Product Description

Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. But, more awaits the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin Roran to help rescue his beloved Katrina. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes, Eragon must make choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Conflict, action, adventure and one devastating death await readers as Eragon battles on behalf of the Varden while Galbatorix ruthlessly attempts to crush and twist him to his own purposes. Can he become a leader who can unite the rebel forces and defeat the King?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-20
• Released on: 2008-09-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 784 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini -- of which Brisingr is the latest -- shows every sign of becoming one of the most exuberant and entertaining fiction sequences in modern writing, with a scope and ambition that genuinely takes the breath away. This is a fantasy world which is cleverly designed to appeal to the widest possible range of readership; the inevitable echoes of JRR Tolkien are transformed into something rich and strange here, and the events of the earlier books are being drawn together in the later developments with masterly assurance.

After the massive, punishing battle against the Warriors of the Empire, Eragon and Saphira are licking their wounds, having barely survived. The Rider and his dragon have an oath to fulfil; they must aid Katrina in escaping the most terrible danger. What follows is an epic journey, quite as action-packed and vividly described as anything in fantasy fiction. As in all the best such literature, the odds are overwhelming, nothing can be taken at face value, and the evil forces ranged against the protagonists are as vile as one could wish.

Christopher Paolini clearly now feels that he has readers securely in his pocket, and is prepared to take his time to achieve some of his best effects -- a tactic that pays dividends. So often with fantasy fiction, outlandish situations are relied upon to carry the action, and there is no shortage of them here. But Paolini is canny enough to realise that the characterisation of an endangered protagonist is crucial to maintain our involvement, and (as in previous books), he always takes care of business in this regard. Don't be put off by the daunting length of this book -- Paolini justifies every word in Brisingr. You'll find yourself reading it as quickly as many a shorter book. --Barry Forshaw

From the Inside Flap
Oaths sworn . . .
Loyalties tested . . .
Forces collide.

It's only been months sinceEragon first uttered "brisingr", an ancient-language term for fire. Since the, he's not only learned to create magic with words - he's been challenged to his very core. 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 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.

First is Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved 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 will 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?

From the Back Cover
Praise for Christopher Paolini and his bestselling Inheritance cycle.

Customer Reviews

Finally growing up
My biggest dissapointment? Getting to page 749 and: "Here ends the third book (...) the story will continue and conclude in book four." Urg! I waited for ages. When will I find out what happens in the end?

However I was delighted to see that Mr Paolini has finally put down the lexecon of synonyms which he seemed so attached to in books one and two. Red is red. There is little need for so many "carmine, crimson, sanguine, maroon, ruby, scarlet..." We got the point!

Although the seven-hundred-odd-page book suddenly became two seven hundred-odd-page-books I can certainly see why. I enjoyed following Eragon in real time, as perplexed as he as to how he would ever find his way out of this mess. I enjoyed the detail, the side-stories, the progressive discovery. I also thought the passage from what Eragon was up to, to what the Varden were up to, much less brutal than in book two where every snapshot between Roran and Eragon broke the flow and stopped the reader from getting truly involved in the plot.

All in all, a better book by my standards than it's predecessors. Now I just have to wait another three years for the end.

Brisingr
My 9 year old son and I have LOVED this series and can't wait for the fourth and final book. We both wish we could be dragon riders and are totally captivated by the relationship between Eragon and Saphira. The story can be a bit gruesome at times, but it is also touching and funny as well as exciting and totally un-put-downable! We recommend it!

So we finally have it...the next piece of Inheritance
The author is growing up and so is his writing. It seems in this book that he has stopped trying to tell everything all at once. It appears to have a direction and an end in sight but more importantly he may actually have a plan.

I had no objection to the fact that the 'trilogy' was extended, in a way it needed to be to let us learn a little about these people and their politics. That is what this book gives us that is missing in the first two a background to fit the events into. Only problem I wanted more info!

I agree with the review of Me, if he ends it well with a minimum of cliches then it will be a good sort of series.