Inheritance

The Inheritance Cycle, Book 4

By: Christopher Paolini

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Length: 31 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Best Teens Category, 2013

Not so very long ago, Eragon - Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider - was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders.

Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances.

The Rider and his dragon have come further than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost?

This is the much-anticipated, astonishing conclusion to the worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle.

©2011 Christopher Paolini (P)2011 Listening Library

Good Conclusion bit Rushed

Many things that people may have forgotten about were wrapped up which I am very happy about. Some of those things leave room to be picked up in another story.

Though some things almost demand another story. Even if their is no grand evil conflict. I think seeing more of Eragon teaching future riders. And Saphira being praised as a mother figure for the next generation would be amazing.

Meanwhile the only issue I had was the relationship between Saphira and Fírnen. We have seen Saphira show interest in wanting a mate but this way just felt far too last minute. Accent dragon ritual or not I can’t put much stock into them being mates and being so affectionate. Her testing him is fine and maybe he would have to work up to it some more. But that felt too quick like this is my only issue with this story. Small and stupid I know but when you end on it, it will stick with you.

Looking forward to more hopefully coming out in this world.

Fantastic

What made the experience of listening to Inheritance the most enjoyable?

With the way the characters were written we became attached to them and wanted to see them grow especially since I had been reading the series from the beginning.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I had a couple favorites. I liked Arya and Saphira. Arya was strong and tried to make her way through the world in her own way but she still had loyalties to her people. Saphira was a dragon and smart yet funny.

What does Gerard Doyle bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It's like he almost became the characters and the voices help attach people to the characters and helps us imagine what they would look like in a way that just words on a page wouldn't let us.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

So many it's hard to pick but I liked the ones with the relationship between Murtagh and Lady Nasuada and how it helped him change who he was. I also liked the relationship between Eragon and Arya especially when they knew they were going to part ways.

Any additional comments?

I wish there was more. Even if it was a spin-off with other characters in that world.

AMAZING!

This was a wonderful, heartfelt series. The narration is terrific and help to draw you into the story beyond normal narrative. I rarely found myself guessing what would happen next and never felt as though the author was instructing me to feel a certain way or assume he needed hold my hand and explain any correlations to previous events. I’m amazed at what Paolini has created and was struck speechless when I learned how early in his life these books were created.

An amazing conclusion.

I felt fulfilled at the end of this book and for a book who's characters I have spent so much time with that is the best compliment I can give. To read this book I just started and competed each book again in less than two months, I felt like I was in world with the people. Gerard Doyle does a fantastic job bringing dimension to the characters and world.

Exceptional book and narrator

Both the book and the narrator were top notch. I would purchase more from this writer and the bars to in a heartbeat.

This is simply just a Phenomenal Series

I just can't not read the series, in fact I've read it several times and. enjoy it as if its my first time reading it or listening to someone else read it to me either way its simply a phenomenal series i in fact gotten people who hate fantasy books to actually love this series..

Captivating.

I was completely immersed from start to finish. Narrator was phenomenal. I will listen to this series again!

The beat installment of the inheritance cycle.

I absolutely adore this book. Being quite new to these genres, I thought I'd try listening to Christopher's work as one of my school friends praised it highly, and it was the best choice I could've made. The characters really develop in such a nice way, and stay true to themselves throughout the book. Character development was fantastic, and the great reveal of the oathbreaker was so captivating and wonderful.

And at the end if the book, I have to admit that I was on the verge of tears. Such a beautiful moment.

My absolute favourite series ever. Thank you christopher for this journey.

Thank you for the bad reviews!

I debated purchasing this book because of the bad reviews most of which obviously didn't finish this book. I had very low expectations due to the reviews and simply purchased because it felt unfinished to not read/listen to the last book of the series. I'm so glad I did. I really enjoyed this book and especially liked that they didn't just win ....and the end. I thought it was wrapped up well and did give a good wrap up of all the characters. Of course I'm still trying to figure out Angela the herbalist, I think she's my favorite character. But overall I really enjoyed this series and the narration is great.

Great ending to a Great Series...

Christopher Paolini did it again...this was an action packed book that leaves not stone unturned...