Fabulous reads – Soar back into Eragon’s vast world

The Fork, the Witch and the Worm (Tales from Alagaësia Volume 1: Eragon), Christopher Paolini, Penguin Random House, ISBN: 9781 9848 94885

READERS can glide back into the vast world of Alagaësia, if only for a short while, with Christopher Paolini’s latest offering.

It has been nine years since the final book, Inheritance, was published and I remember the uproar many fans created shortly after its release. The arch wasn’t wrapped up with a neat little bow and there was a wide open ending (spoiler).

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While nine years have passed in the real world, only one has passed since Galbatorix was defeated and Eragon set off on his grand journey to find a new home to train the next generation of Dragon Riders.

There are three separate stories in this novel and, despite one of them being a bit long in the tooth, they are quite enjoyable and make the trip back into Alagaësia a welcome one. Expect dragons, Urgals, more dragons, Murtagh and, as Paolini does best, another cliffhanger ending.

As the title suggests, this is the first in a volume and it could possibly be the bridge in a brand new series. Fellow Eragon fans, we can only hold thumbs and hope.

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