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Eldest
Fantasy
Eldest
Book 2 of the The Inheritance Cycle series
704 pages · First published 2005
Eragon continues his training as a Dragon Rider after the battle that ended his first great confrontation with the Empire. Traveling with Saphira to the elves, he studies magic, swordsmanship, history, and the deeper responsibilities attached to their bond. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran faces the Empire’s pressure in Carvahall and is forced into a leadership role of his own. Christopher Paolini’s second Inheritance Cycle novel expands the fantasy world politically and geographically while developing parallel stories about power, loyalty, and the cost of resistance.
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Wartime/battle violence and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
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Rich coffee suits sweeping adventure and high stakes.
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