Recommending The Inheritance Cycle in 3 Mins 

Did you grow up reading The Inheritance Cycle? Buy Eragon Illustrated Edition: geni.us/Eragonillustrated Buy Murtagh: geni.us/Murtagh

The Inheritance Cycle was my introduction to fantasy, and the deep worldbuilding, magic system with rules, thrilling plotlines and ofc DRAGON RIDING made an impact on me

I read this as an adult and enjoyed it. You can see Paolini developing as an author in terms of character development through the series. You're right, Jay, he began the series at 15 and at 18, when no one would publish it, his parents did. It became a huge bestseller. (The movie IS a huge disappointment. It should have been a miniseries.) 😊

My first fantasy series. Holds a special place in my heart.

This is one of the best presentation of Inheritance Cycle I've seen.

Just started with Eragon, first 20 pages in. I have a feeling I am going to love this series.

I loved these books. I had no idea he was only 15 when he started writing it. That’s super impressive.

I just finished reading Murtagh and it felt right in line with the first 4. The recommendation I give to people who liked Eragon but now want something more original, is to check out Songs of Chaos by Michael R Miller.

Shout out to Deltora Quest!! If it wasn't for those books I never would've started reading. Best books for young kids to get started on. Plus super quick reads as an adult.

I highly recommend 'The Three Body Problem" to you. It is one of the best work I read.

I read the first book as a child, but never actually got the second one in my town. Now, earlier this year, I read all 4 of them and enjoyed my time very much. It's an easy read with characters that you end up really liking

Very nice video! I plan on rereading the series for murtagh also!

The Inheritance Cycle was definitely my intro to the fantasy genre, and is easily the reason for the “dragon shaped hole” I feel in my heart sometimes.. Re-reading the series for Murtagh has been nice, and you can definitely see the depth of some plot lines throughout the series as well as the growth Paolini’s skill

One of my all time favorite series. Harry Potter and the Inheritance Cycle are the books that got me into reading. Reading the Cycle again in preparation for Murtagh! After I finish Murtagh I’m jumping into The Way of Kings by Sanderson!

Grew up reading these. Eragon became a fallback comfort read for me when I was between book series. Im currently re-reading them in preperation for Murtagh and theyre just as charming as i remember them being 15 and 20 years ago.

I've been looking for a new series to dive into. Thank you!

I am currently reading Murtagh and it started off grabbing me and diving back into Paolini’s world. It is very cozy to me since I was in my 30s when I read the original 4 books. I can’t wait to hear what you think about it.

I enjoy this type of recommendation video- quick and informative! I would like to try these...and just noticed a nice illustrated version was released of the first book.

Happy thanks giving

Love your videos! I've reslistened to your kingkiller videos so many times over the last year while i battled cancer. I started my own podcast where I interview people about what they're fans of, and i would love to talk to you about KKC and your experiences as a fan of the series.

Loved these as a teen. The final book was my favourite - the character development was insane. Got the new book via Audible 👌

Great video! It's been a hot minute since I've visited this series. Was one of the ones that got me into reading at a young age. Did you check it To Sleep in a Sea of Stars?

I woul love to see a quick recomendation on Lightbringer series! I love that color magic system and even though is not the best, I really liked it as a starter series with a magic system a little more complex.

Loved it.

This series was one of my favorites growing up. I asked for murtagh for Christmas so I'll hafta go thru some spark ones or something to get caught back up. There's no way I could read thru them all again rn haha. But still excited to go back to this world after over a decade

may I also mention the phenonemous magic systhem? I won't spoil how exatly it works, but it is one where anything is theoretically possible, but the characters still have thier limits and it is clear where these are. Still characters often surprise the reader with a spell that makes sense, but you just hadn't thought of before.

Oh my god when you said Deltora Quest I felt like I was being sucked into a wormhole, I haven’t thought about it in years but it had such a hold on me in elementary school

The Inheritance Cycle was hot at my school when I was in 6th grade (2011-2012) because the final book had just come out. The series wasn't my gateway into high fantasy but it did introduce me to hard magic. The depth to which magic was explained and the various ways it could be used was so different from other series I had read, like LotR and Harry Potter. It took me years to realize what the difference was, but I'm glad I read it. The Cycle also set the standard for how I see the concept of dragon riders. Though I had read a Pern book (Moreta, Dragonlady of Pern) and Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, I was still more influenced by the Inheritance Cycle Riders. Beating out the series that defined Dragon Riders in fantasy and a book titled "Dragon Rider" is a pretty good job for a group that couldn't beat fourteen of their own guys. I'm currently on my fifth read through in 11 years, and noticing a lot of details and setups I missed the first four times. Now that I understand writing better than I did before, the series doesn't just hold up, it looks stronger. I got back into the Cycle because I am working on a fantasy story of my own and recalled Paolini (just in time for Murtagh and a Disney+ series, I see). If I finish my series, it will definitely have nods to this and other works that I've enjoyed.

For a young adult fantasy novel, there were some really gruesome scenes. As a teenager I was both shocked and fascinated by the detail Paolini would use to describe the injuries Eragon and other characters experienced. Like when Eragons legs got torn up when he rode his dragon Saphirra without a saddle for the first time.

This book was my intro to fantasy books, I read it at 18 and it was the perfect introduction into fantasy reading as it wasn’t too overwhelming and complicated without compromising the story, i personally really love the series ❤

Eldest is one of my favourite books of all time because of how it tackles the issue of chronic pain.

I'm a middle age guy trying to get into fantasy (Tolkien, Sanderson, Hobb Abercrombie in the pipeline), half way through Brisingr, and loving it, some long winded parts I must admit, but it's a familiar story even an adult like myself don't mine experiencing again. Not everything has to be dark and complex

Oh I love the pictures 😍

I'm going to read this as my dad wanted to lend me the book. I was just curious what I was getting into without spoilers and you've sold me on it! (Also now I know what to get my dad for Christmas)

The Ra'zac are one of the coolest monsters ever. Full of mistery

I love the inheritance cycle I grew up with it and I’m currently reading Murtagh!

Oh, I also didn’t realise that Christopher Paolini made Eragon the former’s own age in the Eragon book.

It's the book that really got me to start reading and is one of the major reasons I'm a writer today.

I love dragons. There is this dark fantasy story called wilder wood

I love the fact that it’s an easy read !

The inheritance cycle will forever be my favorite 🖤

Imagine starting with Eldest because you didn't realize it was the second book until after you checked it out from the school library and didn't feel like going back. Imagine saying E-ragon (rhyming with dragon), Saph-eye-ra, and A-Jihad for the entire book until you get to the glossary at the end. That was my introduction to this series.

The Inheritance Cycle is without a doubt, for me, the pinnacle of fantasy writing for all ages and my personal favourite book series. However, I won’t lie, I didn’t come here to watch the video. I came because I needed to unload my new realisations after just finishing the original tetralogy (group of four) books for the umpteenth time. Maybe the fourth time. I don’t know. Anyway: 1. This was the first time I had read the series after watching Doctor Who. It was so satisfying to understand the “Raxacori…” reference by Angela in Inheritance 2. I learnt that the two women who saved Roran’s life in Urû’baen were the women Eragon blessed on Angela’s request. 3. Umaroth mentioned a hermit who taught the dragons how to hide objects in pockets of space. Could this hermit have been Tenga himself?

Watched the film as a kid and loved it. So once I found out it was based on a book i thought 'why don't I read the book', then I found out there was a series. I started reading them in the army and I was so hooked on the plot and how much I enjoyed them, given that it's targeted to teens like you say. But I really enjoyed it. Yes the film was (very) lackluster compared to the books, but watching the film, I always find it much easier reading books when there's a film as I can picture the characters and what they look like which to me it helps a lot with getting through a book, characters such as eragon himself, Roran, Horst Sloan Brom etc. These books are my favourite easily and so glad I started them and would recommend them to anyone.

I love the inheritance cycle! Started reading it when I was a teen but definitely still enjoying it as an adult, and now murtagh is coming out I'm currently re-reading it all so I'm fully prepared. It is very Tolkien-esque, I agree, but it's a much easier read and very enjoyable. Paolini completely sucks you into his world. Great job on the review!

I Hope that Disney Plus will adapt Inheritance Cycle with the same director from His Dark Materials. The actors are: Finn Elliott: Eragon Jenna Ortega: Saphira Sterling Jerins: Arya Timothee Clemente: Murtagh Amandla Stenberg: Nasuada Carolina Yuste: Angela Orlando Schwerdt: Roran Kathryn Newton: Katrina Sean CW Johnson: Brom Alessandro Preziosi: Garrow Giancarlo Esposito: Galbatorix

Love this series! Have you done any other more detailed videos on The Inheritance Cycle?

And don't forget the amazing audiobooks, Gerald Doyle is such a good narrator 🔥

I read it when I was in my forties, I think. Didn't hate it and will read Murtagh, too.

Always loved this series, hate how it ended though

3:22, to those people, I would recommend reading Joseph Campbell

Inheritance was one of the first few fantasy series I really fell in love with as a kid! Its so much fun!

I still remember the final battle and the unique way it ended. Don't know about how other feel, but it really worked for me. The magic system is also similar to Kingkiller, although it really breaks in the final couple books. Spoilers for that below, because I suddenly feel the need to rant about it. But other than the elves being a pretty cringy power fantasy, it's a very good YA series. *Spoilers for the last book.* So the magic system works a lot like Kingkiller, where you can do pretty much anything, if you have a big enough source of energy. The crucial difference being that you don't need a link, and there isn't any slippage. So the ONLY thing that limits what you can do with the magic, is how much energy you have access to. For the first 3 books, Eragon is winning battles and having adventures with what's essentially the power of a AA battery. Which is all fine and good. But then in the 4th book he finds a magically bag that holds a dozen nuclear power plants. It's completely off the charts how much power he suddenly has access to. So of course the villain needs the same magical bag, otherwise it wouldn't be a fair fight. Except the villain had it for the entire series. So for the entire series there had been absolutely *nothing* that prevented the main villain from Thanos snapping the hero out of existence.

This series is a great introduction for new fantasy fans. i read it in my childhood and ever since i have loved fantasy. and I love the series despite its flaws.

A 3 minute recommendation of the Dungeon Crawler Carl Litrpg series, please!

After I get through the Dark Tower series and two one off novels in the Fantasy/Sci-fi genre, Inheritance Cycle is next on my list

I tried these years ago, and was frustrated how one minute there was snow on the ground, and the next there wasn't... but there was no mention of the transition and change?

This one is hard to read because of how derpy the dragons on the cover look to me lol

The Inheritance Cycle is a staple book for me. I loved this book so much! I was going to read it anyway but this was fun to watch.

I plan on reading it now that you read and enjoyed it, Jay.

I watched the movie before I knew it was a book series. I enjoyed the movie because I never had a reference. Now that I’ve read the book series several times and found a RU-vid channel that read through all four of the original books I can honestly understand why they only made one movie.

Do Dresden next.

Love this series so much read it soo much growing up. You should try bound and the broken series by Ryan Cahill, its like eragon but turned up to 10!

i ate this shit up as a child/teenager and i'm totally gonna read murtagh ❤️ only good memories with The Inheritance Cycle, especially because i buddy read it with my mum 🥰 and we only had one copy of each book 😂😂

Im going to be reading this for the first time as a middle aged adult and Im really excited!

My friends got super into this series in early high school. I tried the first book but only made it a couple chapters through. Saw the movie shortly after and… yeah, it was awful 😂 but I admire the legs this series has, and the legacy. Think I’ll try it again during the holidays!

Fun Fact: Paolini was 15 when the first book of the series was published!

I’ve never read it, I watched the movie and then tried the first book, but it bore me to death 😅 Maybe I should try again

Wow i need a reread asap. I used to love this series very much. I think there is a bit too much excuses and support statements in your video, as if the series couldn't hold up to competition on its own, which i think it absolutely does. My favorite part was the politic haggling of the dwarven clans, in book 2 or 3 i think

I just got the Inheritance series the other day and started on Eragon yesterday. Didn't really know what to expect since my only exposure to Eragon before was the 2006 movie, and for what that was I actually liked it. But man oh man. I'm about 3 hours in and I can already see why the movie was considered such an awful adaptation. The characters are much deeper, everything about Saphira is way more interesting (and she's surprisingly funny at times 😁), and the magic system is now one of my favorites in all of fiction.

Bummed me out that the elves, easily one of the strongest, wisest and most hyped up races in the inheritance cycle, turned out to be all conjoinedly atheist believing living things go to voids when they die and their understanding of life is just sets of rules and laws. Totally caught me of guard, world felt so mystical and that kind of killed it a little for me. I guess they have a lady that sang herself into a tree tho, so that's kinda cool

I was twelve when Eragon came out, I still felt it was not top tier even then, though I did feel his writing improve in quality for book three. I do however think his creation of Durza and Shades was interesting and under-explored.

The Inheritance Cycle is the most fantasy fantasy book to ever fantasy. And that's why it's great for young readers just getting into the genre. It's also just YA Wheel of Time and you can't convince me otherwise

Never read these (i was 33 🤪) but I love To Aleep in a Sea of Stars so I'm now a Paolini fan. These are on the list. P.s. the movie does have Bruce Payne and Jeremy Irons so I have to at least like it 😉😅

Currently 60% through Murtagh

You have to admit the first two books, especially the first one, cribbed from Star Wars beyond mere inspiration or just reading "The Hero's Journey". Riders = Jedi, Eragon = Luke, Arya = Leia, Murtagh = Han, Brom = Kenobi, Saphira's egg = Death Star plans, Oromis = Yoda, etc. I'd say the ripoff charges are onto something. However, from the very beginning, there was enough originality to give the Inheritance Cycle its own charm. The bond between Eragon and Saphira alone is a dynamic that gives the series solid footing and separates it from Star Wars/LotR. And the second half of the series definitely comes into its own, and the Star Wars parallels get murkier. So it's fair to say the Inheritance Cycle rips off of Star Wars, but unfair to say that's all it does or that it never evolves.

Psst, recently there was a new book added to the series!

I made the mistake of the movie that does not EXIST then went straight into Eldest and went WTF DID I WATCH

In my opinion the books aren‘t fantasybooks for kids because eragon has a rly hard life all the time without much joy in his life.

I finished eragon last week and unfortunately didn't like it, it was enjoyable at start but i lost interest at the end and didn't like the ending.Saphira was cool tho.

“You don’t need to watch the movie” What movie, there is no movie

I'm going to have to disagree on the Star Wars part. Eragon's plot is beat for beat that of Star Wars, far beyond the Hero's Journey. Almost every character has a Star Wars counterpart. The roles mat be mixed up a bit but it's still there. The only original plot point is Roran's arc and even then you can argue he's what Biggs Darklighter could have been.

I remember reading these novels when I was a teen. I plan to reread the series as an adult. Too bad the movie sucked. I would have wanted it to be epic.

Sir. SIR... 4 minutes

Recommending in 3 minutes, video is 4:22. This is why I have trust issues!

I liked the movie

within the last few years, as an adult, i tried to reread. i couldn't get into it, even after forcing myself all the way into the third book. just found it boring, plot lacking, and the writing not very engrossing. man did i love as a kid though

I had high hopes for the film years ago. I wanted it to be the next Lord of the Rings. Guess I'll just stick with the books.

But game was quiye cute, especially for Xbox;)

Loved these as a kid but they did not hold up in the slightest unfortuntaley.

I read the first book in this series back in high school, but never read the rest because there were just too many similarities to Lord of the Rings. I wanted to enjoy it but it honestly felt like plagiarism to me.

Is that how murtagh is pronounced 🤔??

Is good read, finnished in less than a month, but SPOILER I disliked the ending... The choice of eragon to start order of riders in new unknown locations leaving everyone behind feels a bit empty. At least Arya should have come with him.

I'm 20, can I read it??

Wish this video was more about how tou enjoyed the books less how others view it, constantly bringing up "people say this" "people say that" im not here for those people im here for YOUR view

I've never read the books, but I did watch the movie once when my family was on vacation. It was a pretty forgettable movie and kind of boring.

The first one was cool, the rest of it made me puke. Hated the magic system and it's "name".

Although the books have quite a few stylistic flaws, they didn't bother me that much while reading. It's an enjoyable and engaging story, perfect for teenagers. However, I must admit that there were a few passages that made me cringe, such as the parts about vegetarianism or how the elves were overpowered; and the chapters with the older brother were quite a drag, unfortunately. But those were the only distractions, and we can cut the author some slack because he was very young at the time, and it's impressive that he published a book at such a young age.