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 Rider--and
fan favorite--Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new
enemy!
"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity." --The Washington Post
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon,
Thorn. 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**.** Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of
society.
Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint
scent of brimstone in the air--and Murtagh senses that something wicked
lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic 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 from
Christopher Paolini's blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must
discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh
is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . .
. or to joyfully return.
Praise for Christopher Paolini:
"A spellbinding fantasy writer." --The Boston Globe
"A breathtaking and unheard-of success." --USA Today
"Make[s] literary magic." --People
