Christopher Paolini has created a wonderful fantasy world in the Inheritance series. I really enjoyed Eragon and thought that Eldest was good (if not a bit long).
When I finished Brisingr I was expecting a conclusion, maybe even a grand conclusion. The book is about 750 pages and it left me wanting the next in the series, but I am not sure that I want it for the right reasons. I think that I want it just have that grand conclusion, not because I am in love with the storyline. At the end of Eragon, I was in love with the story but not so much with Eldest and Brisinger. Now I just want the finale….
I think that the next in the series will be a library check-out, not a hardback purchase.
Description (Amazon)
OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.
Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.
First is Eragon’s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix’s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength—as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices— choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.
Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?
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