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3,5 ⭐️ 26 Stunden Hörbuch später
Was soll ich sagen?! Es ist wie nach Hause kommen. Ich habe Eragon geliebt und freue mich, dass es mehr aus Alagaësia zu lesen gibt. Diese Geschichte ist nicht, wie die von Eragon und anfangs hatte ich so ein “Abklatsch”-Gefühl, bis mir klar wurde, dass es Murtagh ja genauso geht. Er ist nicht Eragon und das wird ihm immer vor Augen gehalten. Der Leser spürt das. Schnell lernt man dann aber Murtagh und Dorn ihrer selbst wegen schätzen. Ich bin gespannt wie das Abenteuer der beiden weitergeht und freue mich auf die nächste Rückkehr!
Sidequesting with Murthag while poor Thorn gets scared occasionally. But I didn’t mind too much. While the main plot takes its time to really get going, it fleshes out Murtagh quite well giving him some much needed depth compared to the "tragically lost evil brother"-trope he was relegated to in the mainline Eragon books. He's far less edgy than he used to be and especially the excellent flashbacks change him into more sympathetic victim of abuse with a strong sense of justice (Yeah I know he has had the scar but we never got to know more than "My evil dad chucked his equally evil sword it at me”). But once things really get going, oh boy do they go dark. Even some elements of Lovecraftian horror sneak themselves into the plot. While some might criticize Murtagh’s arc as just a repetition of the things he already experienced I still think it is worth telling a story from his POV and watch his growth as he wrestles with the consequences of his actions. Urgals also receive a bit more nuance thanks to Uvek who arguably is the most interesting side character. Before, only relegated to “we-have-orcs-at-home”-esque cannon fodder, we now have an interesting character who fits into the previous efforts of making urgals more than barbaric faceless threats. I would've like to see more of him but the little we get is still great. It's a pity that in the first half Thorn gets parked like a flying car and is not present for most of the early parts of the book (similarly to Sapphira). I would've loved to see his character explored some more, both on his own and in relation to his rider because the setup of his character is truly interesting. At least let him give his opinion on things but instead he usually is too far away for any of that. There’s some baggage that carries over from the main Inheritance-Cycle: I mostly feared that with Galbatorix gone, Paolini will pull out the next even more evil and even stronger bad guy from his hat who secretly held the strings all along… and unfortunately almost exactly this happened. While Bechel does a serviceable job of being the crazed cult leader there’s nothing more of substance to her beyond that. The previous introduction of the Name of Names is an unlucky device that now rears its head since Murtagh can simply alter any spell or enchantment he comes across. So the new villain has to have a workaround for that which is at times inconsistent and only vaguely explained. It could be argued that the main antagonist is Murtagh's past and therefore she can remain as is but for that it would've needed more internal struggle for him in my opinion. That being said, it’s admirable nothing from the previous books is retconned or explained away in a hand-wavey way. In total, this spin-off is a story of healing and accepting one's uncomfortable past with an inheritance (hehe) of minor flaws from its predecessor. Good but note quite great with a somewhat underwhelming villain. 3,5/5
Beschreibung
Beiträge
3,5 ⭐️ 26 Stunden Hörbuch später
Was soll ich sagen?! Es ist wie nach Hause kommen. Ich habe Eragon geliebt und freue mich, dass es mehr aus Alagaësia zu lesen gibt. Diese Geschichte ist nicht, wie die von Eragon und anfangs hatte ich so ein “Abklatsch”-Gefühl, bis mir klar wurde, dass es Murtagh ja genauso geht. Er ist nicht Eragon und das wird ihm immer vor Augen gehalten. Der Leser spürt das. Schnell lernt man dann aber Murtagh und Dorn ihrer selbst wegen schätzen. Ich bin gespannt wie das Abenteuer der beiden weitergeht und freue mich auf die nächste Rückkehr!
Sidequesting with Murthag while poor Thorn gets scared occasionally. But I didn’t mind too much. While the main plot takes its time to really get going, it fleshes out Murtagh quite well giving him some much needed depth compared to the "tragically lost evil brother"-trope he was relegated to in the mainline Eragon books. He's far less edgy than he used to be and especially the excellent flashbacks change him into more sympathetic victim of abuse with a strong sense of justice (Yeah I know he has had the scar but we never got to know more than "My evil dad chucked his equally evil sword it at me”). But once things really get going, oh boy do they go dark. Even some elements of Lovecraftian horror sneak themselves into the plot. While some might criticize Murtagh’s arc as just a repetition of the things he already experienced I still think it is worth telling a story from his POV and watch his growth as he wrestles with the consequences of his actions. Urgals also receive a bit more nuance thanks to Uvek who arguably is the most interesting side character. Before, only relegated to “we-have-orcs-at-home”-esque cannon fodder, we now have an interesting character who fits into the previous efforts of making urgals more than barbaric faceless threats. I would've like to see more of him but the little we get is still great. It's a pity that in the first half Thorn gets parked like a flying car and is not present for most of the early parts of the book (similarly to Sapphira). I would've loved to see his character explored some more, both on his own and in relation to his rider because the setup of his character is truly interesting. At least let him give his opinion on things but instead he usually is too far away for any of that. There’s some baggage that carries over from the main Inheritance-Cycle: I mostly feared that with Galbatorix gone, Paolini will pull out the next even more evil and even stronger bad guy from his hat who secretly held the strings all along… and unfortunately almost exactly this happened. While Bechel does a serviceable job of being the crazed cult leader there’s nothing more of substance to her beyond that. The previous introduction of the Name of Names is an unlucky device that now rears its head since Murtagh can simply alter any spell or enchantment he comes across. So the new villain has to have a workaround for that which is at times inconsistent and only vaguely explained. It could be argued that the main antagonist is Murtagh's past and therefore she can remain as is but for that it would've needed more internal struggle for him in my opinion. That being said, it’s admirable nothing from the previous books is retconned or explained away in a hand-wavey way. In total, this spin-off is a story of healing and accepting one's uncomfortable past with an inheritance (hehe) of minor flaws from its predecessor. Good but note quite great with a somewhat underwhelming villain. 3,5/5