Inheritance Cycle Book 2

Eldest begins following several important events in Eragon. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering around their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Other plots in the story focus on Roran, Eragon's cousin, who leads the inhabitants of Carvahall to Surda, and Nasuada as she takes on her father's role as leader of the Varden. Eldest ends at the Battle of the Burning Plains with a bang, where Eragon faces a new Dragon Rider, and a new dragon, Thorn.

I really like this book. Roran has his own story now and he’s a badass, plain and simple. The Ra Zac and soldiers come looking for Roran to you use him as bait to lure out Eragon but Roran has no clue that his cousin is the new rider. Well basically Roran defends the village with a hammer. He gets it from the blacksmith, Horst, and bashes so many people with it. He also helps them get through the Spine. Did I say awesome he is? Well he steals a small ship to take them to Teirm and there they steal one of the best vessels ever. And they sail along the coast all the way to Surda. Here’s a pic of the map to help you visualize it.

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For Eragon’s part that I read the most is about the last hundred pages of the book. It’s the biggest battle of the book and one of the coolest parts too. This is the part where the Urgals come in. This is where the alliance comes in. Eragon kicks some much butt in the battle too. But it’s like tens of thousands on the Varden side versus hundred of thousands of the Empire side. Oh and Roran arrives on the ship near the end of the battle and he takes out the strongest magicians in the Empire.

So if you have guessed that Roran is my favorite character, you guessed right