With a character so smart that she doesn't have much to learn, body size is stereotypically substituted for character development. Elisa uses her untried strategic knowledge to always-good effect. War is coming, and perhaps only Elisa's Godstone-and knowledge from the Belleza Guerra-can save them. With no warning, this fat, self-loathing princess is married off to a distant king and is embroiled in political and spiritual intrigue. She's a devout reader of holy books and is well-versed in the military strategy text Belleza Guerra, but she has been kept in ignorance of world affairs. Though not likely to lure in any new fans, Paolini’s readers will likely enjoy revisiting the characters and world.Īdventure drags our heroine all over the map of fantasyland while giving her the opportunity to use her smarts.Įlisa-Princess Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza of Orovalle-has been chosen for Service since the day she was born, when a beam of holy light put a Godstone in her navel. Human characters seem to default to white. The first story drops hints for more stories (and more volumes) the second gives readers additional glimpses of characters likely to intrigue fans and the third stands alone and carries the most thematic weight. The final, longest, and most complete tale is told by an Urgal, about Ilgra’s quest for vengeance against a cruel dragon that terrorized her people. In the second story, Angela the herbalist shows up, with accidentally cursed Elva in tow, presenting Eragon with some out-of-order chapters of the autobiography she’s working on (the book in a book penned by Paolini’s sister and the character’s inspiration, Angela). That vision is of young Essie, coerced into bullying by a bully and wishing to run away to avoid the fallout she sees things in a new light after an encounter with a mysterious traveler.
In the first story, the dragon minds of the Eldunarí show Eragon a vision to give him perspective.
Eragon functions as a framing device, and the three stories in this small (for Paolini) volume provide him relief. Paolini ( Inheritance, 2011, etc.) revisits Eragon and Alagaësia with three stories.īusy with the endless tasks involved in setting up the Academy and Dragon Riders’ home at the base of Mount Arngor, Eragon suffers from terrible burnout and seeks diversion.
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