• Eldest

  • The Inheritance Cycle, Book 2
  • By: Christopher Paolini
  • Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
  • Length: 23 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (28,949 ratings)

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Eldest

By: Christopher Paolini
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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Publisher's summary

Nominated, Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, 2007

Nominated, Disney Adventures Book Award, 2005

Nominated, Iowa High School Book Award

Nominated, New York State Three Apples Award

Nominated, Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award

Winner, Quill Award, 2006

Nominated, Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award, 2007

Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini—Murtagh, coming 11.7.23!

New magic and new threats take flight in Book Two of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation.

"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity."—The Washington Post

Darkness falls… despair abounds… evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix. Now Eragon must travel to Ellésmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust.

Will the king’s dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . .

©2005 Christopher Paolini (P)2005 Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc.

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The story and the performance are absolutely wonderful! I will now be looking for everything narrated by Doyle.

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Slips a little...

I feel as if this is the weakest of the Inheritance Cycle novels. There is a lot of talking, set-up, and explanation going on in this book, and it's a little short on action. Even the battle scene at the end of the book is not quite up to the level of the other 3 books. There are some big revelations in this installment that are quite exciting and make it still a very good novel, and very important in the series, but not the most exciting of the four books.

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I hate the narrator,

I hate the narrator. And the writing at times is a bit stilted and amateurish. But the story is compelling and keeps me coming back for more. I'm looking forward to finishing the series.

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amazing book

I love this series. this book was exciting and interesting. definitely will listen to it again.

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mhe

The narrator is pretty good. The story improved a lot since the first book and you can tell the author has grown. Its a pretty good read and I can't wait to read the next one.

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My favorite book!

The inheritance cycle has been and always will be my favorite. I read Eragon when I was 13 in Highschool and immediately fell in love. Eldest is my favorite because it shows the most growth in Eragon as a character and a rider.

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fantastic !

I have read the series and now get to enjoy the audiobooks now. This is book 2 of the series and its just as great as the first book!

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Just amazing.

Read this some 10 years ago and coming back to it was wonderful. Highly recommend

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Cookie Monster Saphira.... Ughhhhhh

Dumb voices. Unimaginative voices. Very dissatisfied. More words needed to say the performance is sad. More words and more words.

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love these stories

Gerard Doyle does an amazing job narating! I am thoroughly enjoying the Inheritance Cycle books.

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