THE FORK, THE WITCH, AND THE WORM Tales From Alagaesia (Volume 1: Eragon) by Christopher Paolini

THE FORK, THE WITCH, AND THE WORM

Tales From Alagaesia (Volume 1: Eragon)

by

Christopher Paolini

            Christopher Paolini has returned to the world of Eragon and Alagaesia with The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. The new book is a collection of three stories. Paolini wrote The Fork and The Worm, while his sister, Angela Paolini, his inspiration for the character Angela the herbalist, wrote The Witch.

            I listened to the audio version of the book, read by Gerard Doyle. I have listened to other books narrated by Doyle, and I have been impressed with him; his work on this recent Paolini book is no exception.

I have always enjoyed the Eragon series, but I was a bit surprised to find just how much I have missed Eragon and Saphira. I was a little disappointed to find that this was a collection of three stories and that it was so short (the hardcover has 288 pages, compared to the 500 plus pages of the hardcover version of Eragon and the 700 plus pages of the hardcover versions of the other books in the Inheritance Cycle). But, I was thrilled to be back in Eragon’s world. I really hope that Paolini is working on additional stories set in Alagaesia with Eragon and Saphira.