Eldest is the continuation of Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy, in which Dragon Rider, Eragon journeys to the Elves' home deep in the forest to train under a new mentor whom he at first knows as The Cripple Who Is Whole. Eragon struggles with his physical weakness and his growing attraction to the elf-maiden, Arya. Meanwhile, in his hometown of Carvahall, Eragon's cousin Roran fights another battle. The evil Ra'zac return, threatening to destroy the village in their search for Roran, who must take command of the panicked villagers and keep them safe, no matter what the cost.
The history and culture details spread throughout the portions of the novel depicting Eragon's stay with the elves and further training are stunning and well-developed. They brought a lot more depth to the things that happened in both the first and second novels, and set the stage well for what must be confronted in the third volume, Brisingr, which will hit shelves on September 20.
I thought the descriptions were tighter and the writing over all less passive than I felt like the opening of Eragon was. There were some clever twists and turns in the plot as well.
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