Eldest

<b>Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon with Murtagh. Murtagh, a stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle, will publish in 2023.</b><br> <br> <br> <b>The second book in The Inheritance Cycle</b><br> <br> Darkness falls . . . Despair abounds . . . Evil reigns . . .<br> <br> Fresh from their battle for the rebel state against King Galbatorix, Eragon has no time to rest.<br> <br> He and his dragon, Saphira, must travel to Ellesmera, the land of the elves for more training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of a Dragon Rider.<br> <br> Even though he's heading off on the journey of a lifetime, chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon doesn't know who to trust.<br> <br> And while he's off on his own journey, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle back home in Carvahall - one that puts Eragon in even graver danger.<br> <br> Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life . . .