This captivating book has held me in its grasp until the very end. I love the many adjectives and the writings flow. With all the dangers and frightful encounters with Urgals and Shades, Eragon and his faithful dragon Sapphira set of to fight of the Empire and defend the Varden. As Eragon fights alongside Arya, an elven girl, and Murtagh, son of the evil Morzan, Eragon encounters the shade Durza witch he almost killed earlier in the book. As the Shade and Eragon fight and Eragon takes Durza's memories, Eragon is slashed but succeeded in killing the shade with Arya's help. The Urgals and Kulls which seemed to be under Durza's control all begin to fight eachother and the Varden win the war. Eragon is quite wounded, but will heal. In the end Eragon hears a calling from far away which leads into the opening of the second book.
Science fiction writing had never interested me until now. The magically unbelievable characters and the creative skills required to write such a book intrigue me. This new genre has caught my interest and I will read more and more. The end of this book was such a cliff hanger that I may read the next book in the Eragon series. I am very glad I took the chance of reading this book.
