Anyone else eagerly awaiting

Eldest?

Still going hmmmm, well written by a teenager...

you don't think he really did write it?

He homeschooled you know. That explains it! :)

he did write it. I was given as a gift (probably to shut me up and tide me over until Harry Potter)the Deluxe Edition, and I was astounded that this very mature kid wrote it. His author's notes in the edition give quite a tribute to his editor that helped him rework the beginning. He seems very self-effacing which made him more credible to me. I admired the talent and the ability to weave a great story. :)

March-April 2002 - Articles and Columns

Unleashing the Dragon - Talita Paolini

"I dream of dragons," my eighteen-year-old son, Christopher, will tell you. "Especially a brilliant blue dragon named Saphira" (pronounced suh-FEER-uh). Christopher will then explain that Saphira lives in the land of Alaga'sia with dwarves and elves and men, the evil King Galbatorix, a curious werecat named Solembum, and her Dragon Rider - a young man named Eragon.

Three years ago, Christopher decided to write a story. Not just a three- to ten-page short story. Oh no! My son determined to write a full-blown epic fantasy novel... and he did.

If he had not been homeschooled, I doubt that the book Eragon would exist. My husband Kenneth and I always made books an important part of our lives, so we naturally began reading to Christopher and his sister Angela when they were infants. We showed them how to carefully hold a book and turn the pages slowly so they wouldn't tear. We cuddled our children on our laps while we read to them. Reading was a pleasurable time when they felt loved, secure, and supremely happy.

http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/192/mapaolini.html

& I are bibliophiles - it's non-curable. So it's best to pass it on to the kids! :evilgrin:

My greatest claim to fame - so far. Three kids who all love to read!