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Eldest is the second novel in The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. It was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. [1] Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, [2] and as an ebook. [3] Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller. [3]
Vanir is a (comparatively) young elf, who is Eragon's sparring partner during his training in Eldest. He is cocky and dismissive of Eragon until the latter's transformation during the Blood-Oath Celebration. [8] His name comes from the group of Norse gods known as the Vanir, associated with fertility and prophecy. [3]
The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (/ æ l ə ˈ ɡ eɪ z i ə /), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix.
Christopher James Paolini [1] (born November 17, 1983) [2] is an American author. He is best known for The Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon (2002), Eldest (2005), Brisingr (2008), Inheritance (2011), the follow-up short story collection The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (2018), and Murtagh (2023), the first in a follow-up duology.
Updated: An “Eragon” live-action TV series is in early development at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively. The series would be based on the Christopher Paolini young adult novel series ...
Eragon received generally mixed reviews and was criticized for its derivative nature. Liz Rosenberg of The New York Times Book Review criticized Eragon for having "clichéd descriptions", "B-movie dialogue", "awkward and gangly prose". However, she concluded the review by noting that "for all its flaws, it is an authentic work of great talent."
Eragon ' s UK opening was "a disappointment," [23] in Australia it was "solid if unimpressive," [23] but its most impressive market was France, [26] where the film earned more than $21 million. [27] The film's $249 million total worldwide gross was the 16th highest for 2006. [28] Eragon grossed $86,995,160 on DVD from March 20, 2007 – May 13 ...
The fictional universe portrayed in the The Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini. Help depict the secret of this world at Wikipedia:WikiProject Inheritance Cycle The main article for this category is The Inheritance Cycle .