I love this book. yes it have some in common with The Lord of the rings, but name me one fantasy-book who hasn't. The only thing I would corect is that the blue dragon is mine. shame on you Eragon... and the fact: Christopher Paolini was 15 years at the time he made it up, I'm 16 now... I want to make such stories too!!! I'm totally happy the world is gone in fantasy-mode now, 'caurse then people think I'm only half as weird... (not becaurse I think Eragon is a great book...). the only thing bad about it (the word gone in fantasy-mode... in case a had lost you...) is that some authors get their works out on the market only because it's fantasy... but Christopher Paolini isn't one of them... Eragon is a great book!