Brisingr

A compelling and action-filled adventure . . . a galloping good example of its genre

Daily Telegraph

A most stunning piece of literature

Inis

A stirring fantasy of epic proportions

The Bookseller

An impressive achivement by such a young writer

The School Librarian

Article about the success of the book which is number 1 in the US charts

The Bookseller

Better than the Harry Potter books . . . I can't wait for the next one

Carlisle News & Star

Bound for the bestsellers

Publishing News

Eragon dabbles in magic - as does the author, as this book is wonderful . . . A real page-turner, the best adventure tale you'll ever read

Scottish Sunday Herald

Filled with darkness and evil, excitement and awe, this is a must for lovers of fantasy

The Good Book Guide

Fluent and action-filled

Telegraph

I strongly recommend this book to anyone, young or old, who appreciates loyalty, love, friendship and bravery. Uncommonly brilliant

Cork Evening Echo

If you want a book filled to the brim with adventures, magic, fighting and a fiendishly twisty story, pick Eragon and Eldest and I guarantee it will be hard to resist the lure of these titles

Books for Keeps

Older neophytes of the genre will devour this with relish

Inis magazine

Paolini has matured as a writer, but lost none of the imagination that makes this series such compulsive reading

Cambridge Evening News

Paolini writes like someone gripped by his own story

Guardian

This book is an achievement. Readers will be transported

The Sunday Times