About this title: OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide. Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. First is Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength--as are the ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780385607919ISBN:0385607911
Description: Good. The dust cover of this book is missing. However, book in a very good condition **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780385607919ISBN:0385607911
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780552552127ISBN:0552552127
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 784 pages. Following the colossal battle against the empire's warriors, eragon and saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. but more awaits the rider and his dragon, as eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin roran to help rescue his beloved katrina. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Roca Editorial
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9788492429394ISBN:8492429399
Description: New. Text in Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 700 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780385607919ISBN:0385607911
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 784 pages. Following the colossal battle against the empire's warriors, eragon and saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. but, more awaits the rider and his dragon, as eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin roran to help rescue his beloved katrina. (Hardback) read more
Binding: CD-Audio
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781846577307ISBN:1846577306
Description: BRAND NEW CD-AUDIO. Following the colossal battle against the empire's warriors, eragon and saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. but more awaits the rider and his dragon, as eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin roran to help rescue his beloved katrina. (CD-Audio) read more
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780739368046ISBN:0739368044
Description: New. Items ship once payments have cleared. Media mail 5-8 days Priority 2-3 days and international orders may be subject to customs clearance procedures which can cause delays. Seasonal delays can occur in postal system. International Orders which cannot ship first class or in priority flat rate will be charged additional postage. All items ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780385617253ISBN:0385617259
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 800 pages. Following the colossal battle against the empire's warriors, eragon and saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. but more awaits the rider and his dragon. when unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes, eragon must make choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. can he become a leader who can unite the rebel forces and defeat the king? (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ediciones Urano
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9788492429370ISBN:8492429372
Description: New. In new dust jacket. Text in English, Spanish. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 912 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Listening Library
Date Published: 2008-09-20
ISBN-13:9780739368046ISBN:0739368044
Description: NEW. Spoken Word Compact Disc. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780739368046. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Lian Jing
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9789570834215ISBN:9570834218
Description: New. Text in Chinese. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 840 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780739368046ISBN:0739368044
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780375851179ISBN:0375851178
Description: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 784 p. Inheritance Trilogy (Hardcover), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc
Date Published: 20/09/2008
ISBN-13:9780385607919ISBN:0385607911
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780552552127ISBN:0552552127
Description: New. Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. But more awaits the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to co... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780385607919ISBN:0385607911
Description: Good. Our aim is to create an overall satisfying buying experience for our customers through the provision of affordable books and a personalized approach to customer service. read more
"So, the library is demanding that I return this tome. I think I may be done reading. If I hadn't lost my real book, I never would have gotten 200 pages in. I only managed that reading every third page.
I'm sad because Eragon is my favorite book to love to hate. It's got so many things wrong with it: horrible sense of place, ridiculous "wisdom", bad magic, racial and gender assumptions that range from badly considered to offensive. But the book had a certain greasy charm. It's like your younger brother stole all your best fantasy fiction, and instead of learning how to masturbate most effectively like most 15 year olds, wrote this energetic, stupid, fun story. And when I say it's like that, what I mean is that's exactly what happened.
From the back flap: "Christopher Paolini...graduated from high school at fifteen after being homeschooled all his life." Really, Chris? Oh save me Jebus, there are too many jokes. I can't even decide. Anyway, enough ad hominem attacks. Let's move on to attacking his work.
At 17, Paolini writes the silly, stupid, but charmingly sincere Eragon. Now, in his third book, Paolini is maturing as a writer, and it's not a pretty sight. The energy of Eragon has been replaced by endless, leaden descriptions of landscape. Paolini clearly wants his main characters to change and grow through the book, but lacks both the skill and self-awareness to do this. What's left is a bunch of whingeing over how bad responsibility sucks and how mean authority figures are. And how, Chris. What it is, my brother.
In one of the essays in How to Travel with a Salmon, Umberto Eco proposes a novel way to identity pornography. The identification of pornography is one of those legally relevant needs, and usually comes down to "I know it when I see it." Eco dismisses the usual "intention" arguments, pointing out instead that most pornography is light on plot. Pornography then shows movement or travel from one place or another wholly in real time. The scene opens, the gardener drives to the rich woman's house, he rings the doorbell: all of this occurs without a cut. The real time movement both pads the running time and allows for a suitable refractory period. More than money shots and girls gone wild, real-time movement constitutes the true hallmark of pornography.
It is in this way that Brisingr is pornographic. I believe it to be the first book to be written almost entirely in real time. When Eragon runs through the desert for two days, it takes two days of thirst and deprivation for the reader to get through it. No doubt when I defend my thesis on post-modernism and the fractured narrative at Homeschool University, my readers will lob questions about Brisingr at me, pointing out how deeply experimental a traditional narrative can be."
"I try to finish a book no matter what, but this book will be an exception. I'm 100 pages in...and nothing has happened! This book suffered from over discription about things that are unimportant to the plot or to the reader and slowed the story telling to an almost non-existent plot line. The author obviously has a love of armor and weaponry and his descriptions of these things go on for paragraphs in such an self indulgent way that he seems to be purposefully leaving the reader! A dissapointment because I did enjoy the first two books. Too bad."
"Finally, this series has given me a novel that I have enjoyed every part of. I consider it the darkest of the three novels, as Eragon realizes what a dire situation he has placed himself in, and the slim chance that he might succeed in his mission to free the citizens from the tyrannical rule of King Galbatorix. This book finally brings its characters and its plot back down to Earth, and although the novel still thrives off fantasy, and now possesses a sense of reality to it. This book has given me new hope that the series can save itself with its finally which will came out in who knows when. But, this is definitely the best book of the entire series thus far."
"poke me in the eye! This book is terrible! The first one was forgiven for it's rambling irrelevancies due to it's imaginative world and logical magic. This one has no excuses. First off, it's about as entertaining as watching a clock's hour hand tick. Second, approximately two things happen in the entire book that are even important! Each event can go beyond being summed up in a chapter or two. This was riddled with rambling text, inconsistencies, and fluff. A wonderful example of it's dull droning takes place while Eragon is eating fruit with his teacher. As the two are staring at each other for a good few paragraphs we get a lovely description of a scintillating hummingbird that floats out of the trees and licks up a bit of fruit juice. What the heck! Who cares! Why would anyone wast any effort on such mind numbingly boring text? Terrible read."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
