Inheritance
core novel 2011 The Inheritance Cycle
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.17 (319,807 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 849 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780375846311 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Inheritance is the fourth and final novel of the original Inheritance Cycle, continuing directly from Brisingr as the rebel alliance called the Varden presses its war against the tyrannical King Galbatorix, ruler of the empire of Alagaesia. Eragon, a young Dragon Rider, has risen to lead alongside his dragon Saphira, while the elf warrior Arya fights at his side and Nasuada commands the Varden's forces. Eragon must balance the burdens of leadership with his own growing swordsmanship and magical training, all while his kinsman Murtagh, bound to serve Galbatorix alongside his dragon Thorn, remains a dangerous and conflicted adversary. As the Varden's armies advance city by city toward the imperial capital, Eragon becomes consumed with locating the legendary Vault of Souls and the Rock of Kuthian, hidden repositories rumored to hold a power that could finally tip the long war against the empire.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Inheritance Cycle
- Series: The Inheritance Cycle core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Christopher Paolini
Notes
- From the series record (The Inheritance Cycle): A farm boy in the land of Alagaesia finds a dragon egg and is drawn into a rebellion against the tyrant king Galbatorix; the original quartet, self-published by the author in 2002 before Knopf's 2003 edition.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Inheritance Cycle: position 4 of 4: previous Brisingr (2008)
- Internal chronology, within The Inheritance Cycle: position 4 of 5: previous Brisingr (2008) · next Murtagh (2023)
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Christopher Paolini's official author site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inheritance_(Paolini_novel)
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