Eldest, the 668 page sequel to Eragon by Christopher Paolini, begins after the giant army of Urgals is defeated. Eragon then travles to the elven city Ellesmera to continue his training with a dragon and Dragon Rider of old, Galedr and Oromis. Mean while, Eragon's cousin, Roran, and Eragon's home village, Carvahall, are attacked by the king's minions in an attempt to capture Roran and use him as a lure for Eragon. Eragon discovers that the Varden is about to be attacked, so he and Saphira fly to the Varden where Eragon confronts a new dragon and Rider, Thorn and Murtaugh. Murtaugh defeats Eragon, takes his sword, and tells Eragon that he is the son of Morzan, an evil Dragon Rider. This novel is just as full of action as Eragon.

Eragon, a 544 page, acton packed novel by Christopher Paolini, depicts the journey of Eragon, a farmboy, after he discovers a dragon egg. Once Eragon's uncle, Garrow was killed by the mad, twisted, Dragon Rider king's servents, Eragon sets out to gain revenge with his dragon, Saphira, and Brom, a storyteller that turns out to be a long lost Dragon Rider. After Brom is killed by the king's servants, the Ra'zac, Eragon, Saphira, and Eragon's travling companion, Murtagh, flee to the Varden, a group of rebels, after rescuing an elf, Arya, from a prison. After this, Eragon kills a shade, a human possessed by spirits, and the Varden repels an giant army of Urgals with the help of Eragon and the Dwarfs. This great novel is among the three best novels I have read, the other two being the sequels.