You know, Eragon. Has anyone here read the book or the series? I've just started in a way; I've finished the first book but have yet to start on Eldest. What did you think?

I thought it wasn't really my taste of high fantasy but I got into it after a while. It took longer to get sucked in compared to others I've read recently, though. And the author started working on it when he was... 16ish, I think? I thought that was pretty impressive. Some of the themes were pretty beyond a normal teenager's grasp, in my opinion. Not as in-depth and explained as well as if he had a little more wisdom beneath his belt but, given his youth, well enough.