Plot Setting and characters īrisingr begins about three days after the events in Eldest conclude. Reviewers criticized the book for its length, while commenting on Paolini's growing maturity in his treatment of characters. The novel debuted at number one on USA Today's top 150 bestsellers list. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, the book sold 550,000 copies on its first day of sale, a record for a Random House children's book. Brisingr begins almost immediately after the preceding novel Eldest concludes. Eragon is one of the last remaining Dragon Riders, a group that governed the fictional nation of Alagaësia, where the series takes place. A deluxe edition of Brisingr, which includes removed scenes and previously unseen art, was released on October 13, 2009.īrisingr focuses on the story of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue their quest to overthrow the corrupt ruler of the Empire, Galbatorix. Originally, Paolini intended to conclude the then Inheritance Trilogy in three books, but during writing the third book he decided that the series was too complex to conclude in one book, because the single book would be close to 1,500 pages long. This may be a darker story than the other books, but it is still filled with a lot of adventure.Print ( hardcover and paperback) and audio-CDīrisingr / b r ɪ s ɪ ŋ ə r/ is the third novel in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Nasuada is now a stronger leader, handling her duties and keeping together a couple of characters. Roran and Katrina get married, and Roran becomes part of the army of rebels. Prior to fighting each other again, Eragon lets Murtagh know that Galbatorix will free him if he is able to change his old name. Murtagh and Thorn have not stopped yet on trying to hold Eragon and Saphira captive or to try their way to escape bondage. The empire wants Saphira to breed more dragons, and giving up is not their option yet. Eragon attempts to find his morality in a world where the difference between right and wrong is blurred by war.Īnd even if it is usually hypocritical, he shows courage by making more challenging decisions this time. Even if the journey has ended, Brisingr continues the metaphorical journey. His judgments against the Urgals, the monsters that allied King Galbatorix were also part of his evolution as a dragon rider.

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