Eragon

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"Throw Stars Wars movies 4,5 and 6 in a blender along with the Lord of the Rings books, then water them down, and this is what you get." An anon's summary of the Inheritance Novels

Eragon is the titular character in the Inheritance Novels. He is also a Mary Sue.

The Setting

While the books are alright, the setting is a blatant copy of Middle-Earth (right down to having similar names for people and places). A few examples include the Princess Leia/ Arwen figure Arya (her name; Arwen + Leia = Arya. Or he read some of the Song of Ice and Fire series and took the name from Arya Stark). Her mother is the elf queen Galadriel... I mean Islanzadil (the latter being an obvious rip-off of the former) who lives in Lothlorien, I mean Du Weldenvarden. There's also Dwarfs, orc rip-offs called Urgals (they even have Uruk-hai rip-offs called Kull) in the story along with language guides at the end of each book. Eragon also meets two Yoda figures in the form of the elf Dragon Rider Oromis and his dragon Glaedr living in a remote reigon. They're both admittedly badass as they eventually fight despite being handicapped. Glaedr's missing a leg while Oromis suffers from something similar to epileptic fits; SPOILER they both die, while Glaedr even has a form of existence after death to advise them.

Of course, many have pointed out the name "Eragon" is very similar to "Aragorn".

Compare and Contrast

Eragon himself is a medieval rip off of Luke Skywalker, copying his story in damn near every way, except for the occasional flash of original stuff.

Eragon: He begins the series as a farm boy with no real distinguishing characteristic, other than being raised on a farm by his uncle Garrow with his cousin Roran since his parents both (spoiler: supposedly) died. His home is destroyed and his uncle killed by the empire after he finds a dragon egg. Eragon meets an old story teller, Brom, who just happens to know nearly everything about the Dragon Riders (revealed to be a Dragon Rider, though his dragon was killed). He takes him on a journey to become a Rider, join the Varden in their fight against the empire and avenge his uncle. Along the way they meet and get extra help from a rogue on the run called Murtagh, who proves invaluable after Brom's death.

Luke Skywalker: He was raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle because his parents both died. He lives like this until his uncle and him come by someone droids carrying information vital to the rebellion. His home is destroyed and his aunt and uncle are killed by the empire who had been tracking the droids. Luke meets an old hermit by the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi (revealed to be a Jedi). He takes him on a journey to become a Jedi and join the Rebellion. Along the way they meet and get help from a smuggler on the run called Han Solo and his right hand Wookie (big, hairy alien) Chewbacca, who prove invaluable after Obi-Wan's death.

The Story

Eragon joins the Varden in their fight against the empire, ruled by the evil King Galbatorix, while learning what it means to be a Rider and their past.

He learns how to read and write, becomes an unstoppable swordsmen and even begins to learn magic. All the while growing closer to his Dragon Saphira (which is pretty much the only original thing about the story). Saphira often acts like a dumb teenage girl, which given her age she is, but is also suppose to be wise.

Describing the main events of the first two books is basically retelling Star Wars episodes 4 and 5.

There was also an exceedingly shitty movie and video game based off of the series made in 2006. Fortunately for all concerned, a sequel is impossible due to how badly 20th century fox fucked up the progression.

He also becomes a half-elf near the end of book 2, lives among elves throughout book 2 and has a crush on the elf princess.

He also has a cousin, Roran, who cannot use magic, has a manly beard, fights with a hammer.

Third book is a massive improvement (which isn't hard to do) and had a drunk aging elf blacksmith who bitches about how her fellow elves have become huge dicks, that's cool. Also has Eragon strangle an unarmed solder to death as he tries to run away and beg for his life.

The foruth book has the most originality while also cranking up the Mary Sue meter for Eragon. He discovers the true name of the magical language, giving him the ability to rewrite the laws of magic and physics.