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Title: No relation to LOTR whatsoever!
Review: Eragon has NOTHING to do with The Lord of the Rings! It is a different book! The story is completely different and has a much greater resemblance to Star Wars than it does LOTR. The use and definition of "magic" is the most obvious difference between Eragon and The Lord of the Rings, and anyone who knows anything about LOTR would know this. In Eragon, magic is a palpable, outwardly manipulated thing. In LOTR it is subtle... I can't explain it. Read both books and A. You are a complete and utter moron or B. The differences will be completely obvious.Eragon was a solid and enjoyable book and I am eagerly anticipating the sequel. It was well-written and fast-paced and drew me into a rich, complete, and cleverly spun world. The book would be five stars if not for the obvious parallels with Star Wars. No big. It was still a great book well worth reading, even if secondary bad guy turned out to be the secondary good guy's father.
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