Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2023 11:59:03 GMT -7
Christopher Paolini returns to Eragon with new novel Murtagh
The author was a Glastonbury resident for many years. EW reports "It's time to return to Alagaësia. Twenty years after the official publication of Christopher Paolini's Eragon by Alfred A. Knopf Books, the author is returning to his epic fantasy world for a new standalone novel, Murtagh, set to be released later this year.
As the title suggests, the new book will focus on Eragon's rival Murtagh, and will take place one year after the end of the original Inheritance Cycle. When we last saw Murtagh and his red dragon Thorn at the end of Inheritance, they had gone off to the far corners of Alagaësia in search of redemption for their time as chief minions of the evil King Galbatorix.
Murtagh finds them "hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society." Soon, though, this duo finds "something wicked lurking in the shadows of Alagaësia," setting them off on a new journey across lands both familiar and untraveled, where there waits a mysterious witch who is much more than she seems.
"Returning to the world of Eragon has been an absolute blast," Paolini said in a statement. "Murtagh is the novel I've been waiting to write for over 13 years. It's a deep dive into the life of our titular character and his dragon, Thorn. Here you'll find mystery, magic, and revelations as Murtagh attempts to answer some of the deepest questions in the land, as well as those of his own life. I've had a ridiculous amount of (sometimes devilish) fun writing Murtagh, and I can't wait for readers to experience it for themselves. Welcome back to Alagaësia!""
Read the full story here.
As the title suggests, the new book will focus on Eragon's rival Murtagh, and will take place one year after the end of the original Inheritance Cycle. When we last saw Murtagh and his red dragon Thorn at the end of Inheritance, they had gone off to the far corners of Alagaësia in search of redemption for their time as chief minions of the evil King Galbatorix.
Murtagh finds them "hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society." Soon, though, this duo finds "something wicked lurking in the shadows of Alagaësia," setting them off on a new journey across lands both familiar and untraveled, where there waits a mysterious witch who is much more than she seems.
"Returning to the world of Eragon has been an absolute blast," Paolini said in a statement. "Murtagh is the novel I've been waiting to write for over 13 years. It's a deep dive into the life of our titular character and his dragon, Thorn. Here you'll find mystery, magic, and revelations as Murtagh attempts to answer some of the deepest questions in the land, as well as those of his own life. I've had a ridiculous amount of (sometimes devilish) fun writing Murtagh, and I can't wait for readers to experience it for themselves. Welcome back to Alagaësia!""
Read the full story here.