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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Christopher Paolini is taking us back to Alagaesia with a new installment in his "Inheritance" cycle, focused on the arguably much cooler character, Murtagh!
But it's been a minute since he wrote an Inheritance book. What all happened in the last one, and what did it matter? Hang with me as I read off the summaries and jog your memory! To the skies!
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Thanks for doing this!! So nice to get a brief recap before Murtagh.
My pleasure! I knew I needed it, I figured I wasn't alone! So far I am 1/3rd of the way through Murtagh and man...it's really good. I'll have a video for it this weekend.
“Brief”
Great recap man! Been looking everywhere for someone to recap the series before diving into Murtagh and it was surprisingly hard to find but you did a great job.
Thanks! I thought about writing up my own but I figured if I just read the Wiki summaries and tossed in my own two cents, it'd be tidier, haha. Glad you liked it.
Omg. “He breaks their minds. He does that.” Is a hilarious line with how casual it is. Made me laugh out loud!
Haven't read these books since I was 13. I recently saw they made a new one. Looked up a recap for myself. Just listening too made me go order the first 4 books again. Thank you.
@@que119 The New one is called Murtagh, and yeah you'd better reread the others first. There are some pretty earth shattering revalations in the new one.
@@iso-didact789 I have 100 pages of Inheritance left then I start MURTAGH.
@@que119 Great! You could also read the side story the fork the witch and the worm, but it's not necessary cuz it's basically three short stories one of which is retold in the beginning of murtagh, making reading it pointless, and the other two have nothing to do with anything that happens in murtagh. One of those has elva in it though, and boy is she quite the conniving little cutie!😍 What if she decides to progress from the current physical age of 6 to, say, 11. Imagine what she'd be then! #heylolitahey
The first four books feels like a DnD campaign. I loved the way the books were broken up into different perspectives. We get to follow Eragon, Roran, Nasuada, Arya, which helps break up the long descriptions and keeps the pace moving. My favorite parts were the scenes with Murtaugh and Nasuada in inheritance but I also thought dwarf politics were cool too. So I guess my favorite part is the last half of brisinger and the first half of inheritance.
By the middle of inheritance I enjoyed the Rowan parts the most
I thought the dwarf politics were the worst😅
These books helped me through a crazy dark time in my life. Idk what I would have done without them. I cherish them
I didn't want to get into it in the video too much, but Eragon and Eldest did the same for me. I was able to kind of fall into them during my parents' divorce, they were a very welcome refuge.
@@GrahamBradley yup, my pops passed away when I was 16 so these books carried me through that and more. I’ve reread and listened probably 5-6 times haha. I’m currently enjoying your video! Appreciate your hard work
I felt like I was listening to my friend go into an honest deep dive about a series they liked as a young adult. It was very refreshing!
In a world where content is saturated with extreme inflection by internet influencers and crowd pleasers, I felt that your review was to the point with minor bunny trails (which is honestly amazing at 0230).
Thank you! I'm ready for the next book!
You're in for a treat, it was a great read!
Thanks for the recap. Much easier to listen to someone compile the notes while I drive, rather then digging it up myself.
My pleasure, glad it was useful!
I personally remember Eragon's training with the most fondness and detail. I also remember quite liking the battle where Roran's weddimg was interrupted. The rest was mostly lost to a flightly memory, but thanks for the recap!
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. Got my book in the mail today.
Awesome! I'm about a third of the way through and having a great time. Stay tuned for my review this weekend.
Thank you! Just what I was looking for. Now I can go back to the world of inheritance. It's time to take Murtagh off the shelf.
Enjoy! You're gonna dig it!
thank you! its been a decade since ive read these so i needed this!
Wonderful recap, just started murtagh and really needed this. Thank you so much 👌🏻👌🏻
murtagh and eragon being brothers didnt get retconned, they just led you to believe they had the same dad until they later reveal that eragon's dad is brom
eldest was literally called that because murtagh is the "eldest" son of their mother. its a pretty big plot point for you to just overlook tbh lol
It's been so long, I really appreciate this. This still holds a special place in my heart, yeah it's somewhat flawed but I still love this series.
Pretty much my exact feelings on it. Glad the vid was useful for you!
I think my favorite and the coolest part of the boats from me was when Eragon used the magic to strengthen and thicken the bones in his hand. I don’t know why, but that will always be a core memory.
I remember him thinking of that after Orik showed him how dwarves would literally drill studs into their bones. Wicked stuff.
I think the part about Roran creating a literal wall of bodies with nothing but a hammer sparked my love for hammer/ blunt weapons in video games. One thing that was different and absolutely stood out to me was when Eragon used magic to create large calluses on his hands so he’d stop breaking or injuring his hands while fighting.
@@alexzanteson4688 Am I the only one who wanted Sauron from the first movie prologue to show up and turn barst into a fucking pancake?
Brilliant summary, just what I needed!
Glad to help!
This was exactly what I needed. Thank you! 🎉
Thank you for the over view! You reminded me of several aspects that I have forgotten over the years. I knew I would since it has been a long time had reading the Inheritance installments, but I really did not want to read them again to prepare for the Murtagh release.
Glad I could help! Murtagh was a great book, one of my favorite this year. I've got a review on this channel if you want to check it out when you're done 👍
I really enjoyed Eragon when I was young in middle school but didn't read Eldest until years later. I think you identified the pace in Eldest pretty well where we would go through Eragon and his training with Oromis which was a much calmer tone and then we would transition to Roran and the village's struggle for survival which was fast-paced, exciting, and full of danger. I liked how the author structured that. Maybe I should pick up Murtagh...
Highly recommend Murtagh! It was great.
Great explanation! I've read the Eragon series a few times however many many years ago. I was about to reread them again for the new book, but your video saved me and now I can go ahead and read the new book directly after watching your video. 🙏🏼
Glad I could help! I've got a review of Murtagh on the channel too, wait until you're done and chime in over there! It was great to get back into these.
@GrahamBradley I'll save the video to watch once I'm done reading the new book, thank you for mentioning it!
Thank you!
Insanely good series wish Warner bros would pick it up
I think Fox technically has the rights, which means Disney has the rights, which means it'll rot on a shelf somewhere because Eragon isn't a diverse girlboss.
But a series would be cool.
@@GrahamBradley couldn’t have said it better, just wishful thinking tbh
“It’s called PCP” 😂 thank you so much for making this video! I’m excited to read the new book but couldn’t deal with rereading 4 whole books in preparation, so thank you 🙏
My pleasure! Glad to give you a chuckle, haha
You were correct on “decimated” the first time. It’s to lose a tenth of your force.
I thought so, early A.M. brain started messing with me. Thanks.
It was a roman legion thing. A form of group punishment in which 1 in 10 men were executed (selected by drawing straws).
@@GrahamBradley Out of curiosity, just googled the word and got both of the definitions.
decimate
/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/
verb
verb: decimate; 3rd person present: decimates; past tense: decimated; past participle: decimated; gerund or present participle: decimating
1.
kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of.
"the inhabitants of the country had been decimated"
drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something).
"public transport has been decimated"
2.
historical
kill one in every ten of (a group of people, originally a mutinous Roman legion) as a punishment for the whole group.
"the man who is to determine whether it be necessary to decimate a large body of mutineers"
@mikayelabazyan This will not help, lol. Frigging Google
Just bought murtagh, this video is a blessing!
Awesome! Check back once you're done, I want to hear your verdict!
I remember personally like these books more than the Harry Potter series back in the day. Wish they had the budget to do the movie better.
Lmao. "Roran keeps leveling up in this book" yeah he fucking does. 😂
Murtagh might be my favorite next to Eldest, some ppl complained about how slow the beginning was but don't realize CP had to set up a story from a difficult character to work with
I actually thought the ending was slower, but yeah, Murtagh and Eldest are easily the best two.
My guy here coming in clutch with this one!!!
This was definitely my favorite book series when I was younger and I am excited to read Murtagh. Although, I was PISSED when Eragon left and didn't get with Arya. I was so mad, I didn't read the last chapter or two after that. But I guess Im just a softie for that sort of thing. Thanks for the recap!
Yeah I think we were all rooting for bro to seal the deal, haha. Sounds like Paolini might be writing more though, so 🤞🤞🤞
He better resolve all my childhood trauma in those next books then!!@@GrahamBradley
Damn, I just finished Murtagh but I'm watching this video still!
"Little NOT Gimli is going with Eragon to Dagobah" 😂
Thanks so much, amazing summary! Murtagh is great so far, can really recommend it!
Agreed! I should finish tomorrow or Thursday, but I'm digging it so far.
@@GrahamBradleywhat spell did durza place on the fish?
Is this a trivia question or a question about something unclear from the book? I don't want to post spoilers yet, so I have to figure out how to answer.
@@GrahamBradley unclear. Maybe add a spoiler alert in your reply then
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I don't think it was actually confirmed, but Murtagh speculated that Durza's spell would reset itself if anyone tried to use magic to clear it. There was a killing spell he could use but apparently the fish could only be killed with a bone, not any other weapon. So it was a combination of things that ultimately allowed Murtagh to kill it.
This is awesome. Thanks!
Haha great summary! I love how far fetched some things seem if you summarize and skip the build up.
Ready for Murtagh now!
You're gonna dig it!
Great recap!
You forgot a couple key parts tho.... the one's that stick in my mind while writing this are the unknown price Eragon paid to get the metal from under the Menoa Tree and also the 7 words in the Ancient Language Brom told him before he died.
Not a criticism or anything just feel like these would have been important in a recap.. thanks for rhe video 😊
No problem, thanks for watching! It was hard to decide which details to leave in, 47 minutes was already a big ask for a small channel. I'm glad you stuck it out to the end!
Very nice recap! I completely forgot Elva, she was creepy!
I also remember that when he got the steel for the sward he had like a twinge or something. It seemed like the tree took something from him, but it was a lose end. Probably in Murthagh we'll know more about this.
I don't remember that part! But it's been 15 years since I read Brisingr 😂
Very helpful, thank you
Thanks dude!
Happy to help!
Nice video! I read these so long ago I didn't want to dig them out and re-read all 4. I can't believe how long it's been I basically gave up on there ever being more books lol
Thanks for watching! Yeah I figured he was done too, the announcement was a nice surprise.
@@GrahamBradley Do you know if he wrote different series that are any good? Right now I am reading all of the Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson.
He has two books out in a space series i haven't read, so I don't know how they are. Sanderson will surely keep you busy for a minute.
What other series have you liked? I can make a recommendation based off that.
@@GrahamBradley Ya the cosmere is definitely keeping me busy lol 😂. I really like The Wheel of Time and A Song of Ice and Fire. Anything with Dragons 🐲!
Have you read Temeraire, by Novik? The first 4-5 were better than the rest, but it's an awesome dragon series.
You da man! Perfect recap before I read Murtagh
Just finish the series today & absolutely love it! Even though the ending felt rush, overall the series is a good YA dragon rider story. Can't wait to read Murtagh.
You're in for a treat, it's the best one so far and I get the feeling he's gearing up for more.
I love how the train whistle in the background sounded just as Eregon is leaving Alegasia.
Haha sometimes you just get lucky!
Why is everyone always saying that everything copied Star Wars? Star Wars in and of it self is a copy of everything that George Lukas liked! It's also a basic Heros Journey and that has been around at least since the time of greek mythology😂 Eragon is also a Heros Journey and is inspired by a lot of older fantasy book series and that influence is also in Star Wars because that's just fantasy set in space! Yeah you can see a lot of different inspirations in Eragon ecpecially from Tolkien, all kinds of mythology and the Erdsea books as well and you can like that or not but don't say it's a rip off of Star Wars when Star Wars just copies a lot of different fantasy and since fiction stories themselves. Star Wars fans shouldn't act like there fandom is the most original of them all when it's just not. If you break it down every storie is just a repeat of other stories that have there been before that grew into their own worlds with time. Also keep in mind that the Author was very young when he wrote the first book so maybe give him some credit for writing a whole ass book at the age of 16 and then growing that into a very cohesive four book series with its own world building. No storie is perfect so don't look down on other peoples favorites. You can not like a thing and still not take the joy away from people who do.
I'm not taking joy away from anyone, the whole reason I made this video was to get people hyped for Murtagh...which I did. The Star Wars comparison is just the most plainly obvious one.
Most people have never heard of Joseph Campbell, or the Hero's Journey, so it'd be a weak reference to make. Chillax, friend.
Well if you read murtagh you know the only thing it rips off is Skyrim. Namely Alduin.
@iso-didact789 Never played Skyrim
@@GrahamBradley Seriously?! For shame!
@iso-didact789 Bro I have a wife, three kids, and a mortgage. My time is spoken for 😂
perfect recap before diving into murtagh!! however i didn’t appreciate all of the slander hahaha
No slander here, friend! We read, we laugh, we have fun! I like the series and Murtagh was great!
Thanks!
Thanks for the summary. I read the first two when Eldest was new, and just never got around to reading Brisingir or Inheritance, and was curious how they ended.
But seriously, that's how they ended? That's horrible lol so tropey and deus ex-y
Yeah, pretty safe and by-the-numbers, but Murtagh was a huge improvement. Highly recommend it, it's slow in parts but a great book.
THERE IS A ANDREW LUCK JERSEY IN THE BACK AND IM IMMEDIETLY SUBSCRIBED
BROTHER!!!
@@GrahamBradley so glad i Found your channel dude, youre awesome!
@kubamoe Thank you! Colts for life!
@@GrahamBradley exactly #fortheshoe
Decimation means only a 10th remains.
I dont know if retcon is the correct word for how the books went. Brom hints at Eragon getting more extensive training hinting at a rider's existence. Murtagh belueves he and Eragon to have the same father because that is generally how lineage is traced and Galbatorix saw the connection, but the hints were there from the first book that Brom was Eragon's father.
I thought about that a week or two after filming. It could be an argument, but it's probably more of a "Well, this would be a good twist and it's not impossible" type thing that came along later.
I'm currently rereading Eragon with my son and I'm not really feeling the paternal vibes, but it could work.
@@GrahamBradley after knowing Brom is Eragon's father, all of the "solemn" looks and pauses Brom has make a lot more sense. Not to mentio how Brom berates Eragon when he messes up, is more than a traveling companion or teacher at least in my opinion
Decent recap of the series, could do without all the criticizing of my favorite series. Nothing wrong with pulling inspiration from other series as long as you don’t copy it entirely. 👍🏻
The observations were merited, and not derogatory. I enjoy the books too, and was excited for Murtagh.
murtagh and eragon being brothers didn't get retconned, it just got shown that their mother left because eragons father was brom.
It felt like a clunky retcon, I went back to read Eragon and after Brisingr and never got the impression that Brom was treating Eragon like a son. It felt like something Paolini changed later for the surprise factor.
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It's funny I think I either lost interest after finishing the second one or started the 3rd one and lost interest very quickly too
Yeah the third one almost depressed me with how it lost the magic compared the the prior entries, I was in a different place when I read Eragon and Eldest. I was less critical and just enjoyed reading for fun. But in the years between then and Brisingr, something changed in my tastes and I just didn't enjoy it as much.
I think now I've read enough books (and bad books) to have an appreciation for something that's just straightforward and wholesome. And it helps that Murtagh was a really good book.
I understand that you were just reading from the wiki so I'm not gonna touch that.
What I would like to suggest is that you edit out when you swallow. I understand that your reading and it's just something that happens when you're doing for a period of time.
Wishing you the best in your future videos
Can anyone suggest where you could get audio book for "Murtagh" ?
I used Audible.com
Cool video . Book's out now looking to get my hand on it now
I'm reading it tomorrow! Very excited.
@@GrahamBradley you ordered it? Still trying to get someone to gift me the book😅
On Audible! I live that trucker life, it's the only way I have time to read! Should hit my inbox in an hour or two.
Ouu yh that audible subscription. Been hitting up my contacts looking for who's got one 😂
Wish me luck
@Yinusa00 Get after it, bud! Best wishes! Should have my review up this weekend
Nice video! Sweet recap, but PLEASE fix the autofocus on your camera, it's driving me nuts!
Many such cases! I keep forgetting to nix that, thanks for the reminder
Decimation is a large amount is destroyed, meanings of words can change over time
They can change through misuse, which is something I resist being a part of.
Yes, on the proper definition of decimation.
However, apparently, many people use the word to mean 90% (or at least a whole bunch) are killed. I only found out that this wrong definition is so popular very recently.
Once you see it, you see it everywhere, haha
Murtagh will be a full year after the events of A Fork a Witch and a Wyrm
That's good, I just read that one last week
how is that one? i need to get it
I thought it was fine, not great, not bad, just something for the big Alagaesia fans.
@@GrahamBradley ok correction it takes place with murtagh story from that book. That’s the complete first section of the the book.
@@TheMsharrypotter12 it gives more context on things like Angela and why the Urgals have a distrust for dragons.
MY NON-SPOILERY REVIEW OF MURTAGH: ruclips.net/video/XuzRTIKzYUI/видео.html
W summary but I would have left the intro stuff for after.
Alas
Great recap. Hate how smug you were about the star wars comparisons when you weren't even the one who realized the similarities. Also who the ef uses a straw in a camp mug? All I have to do is not look at you and I love this video.
Thanks! I want you to know that your annoyance amuses and empowers me to continue being intolerably smug. Subscribe and share for more smugness. An inexhaustible supply. ❤
It really bothers me all the "this was retconned" instances when they are just simply revelations
The Brom thing lacked the setup for a revelation
@@GrahamBradley I can agree on that, tbh. I really don't think all revelations need to be setup (although is good practice, of course, and feels better for the reader).
Hey man, I know I’m just a random dude but I hope you hear me.
I’m excited about the next book. I read them ages ago and had no idea a new one was coming. I also didn’t remember shit about them, past the story major anyway.
I searched for a recap and several of them were styled as a podcast or angled at a single character. I chose this because it seemed straightforward. And objectively, it was.
However, bro… my guy… it felt like you hated it the whole time. It was weird. I felt like my wife was spilling tea about someone. All kinds of exposition, but so much shade.
If you wanted to critique, label it that. I went through the whole thing (I even liked it because I always try to help creators). But damn, it was so negative.
If you don’t like them, don’t make a recap for people that might. Don’t yuck people’s yums. Unless it was expected, I guess.
And you shit on lightbringer out of nowhere? Do you like any books?
I don’t think you did a bad job of a recap. But I’d ask you to introspect about the negativity of the video.
I’m going to read it. But that video did NOT motivate me to do it.
If, perhaps, you had some positivity. Or even curiosity. You’d motivate people to read, then to come back to hear your thoughts.
I’ll f*%k off now and leave you to your life. I just thought I’d try and push you in a more positive direction. Just for the videos. We are all depressed, go to therapy for that.
Loved the first three, middling on the fourth, hated the fifth, Light Bringer was an improvement but didn't really accomplish much as far as moving the story forward.
I generally don't do negative reviews (I made a video explaining why.) This year I made two videos where I was negative and those got thousands of views, whereas something normal on my tiny channel would get like...fifty. I'm just a dude who reviews books and this is what people responded to.
I could lean way harder into the negativity since apparently that gets watch-hours (and therefore money) but that's not what I do. I only did this recap this way because of how frustrated I was with Dark Age and how hopeful I was that Light Bringer would return to form.
(Because, once again, I loved the original trilogy. Still do.)
Anyway, I read all kinds of stuff and cover it here. I'm not going to please everybody and I'm not trying to. I'm just a guy who likes books and always wants to find another really great one.
I've taken a lot of heat from Red Rising fans over this video, it is what it is, but I will say that for someone who didn't like my take on it, you're diplomatic in your criticism, and that's always welcome here. So thanks.
Have a merry Christmas.
How dare you even mention the Eragon movie.
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My dad gave my son the DVD for Christmas, he's too young to realize it sucks
34:46 😂
The movie was done dirty. It was not quite a faithful adaptation. It was not bad. Irons definitely stuck out. It was a good story but the pacing was horrible like maybe close to a handful of important things happen in pretty quick succession but then it jumps to the later action about half or less way too quick. If this was done properly it easily could have had a lot of movies like a Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter.
At the very least they could have done a trilogy, but the budget must have been capped and I don't think the director was all that passionate lol
the recap skipped the ra'zac getting killed
Thought I mentioned that. Ah well.
you skipped a whole book 🤦
Which one?
@@GrahamBradley The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
@HughWanztino Mentioned it, not a big deal. This whole thing was a recap for Murtagh and the only part of FWW that mattered was in Murtagh.
Thank you!