Book 4 Announcement

[Terry]

The title, cover art and release date of the Inheritance Cycle's final tome has arrived. You can read the press release here for full detail; for the lazy ones, here goes:

Paolini's fourth and final (? -- he said himself he had enough material to write more... --) tome in his best-selling Dragon-Rider adventure is titled INHERITANCE. It will be released on November 8, 2011 and, as suspected by many, the cover will represent a green dragon:

As expected also, the synopsis on the publisher's official site gives us absolutely no clue whatsoever about the plot, recounting only what we all know:

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 chances.

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 much-anticipated, astonishing conclusion to the worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle.

So, what do you say? I think the title is fitting, if somewhat non-refreshing. Certainly not as epic as "Brinsingr" but still.

[Quadquetra]

I cannot wait to read this book. It well be very interesting to see who the new Rider will be.

[Terry]

Mar 24, 2011 2:08:38 GMT 1 Quadquetra said:

I cannot wait to read this book. It well be very interesting to see who the new Rider will be.

As interesting as it might be, I'm wondering how the hell he plans on making a new Rider fit into the story.

I mean, the first possibility is Galbatorix forcing the egg on someone else like he did Thorn and Murtagh. (Sp?) But then that'd make yet another enemy for Eragon, even if unwillingly.

The other is the Rider will be on the Varden's side, but then how does Eragon find the time to teach him even the basics? How could two rookies defeat a confirmed Rider and his apprentice whose training was forced?

Right now it feels to me like adding another Rider and dragon into the mix might lead the story astray, BUT I will still wait and see and obviously read when it comes out.

[Harrison]

This series is on my list of books to read! Hopefully I can get through the first three by this one's release date.

[Dark Witch.]

my father has read all the books so far, and of course he got rid of the first two, so i need to get them so i can read. i know nothing but the movie version which many people where not happy with.

[Active Engaged]

Ha! Just so happens that I only have the first two. Yeah, I've really been meaning to read this series. Apparently it's amazing. I saw the movie, liked it, but I guess the book's ten times better. When I finish Wizard's first rule, I'll be sure to put this in the To-Read pile.