Paolini, Christopher - Inheritance Trilogy, Book 2 - Eldest (v1.5) (98 page)

August 23, 2005

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christopher Paolini’s abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired

him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from

high school at fifteen after being homeschooled all his life. He became a

New York Times bestselling author at nineteen. Christopher lives in Mon-

tana, where the dramatic landscape feeds his visions of Alagaësia. He is at

work on the final volume in the Inheritance trilogy.

You can find out more about Christopher, Eldest, and Inheritance at

www.alagaesia.com.

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Eldest is also available in an unabridged

audio edition from Listening Library

Cassette ISBN 1-4000-9862-9

$45.00 U.S. / $65.00 CAN.

CD ISBN 0-307-28072-1

$55.00 U.S. / $77.00 CAN.

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THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

Text copyright © 2005 by Christopher Paolini

Illustrations on endpapers, copyright © 2002 by Christopher Paolini

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright

Conventions. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an im-

print of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House,

Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of

Canada Limited, Toronto. Distributed by Random House, Inc., New

York.

KNOPF, BORZOI BOOKS, and the colophon are registered trademarks

of Random House, Inc.

www.alagaesia.com

www.randomhouse.com/teens

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Paolini, Christopher.

Eldest / Christopher Paolini. — 1st ed.

p. cm. — (Inheritance ; bk. 2)

SUMMARY: After successfully evading an Urgal ambush, Eragon is

adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training so he can

further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.

eISBN 0-375-83753-1

[1. Fantasy. 2. Dragons—Fiction. 3. Youths’ writings.] I. Title. II. Series:

Paolini, Christopher. Inheritance ; bk. 2.

PZ7.P19535El 2005

[Fic]—dc22 2005009325

v1.0

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Document Outline

• Title Page
  
• Dedication
  
• Synopsis of Eragon
  
• A TWIN DISASTER
  
• THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS
  
• TRUTH AMONG FRIENDS
  
• RORAN
  
• THE HUNTED HUNTERS
  
• SAPHIRA'S PROMISE
  
• REQUIEM
  
• FEALTY
  
• A SORCERESS, A SNAKE, AND A SCROLL
  
• HROTHGAR'S GIFT
  
• HAMMER AND TONGS
  
• RETALIATION
  
• AZ SWELDN RAK ANHÛIN
  
• CELBEDEIL
  
• DIAMONDS IN THE NIGHT
  
• UNDER A DARKLING SKY
  
• DOWN THE RUSHING MERE-WASH
  
• DRIFTING
  
• ARYA SVIT-KONA
  
• CERIS
  
• WOUNDS OF THE PAST
  
• WOUNDS OF THE PRESENT
  
• HIS ENEMY'S FACE
  
• ARROW TO THE HEART
  
• THE DAGSHELGR INVOCATION
  
• THE PINEWOOD CITY
  
• QUEEN ISLANZADÍ
  
• OUT OF THE PAST
  
• CONVICTION
  
• REPERCUSSIONS
  
• EXODUS
  
• ON THE CRAGS OF TEL'NAEÍR
  
• THE SECRET LIVES OF ANTS
  
• UNDER THE MENOA TREE
  
• A MAZE OF OPPOSITION
  
• HANGING BY A THREAD
  
• ELVA
  
• RESURGENCE
  
• WHY DO YOU FIGHT?
  
• BLACK MORNING GLORY
  
• THE NATURE OF EVIL
  
• IMAGE OF PERFECTION
  
• THE OBLITERATOR
  
• NARDA
  
• THE HAMMER FALLS
  
• THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
  
• BROKEN EGG AND SCATTERED NEST
  
• THE GIFT OF DRAGONS
  
• IN A STARRY GLADE
  
• LANDFALL
  
• TEIRM
  
• JEOD LONGSHANKS
  
• AN UNEXPECTED ALLY
  
• ESCAPE
  
• CHILD'S PLAY
  
• PREMONITION OF WAR
  
• RED BLADE, WHITE BLADE
  
• VISIONS NEAR AND FAR
  
• GIFTS
  
• THE MAW OF THE OCEAN
  
• RUNNING THE BOAR'S EYE
  
• TO ABERON
  
• THE BURNING PLAINS
  
• THE CLOUDS OF WAR
  
• NAR GARZHVOG
  
• WITCH'S BREW
  
• THE STORM BREAKS
  
• CONVERGENCE
  
• ELDEST
  
• INHERITANCE
  
• REUNION
  
• Pronounciation Guide And Glossary
  
  • On the Origin of Names
    
  • Pronounciation
    
  • The Ancient Language
    
  • The Dwarf Language
    
  • The Urgal Language
    
• Acknowledgments
  
• About the Author
  
• Copyright Page