Paolini’s world has always interested me, as have his characters and the overall story he was telling. So you can imagine my trepidation stepping into reading the fourth and final instalment in the ‘Inheritance Cycle’, Inheritance.Ĭolour me absolutely surprised because I really liked it. Poor storytelling and a massive and distressing reliance upon in-world magic to solve anything and everything delivered stories that were, in many ways, useless. Sadly, for the next two books, Eldest and Brisingr did not live up to that potential. Eragon was filled with such potential and a great story and world that I immediately looked forward to sequels that would see the author grow in his craft. The illustrations are by Sidharth Chaturvedi.I have not been the greatest proponent of Christopher Paolini’s work. Knopf House has announced that a new illustrated edition of the novel will be released on November 7, the same day that Murtagh hits bookstores.

“Welcome back to Alagaësia!” A gorgeous new version of Eragon is being reprinted!įor the 20th anniversary of Eragon, Alfred A. “I’ve had a ridiculous amount of (sometimes devilish) fun writing MURTAGH, and I can’t wait for readers to experience it for themselves,” Paolini concluded. Of course, in Eragons story, Murtagh started off as a friend to Eragon before being enslaved by Galbotorix and forced to fight for the Empire. Where Murtagh and Thorn are involved, there’s bound to be chaos. Here you’ll find mystery, magic, and revelations as Murtagh attempts to answer some of the deepest questions in the land, as well as those of his own life.” “‘Murtagh’ is the novel I’ve been waiting to write for over 13 years,” Paolini said in a statement. “It’s a deep dive into the life of our titular character and his dragon, Thorn. Plot aside, Paolini has also drew and painted eight new pieces of art for the novel this includes maps and other illustrations. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. His story was pretty open-ended, and readers have long wondered how his life played out in the years following the fall of Galbotorix. Currently, specific details on the story are kept under wraps, but we know that Murtagh takes place one year after the Inheritence Cycle trilogy. However, this time it won’t focus on Eragon instead, we’ll follow Murtagh, another famous Dragon Rider.

Over a decade after he concluded Eragon Shadeslayer’s epic saga, Christopher Paolini is returning to the world of Alagaësia for another novel.

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