gimmepie Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Maybe that is why I wasn't disappointed, I went in expecting little character development and more plot development/lose ends being tied up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think it's standard for most fiction that the supporting characters are alwas cooler than the main characer(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Roran is a baws. I have the book on hold at the library. Now I wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Roran's probably my favorite character. The Determinator is always the best. I've just gotten past [spoiler=Spoiler]Nasuada's corronation, and I can't wait to see how everything will pan out.[/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 You know, this is just my personal opinion but Roran should've died in the last book, if only in the battle against Barst. I mean. . . . his character just seems [i]exaggerated[/i] in a way. VERY exaggerated. Anyway, I'd love to hear Angela's story. She's a VERY interesting character, and I would LOVE to find out more about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmepie Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 That is what makes Roran great. He's just a regular man but through nothing more than determination and cunning he accomplishes things that generally only and elf/rider could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='gimmepie' timestamp='1328196016' post='5795283'] That is what makes Roran great. He's just a regular man but through nothing more than determination and cunning he accomplishes things that generally only and elf/rider could. [/quote] Yeah, at first he was great, but slowly his character began to grow more and more exaggerated to the point that he survives falling walls and fighting people like Barst - and those are feats greater than what usual elves and riders are capable of. He got a hell load of character development in Eldest and a little more in Brisingr, but in Inheritance, although his role didn't grow any less prominent, he seemed to turn into a character that fueled pointless fillers. Compared to other characters, he's just . . . . unreal. Eragon, Galbatorix, the elves and Riders, they all had explainable powers within reason, but Roran is just exaggerated to a tremendous extent. While everyone else suffers and countless die - Paolini apparently doesn't hesitate to think of mooks as pointless - Roran rages on like some immortal man. And do you know what the worst thing is? [i]He's not even immortal.[/i] He didn't even have any wards when he fought against Barst! It might have been better to give him a Dying Moment of Awesomeness, than to have let him live - after all he had been through. He's more exaggerated than any other character in the Inheritance series . . . . all of this is my personal opinion, but maybe you should keep them in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I will never argue with a character as GAR as Roran. Anyways, just finished the book, very fitting ending. I can't believe Eragon and Arya never even kissed, unless I missed something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='Doctor Whooves' timestamp='1328199764' post='5795375'] I can't believe Eragon and Arya never even kissed, unless I missed something. [/quote] You did. They did kiss; once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I meant on the lips, though maybe that's what you meant, too. I'm kind of a sucker for romance... :3 Also, I'm sad as for how Orrin's character changed, but I guess being a king at war can do that to a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmepie Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Orrin was always boring, the change in character made him interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 How is being a medieval mad scientist who can blow smoke out of his ears boring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmepie Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Because he was never a character that affected the story any. He was just like a goofy extra at first, he became more an actual part to the story as he became more affected by the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I think it would be so cool if Paolini made a side book chronicling Angela's adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmepie Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 ^YES From the sounds of things a big book haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 And it would be a legit book, too, not something contrived to milk the series for all its worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I've read the chapter Firnen and the couple preceeding it just now... three or four to go. I just cannot bring myself to read anymore. I struggled to get this far after Galbatorix died but its just getting ridiculous. The big bad has been long dead, thus everything past this is fast losing any meaning, especially as everything is resolving far too happily. A major character SHOULD have died; either Arya or Roran. Arya being queen and rider, and everyone else living happily ever after aside from Eragon and Arya not being a couple? This just doesn't and shouldn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 For deaths, I expected Katrina and Murtagh to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DismalDoughnut Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I don't have my copy yet, but I'd have to re-read the first three books to even know what's going on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 [quote name='Doctor Whooves' timestamp='1329022172' post='5812010'] For deaths, I expected Katrina and Murtagh to die. [/quote] Yes because Katrina dying would have been devastating, as would Murtagh, since he spent about 3/4 of the series as a baddie. An underexposed baddie too. Managed to trudge through the rest of it now, trudge being optimal word. His leaving just went on and on and on and on and on and on... Saphira and Arya's dragons bit was just plain... well people banged on at my writing how thrown together two characters who got together were, after they had know each other/fought beside each other/saved each others lives for several weeks prior. And these two take one look at each other and are immediately in love. Hastily contrived plot much? Wasn't even remotely sad at the end because I was so bored by the time I got to it. First 2 books: brilliant. Third book: Money spinning filler. Fourth book: Flashes of awesome in odd places but dragged a lot and ended without any real loss or devastation to main characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tico~ Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Matt said it all. That last book...disappointed me to no end. I feel like burning it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I finally got around to finishing [i]Inheritance[/i] today. First half kinda dragged for me, but I sped through the last half mad fast, though being away on vacation might have helped. The beginning summary was helpful, though I still don't remember much. I'll probably reread the whole series one day and appreciate it more. But as of now, my thoughts on the Inheritance Cycle is pretty much this vv [quote name='Lazaruz' timestamp='1323086751' post='5688176'] The over all story has some faults, mainly massive ammounts of padding, but the plot itself is pretty amazing, especially for something that began at first in a 15 year olds mind. [/quote] Even though it's cliche and even [i]I [/i]was able to predict what things would happen. [spoiler=As for the final battle] Eh, it fits, but I wanted more...action. I was picturing Eragon and Galbatorix fighting in the air kinda like how they did with Murtagh and Thorn. And the actual physical battle they had wasn't as good as with Murtagh. Could have been better in my opinion.[/spoiler] [spoiler=I loved Roran too, also my favorite character. ] Dying would have been fine, but I'm happy he got his happy ending after all he went through.[/spoiler] Good ride, for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sploda Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Paolini has stated that he will probably revist Alegaesia at some point in more books, preferably about Roran and Angela. Personally, I expected a much more grand ending than what happened, but he pretty much summarized the plot of the last 2 books with Angela's fortune in the first book. I didn't like the new Orrin, which was what he was going for so yay. Honestly, out of all the characters, Orik was my favorite after Angela. Eragon actually felt like a walking Plot device and walks around with [url=[url="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotArmor"]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotArmor[/url]]Plot Armor[/url] set to stun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwarven King Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='Majestic Star Bahamut' timestamp='1329015095' post='5811856'] I've read the chapter Firnen and the couple preceeding it just now... three or four to go. I just cannot bring myself to read anymore. I struggled to get this far after Galbatorix died but its just getting ridiculous. The big bad has been long dead, thus everything past this is fast losing any meaning, especially as everything is resolving far too happily. A major character SHOULD have died; either Arya or Roran. Arya being queen and rider, and everyone else living happily ever after aside from Eragon and Arya not being a couple? This just doesn't and shouldn't happen. [/quote] So...someone has to die in order for a book to be good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerion Brightflame Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 I did find the last book.... bland. I mean everything was to perfect. I understand he wanted to put it that way. I personally think it would have been a great kick in the teeth for him to make Katrina the last rider. That way no one dies, but you still have the tragic stuff that would make it more realistic. But that would make Roran's entire plot point pointless. Murtagh's fate... was just obvious. I mean you could always guess it was coming, but nothing awesome happened of it. Really. In fact, you probably could predict 2/3's of the book. I think the one bit that did go well, was Galbatorix. He really didn't disapoint in my book, since there was the build up. And you think they may do well, and then they meet him and he just goes. 'No.' Alas, he feel into the classic villian situation, of talking to long and letting himself get caught of guard. But Inheritance had so much potential, then feel slightly short of our hopes. Alas, its his world, we are only guests in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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