On top of that Paolini is obviously working off a plan to not finish this series here. The remaining chapters are a little too much like Tolkien’s last three chapters to his The Lord of the Rings ‘Homeward Bound’, ‘The Scouring of the Shire’, and ‘The Grey Havens’. I like being able to see life after the ‘big battle’ is over. The overarching story takes its end with maybe a hundred pages to go, which I actually always like. The conclusion to this story – which Paolini addresses in his acknowledgements, is not actually the conclusion of his time with Alagaesia – is satisfying, mostly. This continued into Inheritance and in all but one aspect I was really pleased with how Paolini treated them and the conclusion to their stories.Įragon has always been a bit of a frustrating character, revelling in juvenile behaviour that didn’t seem quite true not enough to make his actions anything other than detestable. Roran, Arya and Murtagh are three of the most interesting characters I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. Paolini’s world has always interested me, as have his characters and the overall story he was telling.
So you can imagine my trepidation stepping into reading the fourth and final instalment in the ‘Inheritance Cycle’, Inheritance.Ĭolour me absolutely surprised because I really liked it. Poor storytelling and a massive and distressing reliance upon in-world magic to solve anything and everything delivered stories that were, in many ways, useless. Sadly, for the next two books, Eldest and Brisingr did not live up to that potential. Eragon was filled with such potential and a great story and world that I immediately looked forward to sequels that would see the author grow in his craft. I have not been the greatest proponent of Christopher Paolini’s work.
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