Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)
Christopher Paolini
It began with Eragon... It ends with Inheritance. Not so very long ago, Eragon — Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider — was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chance. The Rider and his dragon have come further than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost? This is the spellbinding conclusion to Christopher Paolini's worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle.
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You can really tell that Inheritance and Brisingr were meant to be one book and were split because wow the pacing is a mess!
The last 100 pages are a long, sad slog through individually saying goodbye to every character (sometimes more than once) and walking through every practicality that could have been left to the imagination. Because of this, instead of ending this nearly 3k page long series on a note of triumph with a taste of bitter sweetness from Eragon's departure from Alagaesia, I found myself depressed and exhausted by the time I reached the final page. I think it would have been better to just combine Brisingr and Inheritance into one book (of no more than 600 pages please god).
At the end of this experience I find myself sitting here daydreaming about how I would shuffle and combine plot points to construct a version of the series with better pacing and more coherent themes. I have so much nostalgia from Eragon from when I read it as a kid but wow does it not hold up to the scrutiny of an adult who's read more than one fantasy book. Here's hoping someday Paolini signs over the rights to someone who can take the best parts, rework them, and make a really great animated series out of it.
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