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I just listened to the July episode about the most dangerous rock! I know I’m behind by a lot 😅
But the part about how the thickness of an obsidian edge can be so small it cannot be seen by light reminded me off the subtle knife from His Dark Materials fantasy series! An edge so sharp, it can cut a window between parallel worlds.
I forget the specifics, but this edge is referred to as ‘tapering to nothingness’ !
Also, the knife is incredibly powerful but prone to shattering- just like an obsidian!
I wonder if he was inspired by this fact about obsidian! That would be so cool!!

I just listened to the July episode about the most dangerous rock! I know I’m behind by a lot 😅
But the part about how the thickness of an obsidian edge can be so small it cannot be seen by light reminded me off the subtle knife from His Dark Materials fantasy series! An edge so sharp, it can cut a window between parallel worlds.
I forget the specifics, but this edge is referred to as ‘tapering to nothingness’ !
Also, the knife is incredibly powerful but prone to shattering- just like an obsidian!
I wonder if he was inspired by this fact about obsidian! That would be so cool!!

Going over the discussions in r/Eragon community I’m feeling huge FOMO! I’d only read the inheritance cycle, TFTWTW and Murtagh from Paolini and thought that covered all of the stories from Alagaesia.
After going over some of the threads from other communities, I went and read all the extra chapters available on paolinis website + Murtagh delux edition ( >!The excerpt from Domia Abr Wyrda blew my mind - there’s so much potential! The map has introduced such a big world! He can write books for ages!!< ). But even that does not seem to be enough! 😭
I always thought the Fractalverse was a separate series, but there are mentions of >!Angela’s presence there WITH ELVA!<?!?!
Are they related? Should I read them too?
What about To Sleep? That too?
If yes, what order should I read them in?!
Anything else im missing? 😭
I’m just a poor reader hungry to know more..

Edit: I tried asking this in r/Eragon originally but the post got held up for moderator approval, not sure why. Hoping to find some answers here 🙂

When Eragon was looking for place to bring up the new dragons, why was he initially limited to Alagaesia? I mean, I get it from his perspective - he knows of nothing else. But I am sure during the peak of dragon’s time, current boundaries of Alagaesia mights have seemed as small as Surda to the dragons. They should’ve known of scores more appropriate locations outside of current map and shared these options with Eragon.

Could it be that they did and that’s how he decided to travel east? But it seemed more like a blind ‘into the unknown’ sort of mission from how the ending read.

Update: Apparently it’s already mentioned in the books that the Eldunari told Wragon about what lies in the east. Thanks u/UseSuccessful2407 for pointing it out.

Tell me, do you know what lies to the east? Is there another sea?”
“If you travel far enough.”
“And before that?”
Eragon shrugged. “Empty land for the most part, or so the Eldunarí say, and I have no reason to think that’s changed in the past century.”

My Dog - Dobby, 10 year old Dachshund- been sniffling a lot like he has a cold. Sometimes a chortling noise from his throat. I checked his nose and I couldn’t see anything that could cause an obstruction and there’s no nasal discharge. He was at the vet’s recently for an xray. Had to be put under and he was there for half a day. I’m afraid he caught something at the vet’s. He is susceptible to catching diseases - he has food and env allergies. But never had sniffles ever.

He has arthritis and is on joint supplements and anti inflammatory - only other new thing.

I can’t get an appointment until Monday. Does anyone know what it could be? Anything I can do to make him comfortable?

My Dog - Dobby, 10 year old Dachshund- been sniffling a lot like he has a cold. Sometimes a chortling noise from his throat. I checked his nose and I couldn’t see anything that could cause an obstruction and there’s no nasal discharge. He was at the vet’s recently for an xray. Had to be put under and he was there for half a day. I’m afraid he caught something at the vet’s. He is susceptible to catching diseases - he has food and env allergies. But never had sniffles ever.

He has arthritis and is on joint supplements and anti inflammatory - only other new thing.

I can’t get an appointment until Monday. Does anyone know what it could be? Anything I can do to make him comfortable?

As the title states, Chamomile tea gives me headache. But I love the flowers and the smell so I have a plenty of them growing in the garden.

Now they are mature and too many to store for seed. What do you recommend I do?