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Inheritance is the final installation of the original Inheritance Cycle (ignoring the latest Murtagh book).
It's frankly a very surprising book, and it has exceeded all expectations I had: The dialogue had significantly improved, as they feel more human-like and are more grounded to reality. Furthermore, this book seems to have an ever moving plot, with lots of different stuff happening and lots of threads / issues to resolve, which Paolini does splendidly.
The ending is surprising, yet very poetic: The redemption of Murtagh and Thorn, followed by the weakening of Galbatorix, and ultimately the killing of the Evil King. I think it's very creative and beautiful how Eragon and the Eldunari force Galbatorix to feel and experience the emotions of his subjects. He is forced to get back in touch with the more humane part of himself, as he had entombed himself in an armor that could not be reached by anything, even no emotions. However, forcing him to feel the anguish and misery that he bestowed upon others weakened his powers, distracted him and made him vulnerable enough to be killed, which is a very creative idea and well executed by Paolini.
Furthermore, despite being long and dragging out for like a hundred pages, the epilogue was neatly done. Paolini seems to think of everything during the epilogue, from the Bridgit taking her due from Roran, to the tree in Du Eldenwarden, Sloan in Ellesmera, and ultimately staying true to Angela's prophecy from the first installation, by having Eragon and Saphira leave Alagaesia, never to return.
I think that the lack of romance between Arya and Eragon is a huge relief, as the mental anguish that Eragon's feelings caused, was too much for me as a reader. Having feelings for a century year old elf is just wayyy too weird, especially if there's barely any chemistry between the two characters whatsoever. Furthermore, Saphira having the dragon equivalent of a one-night stand with some random dragon is kinda weird as well, and I'm glad not too much time has been dedicated to that.
I like how Roran has grown from some random cousin of Eragon to the leader of Carvahall, to a captain of a battallion of the Varden. He has shown so much character development in a pretty natural way, it's nicely done by Paolini.
Ultimately, the series has achieved an excellent conclusion, with pretty much all loose ends being resolved, yet sufficient stuff left to write spin-offs and/or sequels (which already exist at the time of typing this review).
Inheritance is the final installation of the original Inheritance Cycle (ignoring the latest Murtagh book).
It's frankly a very surprising book, and it has exceeded all expectations I had: The dialogue had significantly improved, as they feel more human-like and are more grounded to reality. Furthermore, this book seems to have an ever moving plot, with lots of different stuff happening and lots of threads / issues to resolve, which Paolini does splendidly.
The ending is surprising, yet very poetic: The redemption of Murtagh and Thorn, followed by the weakening of Galbatorix, and ultimately the killing of the Evil King. I think it's very creative and beautiful how Eragon and the Eldunari force Galbatorix to feel and experience the emotions of his subjects. He is forced to get back in touch with the more humane part of himself, as he had entombed himself in an armor that could not be reached by anything, even no emotions. However, forcing him to feel the anguish and misery that he bestowed upon others weakened his powers, distracted him and made him vulnerable enough to be killed, which is a very creative idea and well executed by Paolini.
Furthermore, despite being long and dragging out for like a hundred pages, the epilogue was neatly done. Paolini seems to think of everything during the epilogue, from the Bridgit taking her due from Roran, to the tree in Du Eldenwarden, Sloan in Ellesmera, and ultimately staying true to Angela's prophecy from the first installation, by having Eragon and Saphira leave Alagaesia, never to return.
I think that the lack of romance between Arya and Eragon is a huge relief, as the mental anguish that Eragon's feelings caused, was too much for me as a reader. Having feelings for a century year old elf is just wayyy too weird, especially if there's barely any chemistry between the two characters whatsoever. Furthermore, Saphira having the dragon equivalent of a one-night stand with some random dragon is kinda weird as well, and I'm glad not too much time has been dedicated to that.
I like how Roran has grown from some random cousin of Eragon to the leader of Carvahall, to a captain of a battallion of the Varden. He has shown so much character development in a pretty natural way, it's nicely done by Paolini.
Ultimately, the series has achieved an excellent conclusion, with pretty much all loose ends being resolved, yet sufficient stuff left to write spin-offs and/or sequels (which already exist at the time of typing this review).