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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]
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.
Eragon is now his own person, similar to me in some respects, but possessing a unique history, likes, dislikes, friends, and family." [11] Eragon was the first character developed by Paolini, and the author's outline of how the character would develop drove the novels' storyline. [4]
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.
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."
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Eragon's second weekend US box office dropped by almost 70%, possibly due to the opening of Night at the Museum, another family film from 20th Century Fox, [19] the 41st biggest second weekend drop since this statistic was kept. [20] Eragon's $75 million total US gross was the 31st highest for 2006. [21]
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