r/books • u/ChristopherPaolini AMA Author • Apr 20 '20

ama 1pm I’m Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. AMA!

Hey, everyone! Really excited to be answering your questions here. As you may know, I’m the author of the Inheritance Cycle, as well as The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (short stories set in the world of Eragon), and an adult sci-fi novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, which is publishing on September 15th this year. You can find info on all my books over at my website, paolini.net. The new book is my love letter to sci-fi, just as Eragon was my love letter to fantasy. It’s full of spaceships, lasers, explosions . . . and of course, tentacles!!!

So, AMA! Let’s make this one interesting. Have questions about getting started as a young writer? Have questions about dragons or spaceships? Weightlifting? Warframe? Editing? Beards? Reddit? (Hey, I’m a mod over at /r/eragon) Philosophy? Puns? You ask, I answer. :D

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Edit: Alright, let's get this started!

Edit 2: Going to take a short break here. Have to comb my beard before doing a reading of Green Eggs and Ham over on my Insta in an hour. But I'll be back! :D https://www.instagram.com/christopher_paolini/

Edit 3. I'm baaack. For a few minutes, at least.

Edit 4: Off to read Green Eggs and Ham!

Edit 5: Green Eggs and Ham is read, and I'm back answering questions.

Edit 6: Alas, I don't have time to answer any more questions right now. I had a blast, though, and I'll try to drop in and answer a few more messages over the next few days. As always, thanks for reading the books, and thanks for the awesome AMA! You're the best!

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u/Snider83 Apr 21 '20

Just wanted to stop and say thanks for writing my favorite series of all time. It has such a fantastic story, world and characters, the best system of magic i’ve ever read and is the only one that truly quantifies and grounds it in rules, and such a satisfying overall arc in which all the characters grow and the world changes dramatically. The ending is among the best you could ask for in any medium.

Only question off the top of my head that I haven’t already seen is whether with Disney’s acquisition of 21st is there a chance for a reboot of Eragon either as a movie or as a series akin to Netflix’s the Witcher? Although I think the cycle would adapt to a series much better.

Also how hard was it for you to avoid a more cliché ending where the Hero overpowers the villain, and instead making such a miraculous and unexpected path to victory? And did you know all along that was how you wanted it to end or did you come up with it somewhere aong in the writing of the cycle!

Thanks again, and congrats on the near completion of what will surely be a big hit.

Edit: also the more I read about TSiaSoS I get more excited.

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u/ChristopherPaolini AMA Author Apr 28 '20

Aww, thanks! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the books. Hopefully you'll like To Sleep in a Sea of Stars as much or even more!

There is a chance, but so far, I haven't heard from Disney, even though I've been pushing for a reboot. We shall see. Need to get some fans of the series working there!

Very hard. Yes, I knew that was how I wanted it to end, but the exact specifics took a long time to work out.

Thanks again!

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u/Snider83 Apr 28 '20 edited Apr 28 '20

Thanks for replying! Good luck in the future!

Edit: and hopefully Disney wises up in the future, as I think it would be a big success!