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Paolini was born in Southern California . Homeschooled for his entire life, he graduated high school at the age of 15 through an accredited Correspondence Course . Following graduation, he started work on what would become the novel '' Eragon '' and its Sequel , all set in Alagaësia . At the age of nineteen, he became a '' New York Times '' Bestselling author. In 2002, '' Eragon '' was Published Privately By His Parents . To promote the book, Paolini toured over 135 schools and libraries, discussing reading and writing, all the while dressed in "a dorky medieval costume of red shirt, billowy black pants, lace-up boots, and a jaunty black cap." During one of his promotional tours, he gave a speech at the school of the stepson of Carl Hiaasen ; Hiaasen enjoyed the book so much, he told his publisher, Knopf about it. An offer was made by Knopf for ''Eragon'' and the rest of the ''Inheritance'' trilogy. After another round of editing, the second edition of ''Eragon'' was published in August 2003. With regard to his prose, Paolini has said, "In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney ’s translation of '' Beowulf ''". A Movie Adaption Of ''Eragon'' is scheduled for release in 2006 . CRITICISM Some critics of his work have noted a derivative tone of the series, as well as an apparent plagiarizing of ideas from Tolkien , Star Wars , and other famous works of fantasy. The convoluted language that peppers the ''Inheritance'' trilogy, particularly '' Eldest '', the second book in the series, has also been reviewed negatively by critics. Although his work has been criticized, it has received praise, notably from Anne McCaffrey , whose '' Dragonriders Of Pern '' Paolini drew extremely heavy influence from. In one of the trailers for the movie adaption of ''Eragon'', one of the sponsors says, "I believe that when this movie is finished, it will go along in fantasy movies along with the Harry Potter series and the Lord of the Rings." REFERENCES |
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