num_pages: 681
description: Darkness falls... Swords clash... Evil reigns.Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspring new places and people, each day a fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust.Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle back home in Carvahall – one that puts Eragon in even graver danger.Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life...
language: English
title: Eldest
titlecomplete: Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
characters: Lethrblaka, Albreich, Angela the Herbalist, Hrothgar (The Inheritance Cycle), Jeod Longshanks, Glaedr (The Inheritance Cycle), Saphira (The Inheritance Cycle), Queen Islanzadi, Jormundur, Roran Garrowsson, Arya (The Inheritance Cycle), The Twins, Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle), Oromis (The Inheritance Cycle), Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle), Orik (The Inheritance Cycle), Horst (The Inheritance Cycle), Solembum, Nasuada
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Dragons, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
ratings_count: 426052
places: Alagaësia
series: The Inheritance Cycle
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Teen Buckeye Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: The Quill Award
category: Young Adult/Teen
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf