Eragon Series

Guess What?! The Fourth Book has been named and give a release date! Inheritance is set to hit shelves on November 8, 2011. I have to figure out where I am going to be in November so that I can pre-order my copy and be there for the midnight release! I suggest all you avid fans do the same.

Eragon was a book that definitely took me aback. I was not expecting such a well written fantasy book, but I should have known it was good, because my friend Nate Delk told me it was. Nate is another avid reader and he suggested the book to me first, before many many other people suggested it to me. After about two years of waiting, I finally snagged a copy and read it as quickly as I could.

Let me take back that last statement a bit. I did not read that book, I devoured it. Within a few hours, I was nearly completed and I didn't want to stop. What an amazing read. The entire book feels like the climax, and though there are some parts that could be a bit better, it's a fantastic book for such a young writer. The visualizations become a bit difficult because some parts are described with great detail while others are simply brushed over, even though some of these may be as important as or even more important than the things that are described with great detail. Also, the passage of time is fairly difficult to track. Sometimes, a month may be no more than a paragraph, but other times, a few minutes may be described for many pages. I understand that it is a book and that some moments are not worth writing about, but it's just a bit confusing.

Basically, the story is about a boy who is chosen to be a "Dragon Rider" by one of the last dragon eggs left in the world. The Dragon Riders were wiped out many years ago by an evil rider called Galbatorix, and Eragon has received a dragon egg by accident from an underground organization that is working against Galbatorix called the Varden. The story is much better than I am making it sound, so read the book!

Well, since reading Eragon, I could not stop myself from buying Eldest, the sequel. Eldest was just as good as its predecessor, and the end left me begging for me. Luckily enough, I had gotten into the series late enough that the third book wasn't far behind. Brisngr turned out to be the best book thus far, and when I reached the end I couldn't believe that the story wasn't over! The series was only supposed to be a trilogy, but now it's been pushed into a fourth book, Inheritance, which is coming out this November, as I mentioned above. I can't wait, and I'll be sure to tell you what I think as soon as I read it.

Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, who began writing the book at the age of 15. After writing the first draft for a year, he spent a second year rewriting it and fleshing out the story and characters. Paolini's parents saw the final manuscript and decided to self-publish Eragon. Paolini spent a year traveling around the United States promoting the novel. By chance, the book was discovered by Carl Hiaasen, who got it re-published by Alfred A. Knopf. The re-published version was released on August 26, 2003.

The book tells the story of a young farm boy named Eragon, who finds a mysterious stone in the mountains. A dragon he later names Saphira hatches from the stone, which was really an egg. When the evil King Galbatorix finds out about Eragon and his dragon, he sends his servants after them in an effort to capture them. Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their hometown, and decide to search for the Varden, a group of rebels who want to see the downfall of Galbatorix.

Eldest is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. Eldest was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006.[1] Eldest has been released in an audiobook format,[2] and as an ebook.[3] Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller.[3] A deluxe edition of Eldest was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author.[4] Other editions of Eldest are translated into different languages.

Eldest begins following several important events in Eragon. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering around their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Other plots in the story focus on Roran, Eragon's cousin, who leads the inhabitants of Carvahall to Surda to join the Varden, and Nasuada as she takes on her father's role as leader of the Varden. Eldest ends at the Battle of the Burning Plains, where Eragon faces a new Dragon Rider, Murtagh, and a new dragon, Thorn.

Brisingr, or The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular, is the third book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. It was released on September 20, 2008. Originally, the novel was intended to be the last in the Inheritance Cycle, but this changed when Paolini decided that the series was too complex to conclude in one book. A deluxe edition of Brisingr, which includes removed scenes and previously unseen art, was released on October 13, 2009.

Brisingr focuses on the story of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue their quest to overthrow the corrupt ruler of the Empire, Galbatorix. Eragon is one of the last remaining Dragon Riders, a group that governed the fictional continent of Alagaësia, where the series takes place. Brisingr begins almost immediately after the preceding novel Eldest concludes.

The Inheritance Cycle was originally intended to be a trilogy, but Paolini has stated that during writing, the length of the third book grew, and the book was split into two parts to be published separately. Because of this, many plot elements originally intended for the third book will be in the fourth book.