Christopher Paolini (INHERITANCE CYCLE series) discussion

has anyone here read and finished the fourth book of this series? If so, what was your favorite part?

yep, read it pretty much the week it came out.. I don't remember my favorite part anymore! I should probably read it again..

haha, i read it about that time to. And its funny that you mention re-reading since that's what i'm doning. What did you think of the ending?

I didn't like the ending.. I mean what ever, I'll work with it because I love the series so much. It was very anticlimactic. I wanted it to be EPIC. It wasn't. But the whole book was pretty epic I'd say.

I have to agree with you completely that the ending didn't satisfy me at all. After years of waiting, SPOILER ALERT: but howgalbatorix died and how Eragon left Algasia without Aria, I was a little disappointed.

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I mean I was expecting galby to die in a more passive aggressive way. Because I couldn't see Paolini ending it with Eragon stabbing him through the heart or anything. I kind of liked how Eragon out-witted him and in the end, but it all ended SO FAST. It seemed like Paolini didn't spend a lot of time on that part like he rushed though the most important part of all of the books that we've all been waiting for.

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True, it did seem rushed. Although I was really hoping that Galbatorix was going to die with a bang, kind of like how Durza died, just more with magic then a sword.

I agree, The ending was a bit of a dissapointment. I was so hoping for a romantic,epic ending to the love story that was arya and eragon and was so so so sad i never got it. the book was interesting, amazing but just a tad dissapointing for those of us who waited so long to get our arya/eragon happy ending.

I suspected that he wasn't going to give us that perfect ending, but still i hoped for something a little more... i can't find the words for it but you know what i mean.

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the last thing said in the book was: "We are not alone, little one" - Saphira

Any thoughts on what it means or is it simply talking about the fact that there are two other riders and two other dragons with more on the way?

I personally want to believe it is foreshadowing what lies ahead or even that they are being followed perhaps by Murtie and Thorn.

Curious on what you all think.

The ending was an anti climax... I don't remember much of the fourth and it was probably my least favourite of the series..

Jordan wrote: "The ending was an anti climax... I don't remember much of the fourth and it was probably my least favourite of the series.."

Hey everyone, I'm new to this group! I personally really loved the first three books and before the fourth book came out, I was basically spending all my time re-reading the first three. When I finally got hold of Brisingr, I read it and hoping the ending was a good one. Sadly, it's not what I was hoping for. Hopefully, Chris will decided to write a sequel!!!!

I think he will continue in the world and maybe show Eragon/Arya again, but I highly doubt he'll continue with Eragon as the main character. It would be nice to think that that was referring to Murtagh and Thorn, but personally I think it's just expressing Saphira's joy that dragon riders will be raised again.

Some people suggested that a fifth book would be pushing it, but rather instead Paolini should write a prequel series about the rise of Morzan and the forsworn and how Brom takes them down.