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Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. But more awaits the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin Roran to help rescue his beloved Katrina. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes, Eragon must make choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Conflict, action, adventure and one devastating death await readers as Eragon battles on behalf of the Varden while Galbatorix ruthlessly attempts to crush and twist him to his own purposes. Can he become a leader who can unite the rebel forces and defeat the King?

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Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at fifteen. He became a New York Times bestselling author at nineteen. Christopher lives in Montana, USA, where the dramatic landscape fed his vision of Alagaesia. He is at work on the final volume in the Inheritance cycle.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable, Oct 10 2008
By Stephen Henry (Winnipeg, Manitoba) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brisingr: Inheritance, Book III (Hardcover)
I understand the other reviewer's complaints about the story. And I would have to agree with the point that christopher has seemed to have forgotten some of his details and has perhaps paid less attention to them than in prior books. However, i myself found the book fun to read and have no complaints about a choppy writing style. Also there are not near as many "dwarf politics" as you might expect from some other reviews. I didn't think that the book was dragging on or that there were holes in the plot. However, as soon as you start reading you know there is no way he will finish the story in three books. I suppose he could have tightened the plot some but personally i don't mind the low points between minor climax. I have not experianced "buyers regret" with this book and if you liked the other two books this one should not disappoint.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, Sep 24 2008
By Ashish Bansal (Mississauga, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brisingr: Inheritance, Book III (Hardcover)
I had great expectations form this part, in part because of the delay. However, I did not find the narrative enjoyable. The author spent too much time, words and pages on needless details that do not move the story along. There are long periods in the book when nothing happens, and then a few pages with crammed up action and then back to ho-hum.
The second thing I did not like about this book is that killing and fighting seems to be described in a little too much detail. I understand part of it needs to be present to make aware the dilemmas faced by Roran and Eragorn. However, there are pages where all that is described is how people were killing people. Ok, the story is about war and people are killing people. However, it seemed repetitive.
Third thing that I did not like is how Eragorn's behavior is described. I felt that there were many holes in Eragorn's treatment. I felt that there is a lot of things that as a person with that kind of responsibility he should be doing, but instead not doing like keeping the stones in his belt charged with energy, or asking Oromis about advanced magic to counter spells, or ask him about what the Ra'zac had said before dying (about Galbatorix's quest). Roran gets gored by a bull but forgets to tell Eragorn that his wards have a hole in them.
Of course I like the books and pay attention while reading them! :-) But I feel the narrative could have been much tighter while leading to the same result.
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23 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Promises, promises, Sep 25 2008
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brisingr: Inheritance, Book III (Hardcover)
Somebody needs to tell Christopher Paolini that no matter many elves and dwarves you include, moral debates and politics do not an epic fantasy make.

Unfortunately that's only one of the problems with Paolini's third long-winded, short-plotted fantasy novel about the adventures of the More-Special-Than-Thou Eragon. "Brisingr" reads less like a coherent novel than like a string of unevenly-written side plots -- and the last one improves somewhat, it cannot save the third Inheritance Cycle book from being as lifeless as the dead trees it's printed on.

After a gratuitously gory cult scene, Roran and Eragon make the journey to a mountain citadel to rescue Katrina, and find themselves facing the very last Ra'zacs.

But after sending his cousin and future in-law on their way, Eragon finds himself facing a moral dilemma -- he's found Katrina's treacherous father, and isn't sure how to punish him. Be assured that whatever choice he makes is the right one, because he's a Dragon Rider and therefore Utterly Awesome. Meanwhile, the Varden are threatened when a chief of Nasuada's native people challenge her to a bloody duel, and she has no choice but to accept.

Oh yeah, and Murtagh and his newborn dragon arrive with a bunch of nerveless warriors for a surgical strike on the Varden citadel. But even after that, there are many other problems -- a forthcoming wedding, Roran's assignments on dangerous missions, and the upcoming nomination of a new dwarf king. And when Eragon finally returns to Ellesmera, he learns the truth of his own past, and is given a possible key to his future...

Though originally the finale of the series, "Brisingr" is a classic example of "middle book syndrome" -- it fails to advance anything except the myriad subplots that the Inheritance series is littered with. Every time one sidestory ends, Paolini slaps in another one, and another one, and another. The battle, the whole Sloan-sentencing, the Trial of the Long Knives, creepy psycho-kid Elva, the sexy furry elf, the dwarf politicking -- all of these are strung on one after the other, with little to connect them.

Beyond that, "Brisingr" is boring. The entire book sags painfully under pretentious moral pondering and endless political bickering, to the point where characters will even stop during a battle (Murtagh and Islanzadi especially) to yap for what seems like hours. Even Paolini seems to be aware that this is bloody dull, because then he'll throw in a brief battle. But the biggest source of tension is everybody worrying that Eragon might get hurt, because they Just Can't Win The War without his awesomeness.

The plot does take a slight upturn near the end when Eragon returns to Ellesmera, only to face a talking tree, a grumpy blacksmith and a couple plot twists straight out of "Star Wars." But it's not nearly enough. Neither are Paolini's leaden attempts at humor -- while there are a few cute moments such as Saphira sneezing fire, most of the humor is jaw-droppingly unfunny. Examples: Nasuada's nonexistant wit, and Angela's talk about Monty Python bunnies. I wish I were making that up.

And in his efforts to out-Tolkien Tolkien, Paolini's purple prose has become almost a parody of itself -- he's so intent on details that Eragon stops during a battle to note the color of a Lethrblaka's blood. His choppy, awkward dialogue doesn't sound like anything a person would actually say or think ("Even we, who were boys but a short while ago, cannot escape the inexorable progress of time. So the generations pass...").

And Paolini does his superstrong, supertalented, all-around awesome self-insert no favors. There are feeble attempts at character development by making Eragon whine and angst about killing people, but it doesn't stop him from coldly killing anybody he fights, including a young man begging for his life. The open worship of Eragon becomes downright nauseating: children frolic before him, leaders don't dare punish him, and injured soldiers announce "We fought for you, Shadeslayer!"

The other characters basically are there to infodump Eragon every few pages, on everything from sharpening swords to dragons' internal organs. The only halfway interesting characters are the angry Murtagh and his dragon, and Oromis for what few scenes he has. Everyone else is either a 2-D bad guy who hates Eragon, or a 2-D good guy who just loves him.

"Brisingr" may be the "ancient language's" word for fire, but Christopher Paolini's third novel doesn't really have any. Awkward, plodding and lacking a real plot, this flame was out before it even started.
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4.0 out of 5 stars He's getting better.
The earlier books I read when I was young and liked them for the story, though as I've grown I've found the writing to be somewhat lacking. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kelly K. Burns

4.0 out of 5 stars Brisingr
I enjoyed this book the most out of the series so far. I think that Christopher Paolini's writing matures in each book and this one was gripping and satisfying and hard to put... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kristi Fuoco

5.0 out of 5 stars Brisingr Builds Story Effectively
Expecting that Brisingr was the final offering of Paolini's fantasy trilogy regarding the habitants of Alagaesia, I was pleasantly surprised when I realized near the end of the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. McFadden

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
The first two books for me were just a fun read. They were interesting and my favourite genre is fantasy so they appealed to me. This third book was alright. Read more
Published 11 months ago by S.Skysong

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and empty
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Published 12 months ago by Alivine

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing !
Just amazing. Could NOT put this book down. From start to finish, this book leaves you turning the pages until, sadly, you reach the end. Read more
Published 13 months ago by it's.too.green

5.0 out of 5 stars Just amazing
I really thought it was good. I loved the crafting of the sword and I did not mind all the politic and ethics. Read more
Published 14 months ago by DeMoNeSs

4.0 out of 5 stars Further insight into Eragon's World
While I was disappointed that there will be another book, the whole book is enlightening to the whole world Eragon lives in. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. McDonald

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Eragon and Saphira have just barely survived the latest battle between the Empire and Varden, and learned the truth about Eragon's parentage. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Above Average
Brisingr being so long awaited by the avid reders of the inheritance trilogy, well cycle now, was I have to admit a bit of a let down considering the 3 year wait. Read more
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