its just my opinion...

[@Alafollejeunesse]

@lilbluehersheykiss It's quite different from His dark materials (which, I have to agreed, is awesome, better than Eragon, but that's not the point). My point is that CP has is own way to describe it, it is not a copy of Pullman's, he has put something from himself in his books and they aren't just a copy of something else.

[@Flatscores]

Funny you don't think that IV isn't the best one. Since that is the one which is ripped off. Lemme make it clear to you. The main character is Luke/Eragon, farmer who lives with his uncle. His parents are unknown. Later imperial stormtroopers/ra'zac come and kill his uncle. He flees with the wise mentor Brom/Obi-Wan. He meets a princess arya/Leia and a rouge Han/Murtaugh. Brom/Obi-Wan get's killed. And he restores the last hope of the resistance vs the empire in an epic battle. Clear enough?

[@SkydreamerStudios]

I agree that these books lack the quality that mature readers are used to. But look at children's shows: they seem predictable and insubstantial but they achieve exactly what they intend. They appeal to their audience. Popular books feel watered down or bland because they need to appeal to unreasonably wide tastes. And these books are geared for young readers who don't know much about the scope of literature. For them is serves its purpose, and it's unreasonable to say it shouldn't.

[@ImAHumanBeeing]

>unrealistic >Fantasy genre OHOHOHOHOHOOHHO :D

[@Chennaigirl123]

I'm so mad! There's gonna be a fourth book and by the time it comes out, I'll be 18! Nooo!! :(

[@GrrrIamMad]

@KingofBionicle I know, I finally found somebody who agrees.

[@chloe21091]

ten?? r u crazy??? it would have been such a long story ! and don't forget that he only was 15 when he wrote the first book, no i think 5 would've been right

[@Flatscores]

WOW! I HAD NO IDEA! heh. really? Does it matter?

[@AdventKnyght]

Make it the next star wars or LOTR, it deserves it

[@banpaiaperson]

a book isn't a right, it's a gift from an author, so you have no authority to drag it down simply because you dont like it. equally you dont have authority to bash someone for liking it. books are supposed to be fun :D

[@MissMikaelaB]

@Rinduri Oh. Well done then.

[@scl17freak]

and luke/eragon train to become a powerful jedi/dragon rider

[@djsghost1]

i was born november 1998

[@stuckupcurlyguy]

The third book was an injustice to the eyes of people everywhere. Simply for its existence this man should have his oxygen licence revoked. My childhood is dead.

[@quinn4436]

you beautiful nerd you :D

[@MrKingsandCastles]

@dairyduck Yeah, well, everybody borrows from the old Greek and Roman legends (stuff like Homer's Odyssey), they're the bedrock of fiction today. Ancient mythology is one of the few fields from which a writer can (bar copying it down word for word) plunder at will, since those stories are so old that they've become ingrained in the global consciousness, and the world expects every writer from Blake and Milton to Eugenides and Franzen to borrow from them. You can't "rip" from it.

[@snipedudes]

@crangesJ same