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Eragon

By: Christopher Paolini
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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Gerrard Shale's reading turns this magnificent adventure into a thrilling audiobook for fans of all ages.

When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands....

©2004 Christopher Paolini (P)2009 Random House Audiobooks

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Hard to get through

Don't understand why a young female dragon would sound like the cookie monster...so much unnecessary dialogue but entertaining enough. Won't be listening to the next book if same narrator.

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Good

Hate the dragons voice and the dialogue feels forced at times but otherwise good story.

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Why is Saphira voiced by the Cookie Monster?

Great story, but why make a beautiful young magical creature sound like she has throat cancer?!?

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Like the story disappointed In the speaker

I loved the story all through my youth, now listening to it ad an audio book every voice is done differently, there is little emotion and saphiras voice is dumb, as a mental voice there is no reason for it to be a rumble as though spoken through her throat. Struggled to finish the story and may struggle to continue with the series even reading from now on, do not recommend if you read this when younger and developed your own views of charavtwr

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Needs updating

The voice of Saphira and the werecat should definitely be re-recorded. The rest is good... bordering on great, but please take the time to re- do those two voices. This story is great and deserves better. Saphira is supposed to be sophisticated and wise, with ancient knowledge, more than mere mortals can comprehend... and not to mention female! Please update this series, it could be listened to over and over if not for these two infuriating, and degrading voices.

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Great story, good narration.

I've read the book before but haven't had time to read it again, so I was excited to listen to the audio book whilst driving.

I wasn't a fan of the beastly voice that was given to the dragon. As a powerful and magical being, her voice sounded too brutish and unintelligent and frustrated me when hearing it.

The rest of the performance was great.

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Good narration, But bad character portrayal.

Eragon is a childhood favorite of mine. this is a good narration of the story, however I felt eragon was portrayed too whiney; asking questions to complain rather than out of curiosity. Saphira is also voiced with a deep growling voice, Which would be fine if she actually spoke the words. The dragons could be voiced with more nuance and personality if they sounded more like people.

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Great Book

A fantastic read or rather 'listen' although the dragon voice was a little unsettling. All together both the Author and Gerrard Doyle did a great job.

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Good story

I enjoy this audio book. I have previously read the book and seen the movie and would have enjoyed it more if it was read more slowly. A more female voice for Saphira. over all quite good.

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Great storyline.

Never having been a fan of the fantasy genre I gave this book a try on the recommendation of my daughter who has read all three in the series and loved them. Well worth listening to and I will be listening to the other books.

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