Eldest the sequel of Eragon
Hello, I am Charlie Hechler and I will be reviewing the first part of the book Eldest the sequel to Eragon, the book that I had reviewed last week. Before you read further know that there will be many spoilers ahead.
The book starts off from the traumatic battle against the shade Durza, an evil sorcerer controlled by demonic spirits. Eragon's mind had been broken apart during the fight as the memories of Durza had entered his mind. His memories had interspersed through Eragon's and Eragon even had been knocked out for days on end, unresponsive. Immediately after Eragon was well enough to function and walk around he was faced with another problem. Ajihad, the leader of the Varden, the nation dedicated to taking down Galbatorix, the evil King of Alagaesia, was killed by a team of Urgals.
Ajihad being killed caused a need for a new leader. The Council of Elders are the ones to determine the new king or queen of the Varden. However, the power-hungry leaders of the council want to the puppet masters of whoever leads the Varden, but Eragon and Saphira see straight through their deception. After negotiating Nasuada, Ajihad's daughter is chosen to be the next queen of the Varden.
After that, Eragon is faced with more decisions, including becoming part of a dwarf only clan and performing a spell on a baby girl in order to give her good fortune in the future. However, it is time for Eragon to learn more about being a better dragon rider, and he decides to go the Du Weldenvarden, the forest and home of the elves for training.
Eragon, in my opinion, should not have made the decisions that he had. He now is part of many different groups which splits his loyalty making any decision more judged by the public eye. In addition, Eragon had made these decisions very publicly which may draw attention to spies and makes him more susceptible to manipulation from spies. Even though his decisions were not necessarily good for Eragon, it does provide hope and reason for celebration for the Varden.
While Eragon is focused on in the story, the perspective shifts to his cousin Roran. Roran still lives in Carvahall their home town. He does not believe in the rumors of a dragon rider and shades. However, an encampment of soldiers starts to make trouble and even starts a fire in the town. Roran and a few others go to fight the soldiers and protect the city. This is just the start of the main character arc for Roran as he finds his way into the resistance against Galbatorix.
The book starts off from the traumatic battle against the shade Durza, an evil sorcerer controlled by demonic spirits. Eragon's mind had been broken apart during the fight as the memories of Durza had entered his mind. His memories had interspersed through Eragon's and Eragon even had been knocked out for days on end, unresponsive. Immediately after Eragon was well enough to function and walk around he was faced with another problem. Ajihad, the leader of the Varden, the nation dedicated to taking down Galbatorix, the evil King of Alagaesia, was killed by a team of Urgals.
Ajihad being killed caused a need for a new leader. The Council of Elders are the ones to determine the new king or queen of the Varden. However, the power-hungry leaders of the council want to the puppet masters of whoever leads the Varden, but Eragon and Saphira see straight through their deception. After negotiating Nasuada, Ajihad's daughter is chosen to be the next queen of the Varden.
After that, Eragon is faced with more decisions, including becoming part of a dwarf only clan and performing a spell on a baby girl in order to give her good fortune in the future. However, it is time for Eragon to learn more about being a better dragon rider, and he decides to go the Du Weldenvarden, the forest and home of the elves for training.
Eragon, in my opinion, should not have made the decisions that he had. He now is part of many different groups which splits his loyalty making any decision more judged by the public eye. In addition, Eragon had made these decisions very publicly which may draw attention to spies and makes him more susceptible to manipulation from spies. Even though his decisions were not necessarily good for Eragon, it does provide hope and reason for celebration for the Varden.
While Eragon is focused on in the story, the perspective shifts to his cousin Roran. Roran still lives in Carvahall their home town. He does not believe in the rumors of a dragon rider and shades. However, an encampment of soldiers starts to make trouble and even starts a fire in the town. Roran and a few others go to fight the soldiers and protect the city. This is just the start of the main character arc for Roran as he finds his way into the resistance against Galbatorix.
Like the rest of the series, Eldest was a great read! I think you did a good job of covering the important points of the book while still leaving space for your own thoughts. I agree with you that Eragon didn't make the most optimal decisions, but I do think he was in a pretty difficult place. I also like that you mentioned Roran too, as I liked his character development in this book.
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