Upcoming Events with Christopher Paolini

k guys seriously

this was supposed to be a monthly interview. do u know how many months it has been?

7-8.

guess how many interviews we have.

4

and whenever anyone complains u guys just delete it. wtf

oh and dont give that bs that u have bills to pay and that you dont get payed to run this website. im pretty sure advertisments pay and i see a couple ads up top so why dont u just do wht u said or tell us u cant/wont and tell cp u wont so someone else can cause im getting really pissed off at how u guys are holding this right above our heads “oh were working on some really gr8 things”. guess what, i havent seen shit. and its been over 2 months since i saw thaat

I have heard a rumor saying the Inheritance Cycle was completed all at once and was to be released in three seperate books, but was changed to four. If that is the case, why such a VERY long intermission between book 3 and book 4??? By the time book 4 comes out I’ll have to re-read the first three, not a horrible thing, just time consuming…

Happy Holidays – whatever you celebrate, if you do…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!! (Sorry, reading the Christmas Carol)

Well, yeah, of course the egg isn’t wild. If it was wild, it wouldn’t be waiting to hatch for its Rider, since a spell must be cast over an egg to make it wait for its Rider to be present…

hey ive got idea… if arya became the next rider with greenie couldnt she take the green rider’s sword of that elf lord that eragon inspected? Rhunon said she would never make another rider’s sword

I’m pretty sure the green dragon is the one in Galbatorix’s egg. A wild one could fly in, but it says in one of the books that dragons are native to Alagaesia, so unless one flew away and decides to come back, it’s unlikely that’ll be the source.

I’d like to think that the conflict is resolved well before the green dragon hatches. Let’s say Galbatorix is defeated, they find the last egg, and poof, it gets to hatch, thereby avoiding battle and conflict. Wouldn’t that be nice? Maybe “Greenie” has more sense than Thorn and will stay safe and sound in his egg until everything is resolved.

Maybe the green dragon isn’t from the “last” egg, maybe it’s a wild one. Dragons act in unexpected ways, and maybe a wild one will come into play, maybe even agreeing to take a rider. That way, it could play a significant part in the next book without requiring vast amounts of time for the dragon to grow up.

My pleasure Evarinya, I hopes it clarifies such things.

I was thinking the other day, wouldn’t it be great if Paolini wrote a chapter about Saphira learning more about her mother and father?

I mean Eragon has learnt much about his family, a treacherous brother, a rider father and his mother one of Morzan’s greatest assassins, but what about Saphira?

It would comfort her to know more about her parents, her family.

Let me know what you guys think?

Yeah, I think that it’s Eragon and Arya on the boat, but as for the dragons…. I have a theory that Saphira might die.:(

Oh, feenerang, I agree with you on the Children of Huron series. They’re pretty good, but it’s not the same or as good as the original series, partly because J.R.R. Tolkien doesn’t write them.

wish he would come to houston. i took the sat on the 19. not as bad as i thought it would be.

I don’t think Paolini is quite able to say how far through the book is, just because he himself doesn’t know. The series has already gone from trilogy to cycle; I bet even at this stage he occasionally gets an idea that absolutely MUST be included in the book. Today he might think he’s 3/4 of the way through, but maybe tomorrow he’ll only be 1/2, you know? My impression is also that he writes the books in pieces that he later puts together, and very little straight-through, so it would also be harder to count your progress that way. And some pieces might take more time to write than others; some scenes just jump out on the keyboard, while others probably take days of trying to make “work.”

Sorry about that guys, I miscommunicated.

By the way Binz, as funny as that comment was, what I meant to say is that he one of the most courageous on the book, if he were real, dear god that would be something!

and feanarang, I hear what you are saying, what I really meant to say is that Arya’s more experienced than Eragon.

Whoever the rider will be, all will be revealed in the fourth book,

I don’t want Paolini to rush potentially the best book in the series, but I wish he could put something on the website,

maybe saying,

“Hey everyone, I am having a blast at book four and as I am about three quarters through it, I can’t wait to show you what’s in store for Eragon and co.

🙂

You’re about spot-on, feanarang, except that Orrin is king of Surda. It’s Orik who’s the Dwarf king now.

I think what’s key to Roran NOT becoming the next rider is that he would outlive Katrina. You hit that one on the nose. Add one to Arya becoming the next, because she has little or no mortal ties.

@ sirsimon

The most courageous person you’ve ever known? I wasn’t aware that Roran was a real person? Can you introduce me?

Roran didn’t actually travel twice the distance. He went from Carvahall to Surda. Eragon traveled much farther, as he went from Carvahall to the Beor Mountains.

Just thought I’d point that out.

Who do you guys think will be the last rider for the last egg?

I agree with your statement feanarang, but I just hope it won’t be that long.

And I think my favourite thing about the entire inheritance cycle is the powerful bond that exists between rider and dragon, seeing Eragon and Saphira supporting each other and loving each other makes me warm inside and I think this is a message that Paolini is trying to relay,

The most powerful friendships can be forged by the most unlikely of pairs, and that no matter if you are human or non human, friendship is one of the greatest things in life that we enjoy.

And in a more lighter tone, I think freindships are being forged on this website at this moment,

🙂

Inhertiance rox!

Hey, CP: can we pleeeeeeaaaase speed it up just a little bit; I’m running out of other books to read.

FRODO!!! I like Sam the best tho. 😀

Its been a while since there was any news on this site, its burning me up, and I wonder how far Paolini is into book four?

Its been september since an update and that was just about a chapter.

Same here, feanerang.:) I keep it secret, but I still play Star Wars the Force Unleashed lol.:D I guess we all just have to be nerdy with what we’re nerdy about and be proud!

How weird, I dreamt last night about the remaking of “Eragon” [the movie]… Oh, I can’t wait for the movie news!!!!!

Got back from the event in Livingston a little bit ago. There were about 50 people there…very small crowd. It was really cool. He talked about Eragon’s Guide to Alagaesia (which I missed most of…had a six hour drive from Idaho) then he took some questions, and signed books for awhile. He had his original artwork there too. It was very much worth the drive!!

I am a big LOTR fan, but a even bigger inheritance cycle fan.

I have to say though, news has been quite slow recently

Should they remake Eragon, they should do what Jackson and Del Toro are doing for The Hobbit, listening to the fans.

I mean, I enjoyed the film, (Saphira as a cub was just adorable) and the acting was quite impressive, they cut out half the book. What they should do is have maybe Mike or Robert as part of the project.

And of course Paolini, he was on a book tour during the film and had no input into the film other than the novel

Hey thanks feanarang….I can be so dumb sumtimes. Oh and who else thinks that Liv Tyler aka Arwen from Lord of the Rings should have been Arya in the movie? I mean she looks way more like the Arya that was described in the book…my personal choice for the character though would have been Amy Lee from Evanescence (shes awesome!!)

Glad that you like my theory, and I believe Paolini does have an imagination, and a very marvellous one at that, how could he have created such a world?

and icf, glad to meet you, its nice to hear that Paolini is appreciated even in the far east.

If Paolini is using Star Wars as an inspiration for the layout of the story, then Galbatorix will overcome Eragon, Murtagh will watch and seeing his brother getting tortured, Murtagh will attack Galbatorix and throw him off a great height, where Thorn will eat him, Shruiken may die out of injury, grief or joy

I don’t think Eragon will kill Galbitorix. I think it will be Murtagh. The hot guy is always the one that kills the bad guy…..and Murtagh is definitely the hotter 1 between him and Eragon in the movie. Know who else is pretty cute. Christopher Paolini….cute, smart, imaginative…..is he married? hehe jk

How right you are, its just a bit of fun, discussing how Galby will perish, nothing wrong with that, and the ideas posted are interesting 🙂

Shame that some don’t see eye to eye 🙁

We know that Galby’s name comes with the spell that will kill anyone who says it . However, I don’t think Shruikans does (due to his own ego and self aggrandizement Galby may have over looked this) and I would love to see Eragon find Shruikan’s true name, then have the dragon bite good old Galby in half. That would be awesome! It might be possible, as it’s never mentioned that Shruikan is a name slave, but rather enslaved through various dark spells.

@All.Hail.Emperor.Murtagh:

I’m not going to type a long paragraph complaining about how rude you post were blah, blah, blah. Just please don’t criticize my ‘fallacious nonsense’. I like my nonsense. Because that’s what it is. I just think Galbatorix should die a terribly hilarious death that we can mock, that’s all. I don’t think anyone should ‘heroically’ strike him down. He’s done so many infamous deeds, why wouldn’t I want him killed like that? It doesn’t have to make sense, Lol.

Thank you for apologizing, I appreciate it very much. You’re forgiven on my part.

On that happy thought, I am a Murtagh supporter. If anyone is going to be upped to a god Murtagh deserves it. Eragon had a great and normal life before he found Saphria’s egg and even now is life is still wonderful. But, Murtagh has had a freakin’ terrible life, all his life. And at the castle who’s to say it’s any better when he failed? Galbatorix might have him beat him when he fails as so many members on the forums think. They deserve a lot better. So, I think that they’re really cool.

Are you an Eragon & Arya supporter? If you haven’t read my post about that please do, and comment. I am not one by any means.

~ Jade & Ophleia

All.Hail.Emperor.Murtagh.:

If I may put it bluntly, you come off as incredibly arrogant, remarkably sententious, and too stiff and uptight for words.

Now, I’m not saying that you ARE, merely that that’s what it’s coming off as.

Most people aren’t coming on here to have an in depth discussion of the finer points of dwarven mythology. People come on here for the fun of the thing. The alternative endings are posted for fun and amusement. If some are too unsophisticated for your taste, then ignore them.

*You obviously didn’t pay any attention to anything that Gannel said about dwarf mythology*

Arrogance and condescension at its finest.

“Sounds like an ending that Robert Newcomb would write. I will not even lower myself to the level of explaining why such an ending would be entirely and completely the wrong move for CP at this point.”

Oh, I’m sorry, I mispoke. You’re not being condescending, that’s beneath you to even come this far down.

Might I ask why you took the time and trouble to come on here and tell people why they haven’t read the books properly, and to mock the alternative theories? No one cares to hear your pretentious and sententious editorial on why they’re being foolish.

I could go on, but there’s so much material, that I fear I really can’t take the time.

Speaking of which, might I inquire how long, even with copy and paste, it took you to type that little bit of nastiness?

Another thread goes to seed with random theories. And what a bunch of ridiculous ones they are.

“in eldest, when eragon was in ellesmer(sry spelling), he saw a woman robed in white, but when he came 2 investegate, he found a she-wolf. remember, helsvog, the drorf god of stone (at least i think it was helsvog), first apperead as a she-wolf, so helsvog could come and support the varden, winning the war, than eragon will leave 4evar, becomming a god wharevar gods rule! interesting, hu? plz comment back!”

You obviously didn’t pay any attention to what Gannel said about Dwarf Mythology.

Helzvog was never associated with wolves in any way, shape, or form. The dwarf god that was associated with a she-wolf was Guntera, not Helzvog, and he was never said to have appeared as a she-wolf; he was BORN to a she-wolf at the “dawn of stars.”

And why in the name of heaven would he make Eragon a god? If I was Guntera/Helzvog, I’d be more likely to do something closer to the lines of “smiting” than “apotheosis” at least as far as Eragon is concerned.(And BTW, if any mortal is so awesome that they must ascend to godhood, Murtagh would be a much better choice.)

“Galby says, ‘I shall now use all the power of the Elundari to become the most powerful man in the world!’ *spontaneously combusts*”

Sounds like an ending that Robert Newcomb would write. I will not even lower myself to the level of explaining why such an ending would be entirely and completely the wrong move for CP at this point. Any consideration of this sort of ending beyond “what’s the stupidest way Galbatorix could possible die?” is a fallacy of logic that embarrasses the universe.

“Angela: Hmmm . . . . Okay. (Mwahahahahah)
*Spoons soup into the bowl (it’s a really big bowl). Garnishes it with paprika, salt, pepper, rosemary, firecracker powder.*
Angela: Whoops! Can’t get that out.
ORDER UP!
*Servant comes and takes bowl to King Galbatorix.* Angela: Mwahahahaha!
*The next day after Angela feasted on the castle’s food, she went back to the Varden.*
Nasuada: Eragon, you may do the honor.
*Everyone in the Varden are gathered around a
pump. Lol*
Eragon: Very well, stand back.
*He pumps it* *HUGE EXPLOSION*
*In King’s castle: *Gross sounds* Galby explodes into a million pieces*
THE END”

You do realize that flammable powder cannot combust when wet, don’t you? That’s like trying to set a wet piece of paper on fire. And firecracker powder, while being diluted and spread apart while in the very, very wet stomach of a human and mixed with innumerable other chemicals and substances, is in no state to explode. I would also question how enough firecracker powder to blow up a human who is magically toughened and protected by wards could be snuck into a single bowl of soup without compromising the taste/texture, to say nothing of why Galbatorix would not simply detect the alien substance in the soup before eating it with the spells he was taught as a rider(the very ones that Eragon uses to search for poisons in his foods). Furthermore, since when did Alagaesia have gunpowder?

“great theories 😛 i always thought shuikhan would turn on galby and decide to throw him off his back and munch him up while he was falling lol 😉 but i think the choking on the spit theory is better haha”

This theory has only slightly more weight to it than helium. Shruikan(certainly it isn’t so much of an effort to spell his name correctly that you cannot take the time to do so?) is bound by innumerable spells and wards enacted by Galbatorix, likely including oaths in the Ancient Language and the use of Shruikan’s true name, that prevent him from betraying Galbatorix under any circumstances. According to the author himself, it would be “pretty much impossible” for Shruikan to escape Galbatorix’s hold, let alone turn on him in the spur of the moment and attack. Even if he could, he could hardly kill Galbatorix on his own. This is the man who manhandled Glaedr and Thorn at the same time with magic, from thousands of miles away, without showing any signs of strain or difficulty, and was able to simultaneously possess and control one of his minions at the same time and fight a sword duel with this unfamiliar body.

“yeah i think the mate for saphira is most definantly going to be thorn, and i bet the last dragon is going to be female.”

How some of you cling to these faulty theories, after being repeatedly proven wrong, baffles my mind. The books, the author, and all common sense repeatedly prove, to anyone with the brain matter necessary to comprehend it, that the green dragon is male. Murtagh said it in Eldest; care you explain why the author deliberately put that information there when it was false? Care to explain how Galbatorix, the most powerful magician and Rider on the face of the world, failed to correctly deduce the gender of a dormant dragon? Care to explain why the author explicitly explained in an interview how Galbatorix found out that the Green Dragon was male when he really intended it to be female?

The Green Dragon is male, and CP changing that in Book IV would simply be bad writing, and speculating that it is in fact female is simply wild mass guessing of the worst variety. Think more carefully over the evidence presented in all forms of media regarding the Inheritance Cycle before you post such fallacious nonsense in the future.

I like your interesting ideas, guys.

Though, I am no a Arya & Eragon supporter. Because, I think that Arya is a lot more mature than Eragon and he is a child in Elves’ eyes. Also if he does ‘marry’ Arya, then when the current queen steps down or dies, Arya and Eragon willm be king and queen. And Eragon cannot be the leader of the riders if he’s stuck at Ellesmera taking care of Elven politics. Besides, Saphria might not be extremely happy in Ellesmera, as if I were a dragon I wouldn’t, being stuck there all the time. And from Eragon’s point of veiw, he’s so in love with her he doesn’t use his common senses. Eragon really speaks out of turn as far as compliments go. And in Eldest Arya already made a point she did not like Eragon-they were only friends, also she was kind of hostile toward him when he acted out of place. Like the fairth, he saw her in a romantic light. And that’s just it, she exploded. I think Arya was worried more about Eragon being side tracked with his feeling toward her, than her ‘feelings’ for him-if she has any. And the fate of Alagaesia. He’s not going to be able to kill Galby if he’s thinking about Arya. So maybe if Arya rejects him ,really rejects hime, he can forget about the Elf he loved and move on, kill Galby, and find some one who isn’t 90 years older than him. The age, too. He is onyl like 17 and Arya’s over 100 years old. She must think something of this. But then again, in Brisingr Arya did ‘loosne up’ and seemed more comfortable around him than in Eldest. And in Eragon they were just ‘friends’. But, I don’t know why Eragon fell for her. Apperently she is very pretty and nice and etc. But did he ever think about what she wants? What about Arya? What if she doesn’t like Eragon and is trying to find a way to express her feelings, that she just wants to be friends. If he loves Arya then he’s has to think about what’s best for her and what she’s happy with. If Eragon loves her and Arya doesn’t and wants to be friends, then he will do what’s best for Arya. IF he does. Elves don’t marry so would Arya want that? I think if they go any where with their relationship they’ll just be mates or whatever. I shouldn’t think Arya would want to get married.

That’s just my thoughts and i thought about it a while, Lol. Please comment.

~ Jade & Ophelia

great theories 😛 i always thought shuikhan would turn on galby and decide to throw him off his back and munch him up while he was falling lol 😉 but i think the choking on the spit theory is better haha

Lol, awesome idea sirsiom. Very interesting.

Yikes, Sarah, that’s cold blooded.

But I like it, alot. Maybe too much?

I see what you mean alucard . . . . . . . . .

Okay comment on my idea plz and thx.

*How Angela and Eragon kill Galby*

Hahahahahaha nice, Evarinya!!! I like the self combustion though. 😀

Choke on his own spit? Hahaaha, that would be funny! Sad, but very funny. 😀

Sorry, I’m just really mean. I have no friends so I spend my time criticizing people who do.

Are you on the forums? I see you’ve responded to maybe two topics. There’s a writer’s section there, for fan fiction and the like. We should probably go there before Mike breathes fire. If you create a topic, I’ll reply, and I promise I’ll be more friendly.

I’d rather Galbatorix choke on his own spit and die than have that ending. Inspired, Christopher?

@Evarinya: Awesome! That’s a wonderful idea!

Lol what about this:

*Angela disguises herself as cooks in Galby’s castle*

Angela: What is the King having for dinner?

Chef: Soup! Here *Hands bowl* spoon it out

and garnish it, I’m on break.

Angela: Hmmm . . . . Okay. (Mwahahahahah)

*Spoons soup into the bowl (it’s a really big bowl). Garnishes it with paprika, salt, pepper, rosemary, firecracker powder.*

Angela: Whoops! Can’t get that out.

ORDER UP!

*Servant comes and takes bowl to King Galbatorix.* Angela: Mwahahahaha!

*The next day after Angela feasted on the castle’s food, she went back to the Varden.*

Nasuada: Eragon, you may do the honor.

*Everyone in the Varden are gathered around a

pump. Lol*

Eragon: Very well, stand back.

*He pumps it* *HUGE EXPLOSION*

*In King’s castle: *Gross sounds* Galby explodes into a million pieces*

THE END

well ima ask that on nwxt q&a and we might get to know or maby in 4th book 😉

I am sorry to all that I offended, when I wrote the comment, I was in a huff, I apoligse firsthand, such a comment will not be published again, I just hope all you, as cyber friends, can forgive me.

P.S I truly understand that it takes a lot for Paolini to tour, I have immense respect for him as a fellow author, and the fact that he gifted us all with the inheritance cycle, we owe a lot to him.

@yehboy:-

mike isnt a dog, you cant say “oi” and expect him to answer, we learnt that while waiting for the interviews. You have to be patient like everyone else.

@sirsimon:-

i hear you, being a 16year old englishman myself, and i would rather CP be writing book four then touring over here for two books sort of unrelated to the series, i do wish however he did a tour for book 4

@julie:-

and yes, we are all waiting, but i guess this book will be over 800 pages long (hopefully XD) and i struggled to write a novel over 300 pages. True it might have been amaturish and sloppy, but i worked on that novel for nearly a year and a half before i finished, typing night and day, and even at school. But yes, my point is we’re all waiting, and as they say “good things come to those who wait”.

“Americans will just think I am being rude or ungrateful” -sirsimon

uh, what? That’s a hefty assumption there. My favorite band happens to be British, and they REFUSE to tour anywhere in the US!

So yeah, I think you are being rude for dissing Americans, but I see where you are coming from with the Paolini events.

anyway, back on topic: Costco? really? Of all the places to promote books…

Sweet!…. why is the one at Costco?

Yehboy… It already happened… it Phailed