Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4) in Addicted to YA

Mar 25, 2011 Stephanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2012, high-fantasy, ya-fantasy

Inheritance was a nice addition and ending to the Inheritance Cycle. I think Eragon finally became a man. Arya is still some strange mixture of male and female but whatever. I must admit though she acted more female in this book. I'm really glad Murtagh didn't die. I was really worried that his character would be ruined beyond repair but Paolini managed to redeem him back to his former glory he held in th first book.

The battles were drawn out at times. I found myself skimming in some places. The ...more

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Jun 20, 2011 James Maxon rated it it was amazing

We finally find ourselves at the end of Paolini’s Inheritance series. What started as a self-published novel written by a homeschooled teenager–with a love for reading–ended up as one of the most widely read fantasies of our age. Received with a fair amount of criticism (some I agree with, some I do not), the three-book series turned into four, and a poor interpretation of a movie had been released. Regardless of the different opinions regarding this tale, one thing holds true: the Inheritance C We finally find ourselves at the end of Paolini’s Inheritance series. What started as a self-published novel written by a homeschooled teenager–with a love for reading–ended up as one of the most widely read fantasies of our age. Received with a fair amount of criticism (some I agree with, some I do not), the three-book series turned into four, and a poor interpretation of a movie had been released. Regardless of the different opinions regarding this tale, one thing holds true: the Inheritance Cycle made a signification impact on the world of fantasy.

Story overview:
Now older, and a little wiser, Eragon and his dragon Saphira continue their quest alongside the Varden (a rebel alliance) to overthrow the wicket king, Galbatorix, and turn around his tyrannical Empire. Eragon’s cousin, Roran, also fights alongside the Varden in an attempt to keep his family safe, and in the process, he makes a name for himself along with a few enemies.

The closer they get to Urû’baen (the King’s fortress), the more apparent it becomes that Eragon doesn’t have a chance against the King in his current state. With the aid of the elf Arya (Eragon’s unrequited love), and dragon Glaedr (now living as a soul in his heart of hearts), Eragon works on improving his skills, yet he knows it still isn’t enough.

When a memory of something the werecat, Solembum, said to him in the past arises, Eragon follows up with the disgruntled feline only to uncover a larger mystery. He seeks for an answer that might give him the leverage he needs, and ultimately a way to save both Alagaesia and his half-brother, Murtagh, while removing Galbatorix from his seat of power.

My thoughts:
I quite enjoyed this final book. In fact, I thought it was the best one of the series. I really liked the first book, Eragon, and was somewhat disappointed with the middle two (Eldest, Brisingr). If Paolini had stuck to his original plan and written a trilogy, I think he would have done better. Though, instead of combining books 3 and 4, I would have merged 2 and 3 into a single volume. My biggest complaint with those books was that they were too long, and could easily have been cut down. That said, I still really enjoyed the series as a whole, and, one day, will probably read it again.

Things to consider:
I didn’t come across any foul language or sexual situations, but there was a fair amount of action violence and some gory scenes. Personally, I didn’t see anything inappropriate for this type of story.

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Sep 10, 2012 Kelleigh rated it it was amazing

I think this was a very well written book. I really enjoyed it and imo, it's the best in the series. I wish we had a bit more closure in the end, but over all I think Paolini did the story justice.

I really would love to see a spin off series about Murtaugh and Nasuada. They were probably my favorite couple aside from Eragon and Arya.

I will definitly keep reading anything that he writes, and I hope he writes something soon!

I just finished this series and I'm in a bit of a withdrawl!

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Oct 28, 2011 Jacquel rated it it was ok

Shelves: worst-books-ever, books-i-regret-reading

After all this time, I've wondered why on earth would I even bother reading this book. I mean, the entire series felt like a rip-off of Star Wars (which wasn't all that great either, to be honest) and it did nothing for me but offend me as a fan of fantasy books and such.

(even the movie was better)

And now it all boils down to the end of the series, which felt like a chore and not an exciting book. Here, I was expecting something big to happen, but never got it.

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