Book Review: Eragon

Synopsis

In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon, finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Comments

This is a meaty, well-written book.  A great book for teens interested in dragons and magic.  Teen boys, in particular, will identify with the protagonist as he struggles to identify who he is as he comes of age.  There is some darker aspects to this book, so I would stick with the recommended age range.

Language

Level 1 & 2 [?]

Sexual Content

Attempted rape by bad guys of female character.

Alcohol/Drugs

Characters get hung over after drinking beer and brandy.

Violence/Disturbing

Some brutal description of war; beheadings, blood splattering, corpses, piles of bodies, spear through a baby’s body.  Really creepy, evil bad guys.

Social/Family

Eragon struggles with the fact that his mother abandoned him and he doesn’t know who his father is.  Man describes terrible physical abuse as a child.

Religion/Spiritual

Sorcerers and Riders have special powers, there are witches and fortunetellers, different gods are prayed to, necromancy.