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Let me start by saying Paolini has clearly improved since the last book. This will be a pretty short review seeing as how I have just skimmed through it, if you have not yet read to book I suggest you do before reading this, because I will give away a few vague but important clues. The first book Eragon, I thought was a fusion of Star Wars, Dragonriders of Pern, and Lord of the Rings(some people may not know this, but there is an older book called the Serpents Egg by a different author who use the name Ellesmere for a place), and don't get me wrong so is Eldest, but the story is relly getting interesting. For example, it is really fun trying to find parellels in Star Wars and Inheritence like, if Brom is Obi-Wan, who is Leila? But this book clearly follow the outline of The Empire Strikes back, from the early battle to the Jedi/Dragonrider training to the confrontation with Vader/Murtagh.

I think Paolini needs to be more subtle with the clues he give; in Eragon, the witch Angela says he will fall in love with someone of noble birth, I think an elven princess falls under that catagory. She says he will be betrayed by a kin, doesn't take a professor to figure out who once we know Murtagh is his brother. And some one is betraying the Varden, the twins seem way too obvious, I figured out before Eragon ended who was doing it.

But still, this was a great book, but then again, I am a star wars, Dragonriders of Pern, LOTR fan. I really hope Paolini follows the plot for Return of the Jedi on his third book.