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[jessalie_aranya]

I'm rereading the Inheritance books (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr) in preparation for the 4th one being released some time in the near future, and was suddenly struck by a certain similarity. Now, poor little Paolini's books have been angrily compared to (aka, people said he ripped off) Anne McCaffrey, Tolkien, etc. I found a new (to me) one, and just

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[moonlapse]

Wow, those names are certainly, uh, inspired by other sources... >_>

Oh, I just checked the wiki for it. Paragraph three starts with:

'Critiques of Eragon often pointed out the similarities to other works such as The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.'

From further on:

'Picking the right name for the characters and places was a process that could take "days, weeks, or even years". Paolini said that "if I have difficulty choosing the correct moniker, I use a placeholder name until a replacement suggests itself." He added that he was "really lucky" with the name Eragon, "because it's just dragon with one letter changed." He thought the name fit the book perfectly, but some of the other names caused him "real headaches".'

Hilarious!

[jessalie_aranya]

This is what I get for never reading wikis, other than the rare occasion when I can't remember something (usually how to spell a name/place) or when I am exceedingly bored. *facepalm*

I'll agree that names can be hard, and but a book about a dragon with a first character who is basically named dragon? Yeahhh. That is worse than my planet Aqualee with water-loving aliens. And I was TEN when I made that name up. *shakes head*