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

Getting little insights and updates on beloved characters is the greatest gift an author can give. I love the history on the Urgals and how there is a great moral to the story we all can learn from. Well done.

I wish they’d stuck with the same cover as the others because it doesn’t look as good on the shelf, but the story is awesome. Another great work by Mr. Chris 💖

Below is some of my review posted on Inheritance, Brisingr, Eldest and Eragon with some rehashing/added stuff...So this is my first time reading The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia: Eragon, (Eragon, Eragon/Eldest, Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr, Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr/Inheritance...) this being my first time listening to the audiobook too. To put it simply, Gerard Doyle is fantastic. His character voices and narration fit perfectly, and I loved the job he did. My only complaint for this one is that he did a kind of less growly sounding voice for Saphira, and that the change after hearing the other voice for 4 much longer audiobooks was very off-putting.I obviously fell off for some years seeing that Inheritance was released 9 years ago, but what can you do...I'm sure there's a hundred reviews on here talking about how this all started when Paolini was fifteen, and how at the time of Brisingr, he had spent a decade with Eragon, so I'll just say--WOW.He takes so many things from others (in terms of influence) and handles them all so delicately that he created this wonderful, lush, dense lore that continues to grow throughout the rest of the novels. He was like a mini-Tolkien with his languages and flushed out geographic ideas. He created the Urgals and Kull instead of just recycling the typical Orcs and Uruk-hai. I found multiple points of similarity between Martin's 'Game of Thrones' dragons and Paolini's, and yet past those he once again branched off and created his own world and lore for them in a refreshing way. I think the training and wiseness from Brom most similarly matches the ideas of Obi-Wan and Luke Skywalker, including the necessary death of a mentor/father figure that thus propels the main character towards greatness. I suppose you could also easily argue that it is also like Gandalf/Frodo, however I think it's a harder argument to make that Frodo actually grew based off lessons from a knowledgable mentor (HE IS A HERO, JUST A DIFFERENT KIND!). Or, you could also point out Harry/Dumbledore--I'm sure we've all seen the memes about needing an old man mentor and a young hero to make a successful series--even though Dumbledore hid questionable important details from Harry, he still fulfilled that role.The Fork I enjoyed very much. I always liked Murtagh as a character. I've waited countless years to see him come back around to being a good guy and we are finally getting there. His change of name didn't really serve fans well in this audiobook because Doyle was clearly doing Murtagh's voice, but I was excited all the same.The Witch worked, but was far less exciting to me. As much as I enjoy Angela the Herbalist, and want to know more about her, her powers, and who she really is, this story doesn't really deliver on any of those things. Perhaps it is a start though? Maybe we'll get an entire anthology on who she really is...The Worm was another that I didn't dislike, but I don't know if it really worked for me. I was interested to see more into Urgal life, and definitely excited to see an Urgal spell caster, but I didn't really like the concept of an evil dragon for this story. Even if the dragon was wild. It felt almost like backpedaling on the majesty that's been ground home for Paolini's dragons since day one.However, I did enjoy them all. For the most part the thing that hurt these stories the most was the fact that they were simply too short, especially after the long series prior. I still look forward to more!

Although short, it was a great addition to my Inheritance saga collection. Christopher is a wonderful writer, and I'm glad he's been able to continue the storyline and allow me to travel the lands of his created world with his characters.

This book came very quickly and looks exactly as pictured. I can’t wait to read it but I have to finish a different book first!

As always, a stellar read and great continuation of the series with 3 lessons that can be implemented into your own life, as did Eragon.

I thoroughly enjoyed all the books in the Inheritance series. However, this book was disappointing. The Fork was used in the Murtagh book, so it was redundant. The Witch was a good start but felt short and unfinished. The Worm seemed to ramble with no connection to anything. I look forward to another in the Inheritance series.

Arrived in perfect condition. Since it is a short story/not as long as the other books in the Eragon series, this hardcover edition is several inches shorter in length and width than the other (hardcover copies of the) books in the series.

Ótimo livro.

Ce livre est super !!!

Love the book. No faking, good quality.That being said, when this book initially came out, a lot of people said it was just a cannon dig to earn the writer a few more bucks.I strongly disagree. Was dying with curiosity to know what became of Eragon, and how he was working to revive the legacy of the Riders. It was so good of Paolini to give this thirst quencher; but when Murtagh made an appearance, I just wanted more.Then bam! There's a new book and unless you've read the Fork, the Witch and the Worm, you're missing the prelude! Looks like that sly Paolini knew what he was doing .... lol.

Soy un fan de la saga y este libro simplemente te hace refordar grandes partes de la saga. El libro se enfoca en historias de Alagaesia pero retoma un poco de la historia original. Totalmente recomendable si eres fan de la saga y quieres recordar a los personajes originales y tener una que otra sorpresa de lo que viene.

I just finished reading. It was a really good set of stories. Life lessons interspersed with an update on some of our favorite characters. I had largely mixed feelings going in, worried it could be terrible and ruin a great part of my adolescence. After reading I rejoice that it specifies Vol.1! Quite well written in the total immersive style we come to expect from Christopher. I eager await Vol.2!