I think that Sloan might not have reacted negatively to the egg just because he hates Eragon. He might have had a bad experience in the Spine. Maybe someone close to him had a bad experience. Could this be hinting that something bad could happen with the stone? I don't know... yet. Also, why did Horst help out Eragon and buy his meat for him. Are they connected on a deeper level? Or was Horst just feeling generous. I am yet to find out what answers and clues lie throughout this book. These characters could have a huge impact on the story. Like I said before, I don't know. But, answers will be revealed someday.

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My book, Eragon, is a compelling and interesting title. The whole thing about the stone/egg is very mysterious. What is so bad about the spine that made Sloan so scared of the stone/egg. The characters are well developed as well. Sloan is pretty much a jerk who isn't charitable and doesn't like Eragon very much. Horst helps Eragon buy meat so that he and his family will have food during the winter. Right now, they are waiting for the traders to come so they can sell the stone/egg to them and earn some money. I wonder what will happen in the future of this book. Will the traders come? Will Eragon survive this winter? Will Sloan stop being such a jerk? And finally, what lies behind the mystery of the mysterious stone/egg thingymabobber?

I would recommend this book to people who like the Harry Potter series because it involves a normal person that stumbles into a world of mystery. It also involves dragons. You would also like this if you like The Lord of the Rings because a hero does go on an adventure and there is a mysterious object that they find. You might also like this if you like the Narnia books. There are magical creatures like elves and Shade that I mentioned in an earlier post, so you might find some similar topics. Overall, this book is for the lover of fantasy and magic. If you want to enter a vast world of fantasy, Eragon just might be the right book for you.

 My book is called Eragon. In the prologue of my book, it showed a chase scene between a character known as Shade and three elves. Two of the elves are killed, but one is able to escape Shade. Much later, a character named Eragon is hunting in a place called The Spine. He stumbles across a mysterious stone, which he uses for money. I predict that in the story, the stone will turn out to be a dragon egg. I can draw this prediction from my background knowledge of the book. Also, the butcher named Sloan seems to fear the stone/egg. Why does he fear this egg? This is similar to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone because they also find a mysterious stone. This stone, however is very different. This reminded me of the time I found a cool fossil while I was at Caesar's Creek. This also reminds me of how people used to fear other people of different origin, just like how the butcher feared the stone, as it was a foreign object.