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What changed in the movie
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- Cameoa familiar face shows up
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In the book, the Ra'zac are hooded, beaked figures that make your skin crawl just by showing up. In the movie, they look like mummies made of cockroaches.
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In the book, Brom is wounded in a Ra'zac ambush, and the Ra'zac get away. In the movie, he and Eragon kill the Ra'zac first, and Brom's fatal blow comes in Durza's trap.
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In the book, the king never shows up: people only talk about him, which builds the mystery. The movie gives John Malkovich throne-room scenes, tantrum included at the end.
source ↗ - ChangeSaphira grows up too fast
In the book, Saphira grows over months, and her bond with Eragon builds slowly. In the movie, she's an adult almost overnight.
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- Behind the scenesQuill Award
Eldest won the 2006 Quill Award for Young Adult Literature.
source ↗ - 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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- Behind the scenesThe trilogy that became a cycle
Paolini planned three books. Halfway through the third, he saw the story would top 2,000 pages and split it in two. He announced it in October 2007.
source ↗ - ReferenceFire in Old Norse
"Brisingr" comes from Old Norse and means "fire." It was the first ancient-language word Eragon learned, so Paolini picked it for the title.
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- Behind the scenesA 2.5 million first printing
Inheritance came out on November 8, 2011, with a first printing of 2.5 million copies. In the US alone it sold nearly half a million on day one.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMore Alagaësia to come
At the time, Paolini talked about a possible fifth book and roughly seven more stories set in Alagaësia.
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- Behind the scenesA tale by his sister
Of the book's three tales, the second was written by Angela Paolini, Christopher's sister.
source ↗ - ReferenceOpening Tales from Alagaësia
The book is volume 1 of Tales from Alagaësia, subtitled "Eragon."
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- Behind the scenesThe author's drawings
The book includes seven black-and-white illustrations by Paolini himself.
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The cover is by John Jude Palencar, who painted the covers of the other Alagaësia books.
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