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@jane-maree, @everyone, I think we need to examine this deeper. While Paolini, was homeschooled he graduated at 15 and began working on his first novel (Eragon). It was heavily promoted through his parents publishing company. That may explain how he got away with so much. Also, he was 15 when he wrote it. According to Wikipedia, he was influenced by J.R.R Tolkien, E.R Eddison, Jeremy Thatcher, Brian Jacques, Anne McCaffrey, Ramond E. Feist, et others. Interestingly enough, the article on Wikipedia adds, “In the acknowledgments of Brisingr, Paolini acknowledged the influence of Leon and Hiroko Kapp’s The Craft of the Japanese Sword for his description of the forging of Eragon’s sword.[12] Additionally, Paolini admitted he is a Doctor Who fan, which inspired his reference to the “lonely god” (the epithet given to the Doctor by the Face of Boe in the episode “New Earth”),[13][14] to “rooms that are bigger on the inside than the outside” (from “Questions Unanswered” in Inheritance), as well as to Raxacoricofallapatorius, the home of the Slitheen (“Blood Price” in Inheritance).[15]”

However, it is nice to know that he was influenced by good sources, but personally, I think he released his work TOO early. I see room for development.

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