Ah, Inheritance. The final book of the series with the same name. At least,
until a fifth book was announced. You probably know my opinion on the other
three installments in this series if you’ve been following my reviews of them,
so I won’t bother talking about them here. Let’s see how this book fares! This
is Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. Spoilers ahead.
In this
book, the main conflict with Galbatorix takes central stage. Eragon, Saphira,
the Varden and the others are all preparing for the final conflict with the
evil monarch and his black dragon. Will Alagaësia be saved once and for all?
I’m going
to be honest here: if this is where the series ended… I wouldn’t mind, in the
slightest. It’s a really solid conclusion to the series, and probably my second
favorite book in the Cycle after Eldest.
What can I
say? A good story with proper buildup and a thrilling climax. I definitely did
not expect it to end in the way it did. I mean, I knew Galbatorix was
eventually going to die (come on, he had to), but I definitely did not expect
it to go in this way. And for Arya to be the slayer of Shruikan, I didn’t see
that coming at all, either. I was really glad to see what happened during and
after the battle, even if there were some painful losses.
Nasuada
becoming queen is something I am 100% behind. She was a perfect pick for the
job. The revelation that there were more dragon eggs at first seemed like a bit
of a cop-out to me, but, honestly, it ultimately makes for a better and more
upbeat ending if you ask me, even if it is a bittersweet one.
I was also
glad to see that Arya and Eragon didn’t end up together. I really expected them
to be just another bland couple by the end of this book, but they don’t even
share a kiss or anything. It’s honestly better this way. I don’t think they’d
ultimately work well together romantically in the end.
The
characters are still good, too. Eragon and Saphira have truly matured in this
book as they take the lead in the battle against Galbatorix’s forces. Of course
Roran and Nasuada are still there, and they still make for great POV characters
who I really enjoyed. I did expect Murtagh to eventually turn good again, and
it happened, which I think was great to see. Of course Arya is still there,
and, while she still isn’t my favorite, she’s still a good enough character if
you ask me. Then of course there’s a side cast of a whole lot more, most of
which I liked, safe for Elva and Orrin still. Galbatorix ultimately ended up
not being a very interesting villain, but I will give him that he did his job
as Big Bad well and was an effective one.
The pacing
was just pretty much perfect. It had such an amazing buildup to the final
battle, I love it.
The fact
that Eragon and Saphira ultimately ended up leaving Alagaësia was sad, but I
definitely think it makes sense. It’s a good and bittersweet yet hopeful ending
to the book.
What else
can I say? Inheritance is an awesome book in this series. I definitely
recommend you pick it up, even if Brisingr wasn’t that good. It's a pretty satisfying conclusion to the series, if it were to be one.
Rating: 4/5
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