Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

According to the original plan this was a trilogy, but I have the upmost respect for the realization that a story just needs more time. Eragon grows up so much that it is hard to remember him as the farm boy you started the journey with, though he seems to have the same issue himself. He values human life highly, but yet he is constantly losing people. Eragon is a true rider more each day in his own right and you are left sitting on the edge of your seat with the final battle soon to come. And now we shall have to wait…
(This is the third book of the Inheritance series.)

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

You pick up with Eragon right where you left off though I do believe that with each book Paolini’s writing becomes more elegant. The plot lines have more depth and the character’s are more dimensional. Eragon is changed quite literally by his time with the elves, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. The battles are written in a way that makes them easy to follow but you still get an idea of the immensity, but I am a sucker for character development and one of the things I truly love is Eragon’s lesson in the real meaning of a family. Once again a definite cliff hanger ending but I always remind myself what it must have been like when books were released in segments in newspapers, I would have gone out of my mind.
(This is the second book of the Inheritance series.)

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Paolini has often been criticized for his “cliche” fantasy, but as someone who followed these books from the minute they emerged I will always remember him saying in an interview that part of his intention was to try to combine all of the classic elements and honestly he did a wonderful job of it. You cannot help but love the characters and cringe at the bad guys. A very entertaining book with a simple every man’s writing style. You follow the story of a farm boy named Eragon as he is pitted against a tyrant king with the help of his dragon Saphira and his motley but inspiring band of friends. Though by no means does the story end here, and that leads us to the second book.
(This is the first book of the Inheritance series.)