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Eldest

ISBN 
9780552552110
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R275.00
Published 
July 2023
About the book: 

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon with Murtagh. Murtagh, a stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle, will publish in 2023.

The second book in The Inheritance Cycle


Darkness falls . . . Despair abounds . . . Evil reigns . . .

Fresh from their battle for the rebel state against King Galbatorix, Eragon has no time to rest.

He and his dragon, Saphira, must travel to Ellesméra, the land of the elves for more training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of a Dragon Rider.

Even though he's heading off on the journey of a lifetime, chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon doesn't know who to trust.

And while he's off on his own journey, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle back home in Carvahall - one that puts Eragon in even graver danger.

Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life . . .

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About the Author

Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. The tall, jagged Beartooth Mountains that rise on one side of Paradise Valley inspired the fantastic scenery in Eragon, the first novel in his  Inheritance Cycle.

Christopher's journey to becoming a globally beloved publishing phenomenon is as magical as the fantasy novels he writes. Christopher was homeschooled by his parents and often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. He was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon, and his family self-published the book in 2001.

In August 2003,  Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers  published  Eragon,  and it was an instant success, reaching a worldwide audience. Christopher's second novel,  Eldest,  was published in 2005, followed by  Brisingr  in 2008.  Inheritance,  the fourth and final book in the cycle, released in November 2011. Additional titles in  The World of Eragon  include  Eragon's Guide to Alagaësia  and  The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm.

Today, the  Inheritance Cycle  is available in more than 50 countries, and together the four books in the series  (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance)  have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

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