Eldest is the second book in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle. It follows Eragon as he trains to become a powerful dragon rider. The Varden choose Nasuada to lead them in fighting Galbatorix. Eragon falls in love with Arya but also must face his enemy Murtagh, who has also become a dragon rider after one of Galbatorix's eggs hatched. Though the Varden and Surda lose a major battle, Eragon and Roran are reunited and vow to rescue Katrina from the Ra'zac.

1. EldestWRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
SUNG BIN PARK

2. Christopher Paolini
• He is an
American Author.
• He wrote the
Inheritance
Cycle, which
consists Eragon,
Eldest, Brisingr,
Inheritance.

3. Exposition
 The Varden choose their fallen leader’s daughter,
Nasuada, to lead them.
 Before Eragon, and his friends leave the land of the
dwarves, the dwarf king asks to adopt Eragon as an
honorary member of his family.
 Nasuada decides to move the Varden to the free land
of Surda to organize another strike against Galbatorix.

4. Rising Action
 Roran, returns to their home village of Carvahall
hoping to marry the butcher’s daughter, Katrina.
 The village was mass by imperial soldiers, led by
Galbatorix’s sinister agents, the Ra’zac, who are
looking for Roran.
 When the Ra’zac capture Katrina, Roran organizes
his community to travel en masse to Surda to rescue
Katrina, and fight with Galbatorix.

5. Rising Action
 Eragon meets the Cripple Who is Whole, an elderly
dragon rider, he and his dragon can no longer fight,
but they instruct Eragon and Saphira.
 Eragon becomes a very powerful magician and
fighter.
 He falls in love with Arya, who helps his many
advances.

6. Climax
 Eragon and Saphira realize that Galbatorix’s army is
ready for a major attack and the Varden and the
people of Surda will join in the battle.
 One of the two eggs in Galbatorix’s position
hatched, and Murtagh has become a Dragon Rider.
 Murtagh’s father, a dragon Rider who betrayed the
order to follow Galbatorix, is also Eragon’s unknown
parent.

7. Falling action
 Murtagh’s magic is more powerful
than Eragon’s, but he lets Eragon,
and his friends escape.
 The Battle between Galbatorix’s army,
and the Varden and the people of
Surda ends by winning of Galbatorix’s
army.

8. Resolution
Eragon and Roran are reunited and
decide to call each other brother
and attempt to rescue Katrina and kill
the Ra’zac.

9. Work Site
 Paolini, Christopher. Eldest. Alfred A. Knopf. United States of America.
2005.