Ajihad's daughter Nasuada is elected to command the Varden, and decides to move them to Surda and oppose the Empire openly. Murtagh appears briefly as a minor protagonist but then reappears later as a primary antagonist with his dragon, Thorn.Įldest begins as Ajihad, the king of the rebel Varden force, is ambushed and killed, while The Twins and Murtagh are assumed dead. Some new characters are introduced in Eldest, such as Oromis and his dragon Glaedr. Several other characters return from Eragon, including Arya (the elf warrior, daughter of the elven queen), Orik, Roran (Eragon's cousin and a major character), Ajihad (the leader of the Varden, who dies and is replaced by his daughter Nasuada), and Angela (the herbalist). Due to the multiple points-of-view, multiple stories take place concurrently, and the protagonist characters do not meet often.

Eragon is nearly always accompanied by his dragon Saphira. The story is told in third-person through protagonists Eragon, Roran, and Nasuada. Main article: List of the Inheritance Cycle characters Throughout the novel, the protagonists travel to many different places: Ellesméra, the elven capital city in the forest Du Weldenvarden, on the northern portion of Alagaësia Carvahall, a small town located on the northwestern part of Alagaësia in Palancar Valley and Aberon, the capital of Surda, in the southern portion of Alagaësia. Farthen Dûr is in the southeastern part of Alagaësia, the fictional continent where the Inheritance Cycle takes place. Plot synopsis Setting Įldest begins three days after the events of the preceding novel, Eragon, in the dwarf city of Tronjheim, inside of a hollowed mountain named Farthen Dûr. Several of these reviews commented on the style and genre of Eldest, while others considered the possibility of a film adaptation similar to the first film. Reviews pointed out the similarities between Eldest and other works such as The Lord of the Rings, while praising the themes of the book, such as friendship and honor. 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. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering on their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Įldest begins following several important events in Eragon. Other editions of Eldest are translated into different languages. A deluxe edition of Eldest was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author.

Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller. Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. It was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. Eldest is the second novel in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon.

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