BRISINGR - BOOK THREE OF THE INHERITANCE CYCLE - WATERSTONES LIMITED, SLIPCASED, SIGNED & NUMBERED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING

PAOLINI Christopher

ISBN 10: 1409600688 / ISBN 13: 9781409600688

Published by Doubleday An Imprint Of Transworld Publishing, London, 2008

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Waterstones Collectors Edition in MINT Condition, Signed, Numbered & Slipcased. Signed by Author to the title page. One of a Limited Edition of 1500 Copies, the number is not known as the Book and Slipcase are still sealed in the Publisher's Cellophane. . Both Book and Slipcase are in Mint condition. This book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. No Jacket as issued. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BRISINGR - BOOK THREE OF THE INHERITANCE CYCLE - WATERSTONES LIMITED, SLIPCASED, SIGNED & NUMBERED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING
• Publisher: Doubleday An Imprint Of Transworld Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409600688
• ISBN 13: 9781409600688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Exclusive, Limited Or Slipcased Editions
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

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Synopsis

BRISINGER BY CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI, SIGNED & NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK IN SLIPCASE.

Review

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini -- of which Brisingr is the latest -- shows every sign of becoming one of the most exuberant and entertaining fiction sequences in modern writing, with a scope and ambition that genuinely takes the breath away. This is a fantasy world which is cleverly designed to appeal to the widest possible range of readership; the inevitable echoes of JRR Tolkien are transformed into something rich and strange here, and the events of the earlier books are being drawn together in the later developments with masterly assurance.

After the massive, punishing battle against the Warriors of the Empire, Eragon and Saphira are licking their wounds, having barely survived. The Rider and his dragon have an oath to fulfil; they must aid Katrina in escaping the most terrible danger. What follows is an epic journey, quite as action-packed and vividly described as anything in fantasy fiction. As in all the best such literature, the odds are overwhelming, nothing can be taken at face value, and the evil forces ranged against the protagonists are as vile as one could wish.

Christopher Paolini clearly now feels that he has readers securely in his pocket, and is prepared to take his time to achieve some of his best effects -- a tactic that pays dividends. So often with fantasy fiction, outlandish situations are relied upon to carry the action, and there is no shortage of them here. But Paolini is canny enough to realise that the characterisation of an endangered protagonist is crucial to maintain our involvement, and (as in previous books), he always takes care of business in this regard. Don't be put off by the daunting length of this book -- Paolini justifies every word in Brisingr. You'll find yourself reading it as quickly as many a shorter book. --Barry Forshaw