Young Writers Society

Ok, so last year I read Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr. I just couldn't stop reading them (I love fiction, and these books caught my attention). So now, I find out that the final book Inheritance came out. The first three books are in the Inheritance Series, but the actual book Inheritance stands alone and wraps it all up (from what I understand). I can't wait to read it. But I really can't right now because the local bookstore (Borders) just closed down. Yay.

So. Have you read the Inheritance Series, and did you like it?

I'm not sure it stands alone. There was so much build up in the previous books for it to do so, in my opinion.

As for having read the actual book, I haven't had time. I'll probably get it for Christmas.

Yeah, it's on my wish list. But he did say he plans to wrap it all up in one book, so I'm not sure if what you say could be true.

One of my housemates is a massive fan of the Inheritance series, she very much dislikes the last book and had told me she plans on pretending it never happened :c

tinny wrote:One of my housemates is a massive fan of the Inheritance series, she very much dislikes the last book and had told me she plans on pretending it never happened :c

What? Does Arya die or something?

Ahaha. I could see the derailing coming a mile away. xD I have no high hopes for the final book because he's forcing the story to go a certain way. Come the end of Brisingr, I was going to read the last book for the sake of having read it.

Also, I doubt Arya dies. But if you pay close attention to her characterization in Brisingr, you can probably tell where Paolini went wrong with her...

Yeah, I get what you mean. If you think about it, the ending has to be massive, with all the unanswered questions, and no one wants to finish a series with questions nagging at them for eternity. The ending has to be at least two books, if not three, unless he can be even more clever at adding detail than he was in the previous books... highly unlikely.

After the first three books, I felt like the final book had to be read at all costs, and I still feel that way. I really want to read it, because of those questions I mentioned earlier.

I know she won't die, but, I only was thinking about how someone else might view it, I guess. Also, if you understand what I mean, Paolini went wrong in the fact that her character was totally different from the previous two books. Maybe you understand, but I don't know.

Anywho, I just want to read the book.

I read the first three a long time ago so I barely remember anything about the series, and I don't intend on reading the last one...but my sister just read Inheritance and said it was disappointing and that he left a few things unresolved. So, heads up.

Ranger Hawk wrote:I read the first three a long time ago so I barely remember anything about the series, and I don't intend on reading the last one...but my sister just read Inheritance and said it was disappointing and that he left a few things unresolved. So, heads up.

Yay. I'm feeling so... excited to get my hands on that book. I'm gonna read it anyways. I want to know how it ends.

TheBucketman wrote:Yeah, it's on my wish list. But he did say he plans to wrap it all up in one book, so I'm not sure if what you say could be true.

It was more some of the plot devices that he used,she knows I'm not a great fan of Paolini which is why she came to complain to me ;D there are a few rather glaring plot holes and things that just don't make sense too. It makes me kinda sad because, while they're not my cup of tea, I know that she really enjoyed the first three books and feels really let down by this last one :c

tinny wrote:It was more some of the plot devices that he used,she knows I'm not a great fan of Paolini which is why she came to complain to me ;D there are a few rather glaring plot holes and things that just don't make sense too. It makes me kinda sad because, while they're not my cup of tea, I know that she really enjoyed the first three books and feels really let down by this last one :c

Yeah, but I still think that the plot is good. I aslo really enjoyed the first three books, and I don't really feel that I'll be let down, at all, really. Just wondering, what are some plot areas you think are, like... cracked, I guess? (as in the story doesn't make sense there)