INSTANT #1ย NEW YORK TIMESย BESTSELLER โข Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Riderโand fan favoriteโMurtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy!
โChristopher Paolini is a true rarity.โ โThe Washington Post
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn.ย An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror.ย Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society.
Throughout the land, hushed voicesย whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the airโand Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaรซsia.ย So begins anย epicย journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems.
In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters fromย Christopher Paoliniโs blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him.ย Murtaghย is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . . . or to joyfully return.
Praise for Christopher Paolini:
โA spellbinding fantasy writer.โย โThe Boston Globe
โA breathtaking and unheard-of success.โย โUSA Today
โMake[s] literary magic.โย โPeople
