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They just keep getting better!
Date of Review: Oct 13, 2009
The Bottom Line: The series is almost finished! What an amazing book!
This book follows the battle on the Burning Plains. Eragon's loyalties are pulled in multiple directions and he has to make decisions on which promises to fulfill. Roran needs help saving Katrina from the Ra'zac, the Varden need his help in the battlefield, and the elves and dwarves are also fighting battles throughout Alagaesia and need his help.
In this book, you encounter many new situations. Eragon goes on a journey to help Roran, while the Varden deal with unrest and low morale in the army. Eragon also makes a trip to Tronjheim to sit in on the election of a new dwarf king. This book carries Eragon all over Alagaesia. My favorite part is when you finally learn the meaning of Solembum's prophecy regarding the Menoa Tree.
This book actually made me cry at parts! The writing is absolutely fantastic. Each book in the Inheritance Cycle is better than the last! It is obvious that Christopher Paolini has grown as a writer since the first book. When I read Chris Paolini's books, I can't put them down! The depth of detail and his writing style provide a vivid mental image. I can read his books and it's like watching a movie in my head. I hope he finishes that fourth book soon. It's as bad as it used to be to wait for the next Harry Potter book!
This book left many loose ends to tie up in the final book. There are still a couple of parts so Solembum's prophecy that haven't been fulfilled (such as Eragon leaving Alagaesia forever), so I look forward to the end of the series!
