With the help of a dragon named Saphira, Eragon has saved his state from destruction by the evil King Galbatorix, ruler of the Empire. Now, Eragon must go to the elvish land of Ellesmara, to train in magic and swordship, where he embarks on a tumultuous journey of new people and grand adventures. But nothing’s the way it looks, and Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust as his cousin fights a new battle that puts him in grave danger. The U.S. News & World Report calls Christopher Paolini’s Eldest “The new ‘It’ book of children’s lit” and is worth a read by any young adult fantasy buff.
