Murtagh
core novel 2023 The Inheritance Cycle
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (52,791 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 688 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780593650868 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Murtagh is the first book in a follow-up duology to the original Inheritance Cycle, set roughly a year after the events of Inheritance and focusing on the character Murtagh rather than Eragon. Having helped bring down the tyrant Galbatorix, Murtagh and his dragon Thorn now find themselves distrusted outcasts, feared and shunned across Alagaesia for the destruction their former master once wrought through them. Wandering without a home or clear purpose, the pair sense something wicked stirring in the shadows of the land and set out to investigate. Their search draws them toward a mysterious witch whose reputation and true nature prove far more complicated than rumor suggests, forcing Murtagh to rely on hard-won magical skill and his uneasy bond with Thorn as he explores new corners of the Alagaesia setting far from the war he just survived.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Inheritance Cycle
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Christopher Paolini
Notes
- A direct sequel novel following Murtagh and Thorn, set after Inheritance.
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 Inheritance Cycle (standalone work): position 6 of 6: previous The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaesia (2018)
- Internal chronology, within The Inheritance Cycle: position 5 of 5: previous Inheritance (2011)
Sources
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