Eragon book II (actually Inheritence II) ended in much the same way as the first LOTR movie, and I imagine, each of the seven LOTR books before they were finished. The story comes to a sudden halt, without an ending or even a hint of an ending. The story just abruptly stops. You keep turning the pages, imagining the story to continue, and then there is nothing more to read. I was taken by surprise when I finished the book.
Now Eragon does what everyone thinks Tolkein has done in the structure of the story. Although the movies are a triology, as are the Eragon books. I do not know if this is done purposely or not.
The book fails miserably in many areas. It tries too hard to dissapitate wisdome, and that pathetic kind of wisdom which everyone knows you must follow bu no one does. Most of the training, which is most of the book, is therefore a boring read.
An ok fantasy read - something to kill time. Nothing more.
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