The Inheritance Series

The Inheritance series, also called the Inheritance Cycle, is a young adult fantasy series by Christopher Paolini.

The series chronicles the adventures of Eragon, a young farm boy who finds a dragon egg in the woods near his home and becomes part of a legend as old as the Empire.

When the egg hatches, Eragon learns his true destiny to become a dragon rider, and that he and Saphira- his dragon- must fight to save the Empire from the evil rule of King Galbatorix.

The Inheritance cycle was originally intended to be a trilogy. However, before releasing the third volume in the series, Brisingr, Paolini decided that there was too much left of the story to put it all into one book.

So he announced that there would be a fourth volume written, and that he already knew how the story would end. Unfortunately for fans, that was over two years ago and details for the final installment have yet to be released.

Below you'll find a complete list of the Inheritance cycle novels in chronological order. Click on the title for more information.

Browse the Inheritance Books

Eragon Book

#1 in the Inheritance Cycle
Knopf, June 2003
544 pages

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Eldest Book

#2 in the Inheritance Cycle
Knopf, August 2005
704 pages

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Brisingr

#3 in the Inheritance Cycle
Knopf, September 2008
784 pages

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Inheritance Book

#4 in the Inheritance Cycle
Knopf, November 2011
704 pages

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