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Murtagh, By Christopher Paolini — Review
Flying back to the magical world of Alagaesia.
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Book: Murtagh. Date of Publication: 2023. Genre: Fantasy. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
I was a big fan of the Eragon series. I’m still a big fan of the series. The writing can feel a bit unnecessarily flowery and long-winded at times (it reminds me so much of Lord of the Rings which I tried to read but just couldn’t do), but I love the story and I love the characters. It’s a wonderful tale of the fall of the Dragon Riders, the new hope that is Eragon Bromson, Galbatorix’s evil Empire striking back, and then, finally, the return of the dragon riders. When I heard that Paolini had written a new book, The Phantom Mena — I mean Murtagh, I was so excited. It took me a while to read it, (I’m in law school, so finding the time to read for fun is challenging), but I’ve finally managed it, and I figured I’d talk about it a little.
Please don’t take this to be either encouragement for or an argument against reading it. If you want to read it, then by all means go ahead. The words of some stranger online shouldn’t deter you. I’ve enjoyed plenty of stories that people have told me are…
