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The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia Volume 1: Eragon

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia Volume 1: Eragon

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  • Author：Christopher Paolini
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Summary

Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle。

It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders。

Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold， wrangling with suppliers， guarding dragon eggs and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves。 Then a vision from the Eldunarí， unexpected visitors and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective。
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This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia， interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure。

Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist， penned by Angela Paolini， the inspiration for the character， herself！

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Reviews

Grace ，

It was so nice to be back in Alagaesia again and catch up with some of the characters！ My favorite story was the first， both because that gave us the biggest update on what Eragon's been up to， and because we got to see Murtagh。 Angela's story was fine， mostly for the appearances of Elva， and I enjoyed the final & longest story focusing on the Urgals， though I'm not sure the author totally connected it back to our characters。 Great for fans of the series， and some hints throughout that make me t It was so nice to be back in Alagaesia again and catch up with some of the characters！ My favorite story was the first， both because that gave us the biggest update on what Eragon's been up to， and because we got to see Murtagh。 Angela's story was fine， mostly for the appearances of Elva， and I enjoyed the final & longest story focusing on the Urgals， though I'm not sure the author totally connected it back to our characters。 Great for fans of the series， and some hints throughout that make me think another book， or at least the thoughts for another book/series are in the works。 。。。more

Gem ，

This is boring & the characters are washed out from what they were

ingeburge ，

i was happy to be back on the Alagaësia land， but i was hoping we could see more of Arya&Eragon so the story was a little boring and disappointing tbh。。。BUT i really liked the cover！！ （which isn't a good point for my bank account lol） i was happy to be back on the Alagaësia land， but i was hoping we could see more of Arya&Eragon so the story was a little boring and disappointing tbh。。。BUT i really liked the cover！！ （which isn't a good point for my bank account lol） 。。。more

Beth Costello ，

Maybe it’s been too long since I read the other books but I found this bitty and unsatisfying。 Shame

Miranda ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ！NOTE: DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T READ ALL 4 BOOKS BEFORE THIS ONE！After LOVING the Inheritance Cycle series， I was SUPER hyper to learn that this had been published just as I finished book 4 （Inheritance）， the last in the main quartet。 However， I was slightly disappointed by the lack of action in this book。 A gripping part of the quartet had basically gone missing。 It seems a little depressing to learn that the main character， who is still， by the way， under 20 years old， has been confined ！NOTE: DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T READ ALL 4 BOOKS BEFORE THIS ONE！After LOVING the Inheritance Cycle series， I was SUPER hyper to learn that this had been published just as I finished book 4 （Inheritance）， the last in the main quartet。 However， I was slightly disappointed by the lack of action in this book。 A gripping part of the quartet had basically gone missing。 It seems a little depressing to learn that the main character， who is still， by the way， under 20 years old， has been confined to a desk job and a future of becoming a hermit and has no chance to find any adventure。 What is good to learn is that Murtagh， Eragon’s half-brother， IS getting all the action and adventure with Thorn， albeit in a different way to Eragon and Saphira。 Also， there are two mistakes in the book regarding Umaroth and the belt of Beloth the Wise- see if you can spot them！But if you ignore Eragon’s futile state， this is a good follow-up， and well worth reading if you are getting into the crazy fandom of this series。 。。。more

Gable Roth ，

This book didn't really add much to the series。 It was just little snippets to please the fans it seems。 The biggest fault is that it was did not follow the storyline established at the end of Inheritance。 At the end of those books Eragon goes to live on his own。。。 But at the beginning of this book it talks about all the interactions that he has with all the other species and ALL the groups that are currently with him。 It makes no sense。 I guess I may have missed something from the end of the la This book didn't really add much to the series。 It was just little snippets to please the fans it seems。 The biggest fault is that it was did not follow the storyline established at the end of Inheritance。 At the end of those books Eragon goes to live on his own。。。 But at the beginning of this book it talks about all the interactions that he has with all the other species and ALL the groups that are currently with him。 It makes no sense。 I guess I may have missed something from the end of the last book but this is not how I pictured it happening。 The one good thing about this book is that， in the audio version， the reader fixed the voice of saphira！ I couldn't stand her voice in the other books but in this one it was more along the lines of what I would picture a female dragon sounding like。 。。。more

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Amy ，

This shorter book/novella set in Alagaesia was decent， but not nearly as good as the original series。 Typical for a good series though when other books follow the primary resolution。

Christina Farr-Thompson ，

That was a freaking horrible book。

Oz Tamir ，

I read this book straight after finishing the Inheritance cycle， and maybe it was my undoing - this isn’t what I expected it to be。 It’s a nice book， taking place in the same world， but it feels a bit like a fanfic （maybe because it’s so off of the cycle’s plot）？It was a fun read - but don’t expect it to fill the hole in your heart after reading Inheritance:）

Robert Frank ，

I gave this one 4 stars just because it lacked much of the feel and anticipation of the Inheritance Cycle。 The stories are good and I think it makes a good bridge to a book 5， if there is one。 It’s short at 281 small pages and Christopher Paolini said it was a success at finishing a book in under 500 pages。 I read good and bad reviews of this before I bought it。 I enjoyed it。 It just lacks the intensity of the series。

Octarine ，

J'ai été très contente de retrouver les personnages de la série principale : Eragon， bien sûr， Saphira， néanmoins pas assez présente à mon goût， Murtagh et Angela。 Elva me fiche toujours autant la trouille ！ Dommage qu'Arya et Roran n'apparaissent pas。Ce livre contient des histoires courtes qui se rapprochent plus de contes à but pédagogique pour Eragon， donc pas de grande intrigue et d'épopée mythique là-dedans， mais c'est agréable， et ça donne un peu à réfléchir。La lecture est rapide。 Comme il J'ai été très contente de retrouver les personnages de la série principale : Eragon， bien sûr， Saphira， néanmoins pas assez présente à mon goût， Murtagh et Angela。 Elva me fiche toujours autant la trouille ！ Dommage qu'Arya et Roran n'apparaissent pas。Ce livre contient des histoires courtes qui se rapprochent plus de contes à but pédagogique pour Eragon， donc pas de grande intrigue et d'épopée mythique là-dedans， mais c'est agréable， et ça donne un peu à réfléchir。La lecture est rapide。 Comme il s'agit du "Livre I"， j'imagine qu'il y aura une suite， je serai contente de la lire quand elle sortira。 。。。more

LUAYNE ，

DisappointedWill add to my library because of the first four books， but will never read again。 Paid too much for a book that wasted my time and money！

Lightwhisper ，

De volta ao mundo de Christopher Paolini e gostei destes contos simples， que nem se apercebem serem múltiplos。 Algo simples e engenhoso de se ler。

Jennie Pound ，

Couldn't get into it Couldn't get into it 。。。more

Mark ，

While the ending was ok I really didn’t get much out of this book。 I read the Inheritance Cycle and while I'm glad I read it， I just don't connect with his writing style very well。 I was curious if I would feel any different with this book years later but I still feel the same way。 But when a sequel comes out， I still think I would read it。 Had a good message at the end of the story tho。 While the ending was ok I really didn’t get much out of this book。 I read the Inheritance Cycle and while I'm glad I read it， I just don't connect with his writing style very well。 I was curious if I would feel any different with this book years later but I still feel the same way。 But when a sequel comes out， I still think I would read it。 Had a good message at the end of the story tho。 。。。more

Jassmine ，

My expectations weren't high， but I still manage to be disappointed。 It just shows how little work actually went into it （I feel like the publisher really failed here） and。。。 what was the point of this？ I love some small details， but as a whole it just wasn't working， it gave us nothing new。。。 I'm just。。。 why？ My expectations weren't high， but I still manage to be disappointed。 It just shows how little work actually went into it （I feel like the publisher really failed here） and。。。 what was the point of this？ I love some small details， but as a whole it just wasn't working， it gave us nothing new。。。 I'm just。。。 why？ 。。。more

Matteo Spencer ，

okayso this wasn't the best， if i'm honest。 it was a bit of a downgrade from the rest of the series， and i didn't enjoy it as much as i did the other books。 it just。。。 didn't feel right。 it didn't sit right with me。 it didn't feel right。 yes， the ending was amazing， and i loved it， and i was so happy for the ending， but all in all， the whole books didn't really feel right。 it didn't feel as good as i was expecting it to have been after such an amazing series that preceded it。 but hey， i can say okayso this wasn't the best， if i'm honest。 it was a bit of a downgrade from the rest of the series， and i didn't enjoy it as much as i did the other books。 it just。。。 didn't feel right。 it didn't sit right with me。 it didn't feel right。 yes， the ending was amazing， and i loved it， and i was so happy for the ending， but all in all， the whole books didn't really feel right。 it didn't feel as good as i was expecting it to have been after such an amazing series that preceded it。 but hey， i can say i've now read all books in the inheritance cycle and the spin off。 so that's amazing！ now， if you'll excuse me， i hear my bookshelves calling！ 。。。more

Cameron ，

Interesting to go back to this world a bit， a place I haven't been in years since I finished the main series。 The Witch was quite interesting to me and thought-provoking， which was something that I appreciated。 The Fork was the weak piece for me， and the Worm was solid as well。 Interesting to go back to this world a bit， a place I haven't been in years since I finished the main series。 The Witch was quite interesting to me and thought-provoking， which was something that I appreciated。 The Fork was the weak piece for me， and the Worm was solid as well。 。。。more

Alba Gimeno ，

Puntuación: 4。5Siempre es un placer volver a Alagaësia y saber más de mis queridos Eragon y Saphira。La tercera parte me ha costado un pelín más， puede que sea que también era consciente de que una vez que la acabase no iba a volver a leer nada de este maravilloso universo。

Emma ，

I really enjoyed these short stories。 My personal favourite is The Fork， but the other two are enjoyable to。I like how Christopher showed that Alagaësia has a lot more going on than what we know through the books。 This book gives opportunities to think of more stories in this world for yourself。 He showed the story of Alagaësia and Eragon didn’t end with Inheritance。

Sofie + Kindi Gwen ，

Just wasn't like the four before Just wasn't like the four before 。。。more

Susanna Miller ，

I'll always appreciate spin-off books that enrich the original story/world， and this 3 part novel did exactly that。 Unfortunately it didn't give what I think everyone was expecting to get in relation to a proper 'update' on Eragon and the characters we've grown to know。 We caught a glimpse of Eragon， Murtagh and Angela， but nothing major that would drive the story forward。 When the next installment arrives I would really like to see Paolini link some plot points back to this book， even if they a I'll always appreciate spin-off books that enrich the original story/world， and this 3 part novel did exactly that。 Unfortunately it didn't give what I think everyone was expecting to get in relation to a proper 'update' on Eragon and the characters we've grown to know。 We caught a glimpse of Eragon， Murtagh and Angela， but nothing major that would drive the story forward。 When the next installment arrives I would really like to see Paolini link some plot points back to this book， even if they are minor， to give this book more purpose。 。。。more

Catie ，

I love the Inheritance Cycle and all things dragons！ I only gave this 3 stars because the flow of the book didn’t feel right。 I was confused if it was a collection of short stories from Alagaësia， or if the stories were supposed to flow together （but didn’t）。They were thoroughly enjoyable， but the flow was disjointed。

Keira Sweeting ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Well after reading inheritance I’m not going to lie this book was a bit disappointing。 This book is three short stories based after the main series。 The first story ，the fork， was amazing I loved Eragon and Saphira， and I loved the Murtagh content and mr stabby 10/10 would recommend love that story。 However， the second story， the witch， wasn’t as good in my opinion。 I did enjoy dragons relationship with Angela but the Angela chapters were written in a way in which it went straight over my head I Well after reading inheritance I’m not going to lie this book was a bit disappointing。 This book is three short stories based after the main series。 The first story ，the fork， was amazing I loved Eragon and Saphira， and I loved the Murtagh content and mr stabby 10/10 would recommend love that story。 However， the second story， the witch， wasn’t as good in my opinion。 I did enjoy dragons relationship with Angela but the Angela chapters were written in a way in which it went straight over my head I didn’t know what was really going on。 Finally the third story ， the worm， was the worst one in my opinion。 I did enjoy Eragon in this story but the main story was so longwinded when it didn’t need to be like we get that Ilgra wanted to kill the dragon and avenge her father and she needed to get stronger first but it just felt like 90% filler material that just made me bored。 The end of this story was it’s saving grace with a dragon egg hatching but there was a severe lack of baby dragons in this book。 。。。more

Max ，

Very entertaining book with some nice small stories about eragon

Ane Liv ，

A nice and easy read。 The three separate stories can easy be enjoyed on their own， so no need to read all parts in the same go。 A nice re-visit to the Inheritance circle。

Haley Kilgour ，

First things first， Paolini definitely matured as a writer and it shows in this book。 One thing that didn’t change was that he loves to be long winded; there was one chapter that was 112 pages。Fans of the Eragon series will really appreciate this book。 Our understanding of certain people and races of Alagaësia are broadened quite a bit。 Plus， it was fun seeing old characters again and what adventures they’re getting up to。The ending made it clear more is to come。 Which I certainly look forward t First things first， Paolini definitely matured as a writer and it shows in this book。 One thing that didn’t change was that he loves to be long winded; there was one chapter that was 112 pages。Fans of the Eragon series will really appreciate this book。 Our understanding of certain people and races of Alagaësia are broadened quite a bit。 Plus， it was fun seeing old characters again and what adventures they’re getting up to。The ending made it clear more is to come。 Which I certainly look forward to！ 。。。more

Cat ，

“Because a scar means you survived。 It means you’re tough and hard to kill。 It means you lived。 A scar is something to admire。”Well， this book certainly brought up a lot of emotions。 I was a HUGE fan of The Inheritance Cycle when I first read them in 2014 and still enjoyed them on a recent reread。 I very much enjoyed returning to the world of Alagäesia， and seeing so many familiar faces on page again。 Whilst I loved the short story collection structure， and much prefer it over what a lot of auth “Because a scar means you survived。 It means you’re tough and hard to kill。 It means you lived。 A scar is something to admire。”Well， this book certainly brought up a lot of emotions。 I was a HUGE fan of The Inheritance Cycle when I first read them in 2014 and still enjoyed them on a recent reread。 I very much enjoyed returning to the world of Alagäesia， and seeing so many familiar faces on page again。 Whilst I loved the short story collection structure， and much prefer it over what a lot of authors do （aka making unnecessary follow on series）， I do wish it had been a bit longer and we had gotten stories about more characters rather than just stories mainly focused on Eragon， such as Nasuada or Arya （still holding out hope for a sequel that will do this！！）。 My favourite story of the three was The Fork， particularly because we got to revisit one of my favourite characters from the series。 All in all， a fun read I’d recommend to any fans of The Inheritance Cycle！ 。。。more

Nathan Audiobooks ，

Wtf happened to saphira's voice Wtf happened to saphira's voice 。。。more

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