Book Bearings
Cover of Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Brisingr

Book 3 of The Inheritance Cycle

  • 784 pages · about 13 hours
  • First published 2008
  • 53 editions

Bookshop.org links may earn us a commission. It supports independent bookstores and costs you nothing.

1 About this book

OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide. Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

First is Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength--as are the elves and dwarves.

When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices-- choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?

Good for readers who want: fantasy, dragons, magic, and a long read.

  • Fantasy
  • Dragons
  • Magic
  • Youths' writings
  • Good and evil
  • Children's fiction
  • Young adult fiction
  • Battles

2 About Christopher Paolini

Born 1983

Christopher James Paolini (born November 17, 1983) is an American and Italian author. He is best known for The Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon (2002), Eldest (2005), Brisingr (2008), Inheritance (2011), the follow-up short story collection The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (2018), and Murtagh (2023), the first in a follow-up duology.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3 More by Christopher Paolini

4 Similar books

Find a book that fits your moment