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Eldest

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Eragon trains with the elves while his cousin Roran takes on the Empire back home

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Varden leader Ajihad dies in an ambush, and his daughter Nasuada moves the rebels to Surda. Eragon and Saphira travel to the elven forest of Du Weldenvarden, where Oromis and the dragon Glaedr, the last free pair, train them. At an elven ceremony, magic turns Eragon into a half-elf and heals his back. In Carvahall, the Ra'zac take Roran's fiancée, Katrina, and he leads the whole village to Surda. On the Burning Plains, an unknown Rider kills the dwarf king Hrothgar. It's Murtagh, bound to Galbatorix by oath along with his dragon Thorn. He beats Eragon, takes the sword Zar'roc and reveals they're brothers, sons of Morzan. At the end, Eragon promises to help Roran rescue Katrina.

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What changed in the movie

  1. Behind the scenesQuill Award

    Eldest won the 2006 Quill Award for Young Adult Literature.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe poster that became a cover

    The 2006 limited edition of Eldest came with a poster of Glaedr, the golden dragon. That art later became the cover of Brisingr.

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