Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Eldest
Christopher Paolini
Alfred A. Knopf
2005

Eldest is the second book in the series “The Inheritance Cycle.”  The book Eldest keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next as the story switches between Roran and his cousin Eragon.  Eragon learns the way of the elves by a master Dragon Rider.  Eragon is also a Rider, and his dragon’s name is Saphira.  Roran takes leadership as he directs those who survived a terrible battle that destroyed their small village caused them to run away to a faraway land called Surda.

Paolini’s Eldest thrilled me with its constant action.  Because Paolini included his own languages throughout the book, there is a glossary in the back of the book for the three different languages that are spoken!  I highly recommend this book to people who have read the first book, Eragon, and who are either advanced readers and/or are 5th grade and up.