Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. It’s been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Can this once simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?Ī wanderer and a cursed child. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices-choices that will take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.Įragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny.

The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength-as are the elves and dwarves. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. Still, there is more adventure 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.įirst is Eragon’s oath to his cousin, Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved from King Galbatorix’s clutches. Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Since then, he’s not only learned to create magic with words-he’s been challenged to his very core. It’s been only months since Eragon first uttered “brisingr,” the ancient language term for fire.

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