My oldest son Erick has always been a voracious reader, more so than I could have hoped. Many a day I’ve seen him holed away in his room engrossed in a thick book and I feel the pride only a parent can experience knowing their child has a love for reading. I’ve noticed his comprehension far exceeds my own and his vocabulary is expanding exponentially!

His two favorite books are Eragon & Eldest by Christopher Paolini. These aren’t your typical flimsy comic book thickness reads. We’re talking hard back & thick as the Bible epics. After reading the books multiple times, he discovered that audio-book versions were available and proceeded to beg. After obtaining the audio-books and wearing them out for another several reads, he began to pester me to listen to them. I brushed him off because I was too busy with other books at the time (**cough** Harry Potter **cough**) but finally, I relented.

Wow! I must say that I was deeply impressed. This Christopher Paolini truly has a gift for writing! I found myself totally involved and now I’m waiting on book #3 (It’s a Trilogy). The icing on the cake is that apparently this guy’s talent has not gone unnoticed and there is a movie in the works which I will be sure to watch when it’s released.

Out of curiosity, I searched the Web and found a fan sight. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Paolini was home schooled and wrote and conceived much of the books in his early teen years!