Eldest

Eldest is the second book in the planned Inheritance trilogy by Christopher Paolini. It is the sequel to Eragon. Eldest was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006 . Eldest has also been released in audiobook and ebook formats. Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller.

The story follows the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering around their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider.

The book includes a translation guide to the Ancient Language, a glossary, and a synopsis of Eragon, the previous book in the series. A deluxe edition was released on September 26, 2006, which includes an excerpt of the third book, a fold-out poster of the dragon Glaedr by artist John Jude Palencar, a the history of Alagaësia, art by the author, including an image of Brom’s elf ring, and a list of people, places, things, and dwarf clans.