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Christopher Paolini

Author, Eragon

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Their 2020 r/books AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 78 posts and 4485 comments from u/ChristopherPaolini, dated 2016 to 2026, most often in r/Eragon, r/books and r/Fantasy.

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A redditor wrote in r/Eragon

On “I am Christopher Paolini. AMA (Starting 2pm MT)”

If a new movie ever happens, would you prefer to go the route of JK Rowling on Harry Potter, being protective but letting others write, or JK route on Fantastic Beasts, writing the script yourself? Also, is there any specific director you'd love to direct it?

u/ChristopherPaolini replied

If a new movie ever happens, I'd like to be involved as possible. At this point, I understand the story way better than anyone else will who comes in from the outside. Funny thing is, when Fox was starting production…

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If a new movie ever happens, I'd like to be involved as possible. At this point, I understand the story way better than anyone else will who comes in from the outside.

Funny thing is, when Fox was starting production, they asked me if I had any recommendations for directors. I gave them a list of four/five directors, which included Alfonso Cuaron (before he had done Harry Potter), Del Toro, and an up-and-coming director who had only done a few indie movies at that point. Movies like . . . Insomnia and Memento. At which point the executives told me, "Oh no, we can do better than that." Lol.

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A redditor wrote in r/books

On “I'm fantasy/sci-fi author Christopher Paolini. Ask Me Anything!”

Hi, Chris! Was it ever on the table that Shruikan would turn on Galbatorix? We spent a long time learning that he wasn't really to blame for all the bad stuff that happened, and that he himself was a victim, being controlled and all. This led me to believe that >!he'd end up…

u/ChristopherPaolini replied

As for alternate endings, yes. There were a few things I considered but didn't execute. Such as killing Murtagh and Thorn. Having Arya leave with Eragon at the end. Not killing Islanzadí. Having Roran become king. You know, small things like that.

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A redditor posted in r/Eragon

This scene in book 2 doesn’t work (chemistry-wise), I’ll prove it to you

Sodium, potassium, or many other reactive metals on the other hand, would ABSOLUTELY explode upon contact with water.

u/ChristopherPaolini replied

So, I got too clever here. I'd been listening to a history of science course from the Great Courses company (thus Orrin's interest in natural philosophy), and that inspired this bit. Originally I wrote the scene with sodium, but then…

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In retrospect, I was being overly concerned. Would use sodium if I were doing it again. (Might have even fixed it in reprints. Can't remember.)

A redditor wrote in r/mildlyinteresting

On “A dorodango I made: just dirt, water, and time”

An Erothknurl, a Thardzvergundnzmal.

u/ChristopherPaolini replied

Ha! I actually worked up that last word "Thardzvergûndnzmal" just to give Gerard Doyle -- who read the audio book -- a challenge. He managed it beautifully.