Brisingr

These books make a wonderful series. Christopher Paolini does a great job weaving the three books together. Read them in order if possible, otherwise you will end up really confused. There isn't nearly as much self-pity in this one, which is a definite plus. The Varden (human rebels) and the elves are finally going to war, and the underlying politics behind everything isn't overwhelming but it is interesting to watch unfold. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys fantasy books.

Eragon

The movie made me forget what a good book this was. I think the movie would have been great if it weren't for John Malcovich's acting in it. It was very disappointing. I love the way this book is written. It has so many parts to it that I didn't remember. I think that Brom is my favorite character. This book is about a boy that finds a stone that turns out to be one of the 3 last dragon eggs in the world. It hatches into a dragon called Saphira. It's Eragon's job to raise the dragon and keep it safe from the empire. I really like this book and am excited to read Eldest and Brisingr.

Melting Stones

This book is about Evvy and Rosethorn from the Circle of Magic series. After Briar, Daja, Tris and Sandry go to visit Sandry's relatives, Rosethorn and Evvy go to the Battle Islands (which used to be infested with pirates!) to investigate the dying trees. Turns out the island they are on is a valcano and it's going to explode and kill them all. Go figure. I really like this book, it's much better than I though it would be. The characters are realistic and entertaining. It would help if you read the other books in the series first. This is the tenth in the series.

Tamora Pierce

In order to explain Melting Stones, the book I just read, I have to explain the Tamora Pierce books. There's two different universes, the Tortall universe, and the Magic Circle universe. The magic circle universe is about 4 kids that have ambient magic. Tris is a weather mage, Briar is a plant mage, Daja is a metal mage and Sandry is a weaving mage. they can't control their magic, so they're sent to the Winding Circle Temple where they live with Lark and Rosethorn. After they become fully trained mages (as teenagers) they each go on seperate journeys with their main teacher, except for Sandry who gets stuck at home. Briar goes with Rosethorn to Yanjing where they discover Evvy, who is a stone mage. They take her with them and start training her to be a mage.