English Assignment: Novel Review

ELDEST

          Eldest is the second book of four books in Inheritance Trilogy. It was written by an author named Christopher Paolini in 2005. The story took place and a land named Alagaesia, which ruled by an evil king named Galbatorix. There was a farm boy named Eragon, who in the first book found a blue stone, as its revealed later as a dragon egg. After it hatched, Eragon named the dragon, Saphira. Eragon and Saphira went to hunt Ra’zac with Brom, that revealed later was a Dragon-Rider too a long time ago.And after Brom’s death, Eragon and Saphira join the Vardens.

          So, in the end of book one, Eragon and Saphira battle in Farthen Dur with the dwarves and the Vardens, a group of rebels that against Galbatorix. Eragon saved Farthen Dur by killing Durza, a Shade that support Galbatorix.

          In this book two, the story begin with the death of Ajihad, the leader of the Vardens meanwhile Murtagh, a friend of Eragon and The Twins, a magician who claimed support the Vardens, gone and assumed dead. Nasuada, daughter of Ajihad later elected to be the leader of the Vardens. Nasuada commanded Eragon and Saphira to continue their training as Dragon-Rider in Du Weldenvarden, the land of the elves. Then, they traveled to Du Weldenvarden accompanied by Arya, an elf, and Orik, a dwarf. Once there, Eragon met Oromis, and his dragon Glaedr, the one and only Dragon-Rider that alive beside Eragon and Saphira, and also Galbatorix and his dragon Shruikan. Eragon and Saphira trained by Oromis and Glaedr there. Eragon realized that his had a feeling for Arya, while Saphira had a feeling for Glaedr. But, their efforts to get them failed miserably.

          Meanwhile, Roran, Eragon’s cousin, had to protect Carvahall and the girl he loved, Katrina, who was the daughter of Sloan the butcher from Ra’zac, the creature who killed his father, Garrow. One night, the Ra’zac attacked Carvahall and kidnapped Katrina. Later, Roran found out Sloan had betrays the village and joins the Ra’zac.

          In Tronjheim, Nasuada commanded the Varden to move to Surda, the one and only country in the land beside Alagaesia. to mount an attack to the Empire. One night, Nasuada saved by a kid named Elva from an assassination attempt.

          In Carvahall, Roran planned to save Katrina. He told the villagers that he would join the Vardens and told to them to go with him. Later then, most of the villagers join him. On their journey, they stopped at Teirm. There, Roran and the villagers met Jeod, Brom’s friend and Jeod told them everything about Eragon and Brom.

          Later, Eragon arrived at Varden’s Camp that was attacked by thousand of Galbatorix’s soldiers. A new Dragon-Rider showed up and attacked Hrothgar, the king of the dwarves. Eragon fight with the other Dragon-Rider, that later revealed was Murtagh and his dragon Thorn. Later, Murtagh revealed that Eragon was his brother and his father was Morzan, one of the Dragon-Rider that betrayed Dragon-Rider and joined Galbatorix. The Vardens won the war this time because Roran, who also arrived there, bashed The Twins, who betrayed the Vardens and led the attack, by his hammer and caused Galbatorix’s armies lose. Later, Eragon and Roran reunites and Eragon decided to help Roran rescue Katrina.