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: #3 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-20
• Released on: 2008-09-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 784 pages

Synopsis
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?

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

Don't Bother
Unless you're 13 or younger dont bother reading this book. I'm really disappointed in Paolini...after getting off to a great start with Eragon book 2, Eldest, slipped a bit but was still readable. Brisingr however is a total waste. The dialogue is so childish I cringed with every page. I gave up on this book halfway thru. If you're smart you'll give this one a pass. Save your money, complete rubbish...grow up Chris, maybe even get a girlfriend and try again in a few years once you've matured a bit.

Better than Eldest
After reading Eldest (and being heartily disappointed), I comforted myself with the thought that things could only get better. Well, they did. But not by much.

The first sentence of the book shattered my hopes. I had expected that being older might have cured Paolini of his verbosity, but sadly not. The first sentence contained the word 'wherein'. Enough said.

The first half of the book was not much better than Eldest. Nothing happened, and it seemed to lack fluidity. The reader is also presented with a lot of pointless information. There are also the chapters devoted to the dwarves in the later half of the book, which are (to be blunt) mind-numbing.
The scenes with Arya, however, are vastly improved. Eragon no longer acts like a lovesick owl.

The thing that bothered me most about the book is that Paolini retains his 'anti-Christian' stance. Eragon is always looking for evidence, which shows that the author is sadly ignorant of the difference between evidence and faith. Most religions (as far as I know) are based on faith, not evidence.

Lastly, the end of the book did not fulfil expectations. Eragon is not even present for the most exciting scene in the whole book! In a nutshell, it was an anticlimax. Paolini seems to be developing a talent for those.

All in all, the book was miles better than Eldest but is nowhere near the standard we were led to expect it would be. Still too much verbosity, wooden dialogue and pointless scenes. I hope he improves in the last book.

Great Book, but why not end it?
I enjoyed the book immensely. The characters were well formed, the dialog flowed well and the action sequences were described with just enough accuracy to remain fast paced and interesting, without dulling us with too much detail.

My fault with the book is that it should have been the last on of the TRILOGY! There were at least 6-7 chapters that were not needed within this book, if not more. Within this time the book could have been ended and a conclusion given. Instead, the author decided to extend the series by another book. Why? ££££ I suppose, but I can't speculate. It could be that he truly found himself in a position where he needed to create another book to do his work justice. Either way I find myself frustrated at having to wait probably another 2 years to read the next book and conclusion... if in fact that is the last book?!

However, if you are not at all bothered by that then I definately recommend reading this. While its not Tolkien (though, nothing ever will be), it is enjoyable and an escape from reality every so often.