“Brisingr” is here!
By Marjorie Kehe | 09.19.08
Booksellers throughout the US and UK are gearing up today. At 12:01 tomorrow morning, “Brisingr,” the third book of Christopher Paolini’s fantasy series about a boy and his brilliant blue dragon, Saphira, who live in the kingdom of Alagaesia and must save the world from an evil king, will be released. It’s not quite “Harry Potter” (400 million copies sold worldwide) but at 15 million and climbing, it’s not bad, either.
Stores in both the US and the UK where the book will be released (the rest of the world has to wait) are planning late-night parties. Borders alone is planning more than 700 in-store parties scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. tonight and lasting until the books appear at 12:01 a.m..
“Brisingr” (which means “fire” in the fictional ancient language of Alagaesia) was originally intended to be the last book in the Inheritance cycle (”Eragon” and “Eldest” are the first two), but Paolini announced to readers last year that the third book was becoming too lengthy and would have to be split in two.
Paolini is truly one of the wonders of the publishing world. The home-schooled son of a former Montessori teacher, he grew up in Montana’s Paradise Valley and wrote the first book of the series at the age of 15 as a personal challenge to himself. He and his parents self-published the book and tried to promote it until it was discovered in a Montana bookstore by the stepson of author Carl Hiaasen. Hiaasen passed it on to his own publisher (Knopf) who picked it up and published it in 2003, only to see it debut at the number three spot on the New York Times children’s bestseller list. Paolini was 19 at the time.
Today Paolini is 24. He describes himself as a guy obsessed with dragons. “I have visions of them all the time,” he has said, “whether in the shower, sitting on the couch, or riding in the car.” The problem, he says, with seeing dragons is that “they tend to take over your mind.”
Given the stir in the book world today, it seems that many of his readers would agree.
Comments
2. bob | 09.19.08
FINALLY I WAITED FOREVER
I FIND THESE BOOKS BETTER THAN HARRY POTTER
NO OFFENSE TO THE HARRY POTTER LOVERS
3. llkl | 09.19.08
The first two books were so good i can’t wait for the third one. I think these are better than Harry Potter.
5. Saphira | 09.19.08
i love the first 2 books in only satrted to read them in june this year but i have read them 3 times over cause there just the best.
And do u know when the release date is for Australia? Cause i have no idear what time it comes out here.
6. Hi Yo Guys | 09.20.08
Hi, Guys!
To see the release dates goto:-
http://www.shurtugal.com/?id=cycle/brisingr/releasedates
Even I’m from India and it will release today here at IST 1400 hrs. You can also order it at this site:-
http://www.indiaplaza.in/books/all/9780385613859/all/brisingr.htm
Well, I’m going to buy it from Om Book Shop, waited a year and half for it like crazy. Anyways I am sure it is worth it.
I find them as good as Harry Potter and similar to it a lot (Elves, Magic, etc.)
Thank You,
Hi Yo Guys,
The Hi Yo Guys World,
The Ultimate Force On Web,
http://hygw.net84.net/.
7. fantasy book lover | 09.21.08
I CANT WAIT TO READ BRISINGR!!!! Has anyone read it yet? Is it as good as the other books? THX!!!
8. Foreverfan | 09.21.08
Well the books out here in the U.S. I have it placed on hold in my library. I CAN’T WAIT!!!
9. Kannan | 09.22.08
yes. Finally brisingr is out and this time for a change I ordered my copy through an online bookstore called thestorez.com. I am now starting on the book and hopefully it will be another great dragon ride 
10. Arvind | 09.22.08
Brisingr has generated a lot of hype and maybe rightly so. Christopher I hear was tutored at home and it is amazing that he has set his imagination (and ours too) on magnificent tales like Eragon.
I actually own an online bookstore in India and I see a lot of positive response for Brisingr. Though it is no where close (yet) to what the last book of Harry Potter came out with, Brisingr is getting there fast.
-Arvind
http://www.thestorez.com
Online Bookstore - India
11. Digster | 09.22.08
Yes! I have completed reading Brisingr and it was worth the wait! I cannot wait for book four! I hope it ties up all the loose ends regarding the fate of Eragon and Saphira.
12. AdurnaSchular | 10.10.08
I love the eragon books, i say it is way better than harry potter, no offense, but i get bored when i read the first few chapters. Though the movies were great, better than the eragon movie i must admit. THe first adn seocnd books were better than the third, i was expecting to much and got diaspointed, but i really can’t wait for the fourth one sheesh, it takes forever lol!!!!!!
i love THE INHERTICANCE CYCLE!
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1. arya | 09.19.08
i ‘m dyin to read the third book……….
me 4m india………can u jus tell me when is the release in india??
i love dragons…….n other mystical characters………
n this book is a wonderful one…….
i think itz as good as harry potter!!!
itz jus still hidden 4m the world…..