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Urgals
''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy (named the "Inheritance Trilogy") until Paolini announced on October 30, 2007, while working on the third novel, that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books. The book series as a whole received mixed reviews by critics, but has gained both popularity and commercial success. The first book in the series, ''Eragon'', was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001, and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25, 2003. The second book in the series, ''Eldest'', was published by Knopf on August 23, 2005. Both were ''New York Times'' bestsellers. The th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saphira
This is a list of key characters in ''The Inheritance Cycle'', a fantasy adventure series by Christopher Paolini. The series contains several hundred characters, while the following list contains only the most frequently mentioned. Many of the names Paolini has used originate from Old Norse, German, Old English, and Russian sources, as well as invented languages. With the exception of Angela, the characters' personalities are entirely imagined and not based on actual people. Some characters, like the titular character Eragon were developed before the series was written, while others (such as Angela) were added on an as-needed basis. Major characters * Eragon Bromsson – the human son of Brom and the late Selena, although Eragon's true relationship to Brom is not revealed until the third novel. Eragon is the cousin of Roran Garrowsson and half-brother of Murtagh. Until the age of fifteen, he was raised by his uncle Garrow. After the dragon Saphira hatches for him, he travel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisingr
''Brisingr'' (or ''The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular'') is the third novel in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' by Christopher Paolini. It was released on September 20, 2008. Originally, Paolini intended to conclude the then ''Inheritance Trilogy'' in three books, but during writing the third book he decided that the series was too complex to conclude in one book, because the single book would be close to 1,500 pages long. A deluxe edition of ''Brisingr'', which includes removed scenes and previously unseen art, was released on October 13, 2009. ''Brisingr'' focuses on the story of Eragon (character), Eragon and his dragon List of the Inheritance Cycle characters#Saphira, Saphira as they continue their quest to overthrow the corrupt ruler of the Empire, List of the Inheritance Cycle characters#Galbatorix, Galbatorix. Eragon is one of the last remaining Dragon Rider (Inheritance Cycle), Dragon Riders, a group that governed the fictional continent of The Inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eragon
''Eragon'' is the first book in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' by American fantasy writer Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, began writing the novel after graduating from home school at the age of fifteen. After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters. His parents saw the final manuscript and in 2001 decided to Self-publishing, self-publish ''Eragon''; Paolini spent a year traveling around the United States promoting the novel. The book was discovered by novelist Carl Hiaasen, who brought it to the attention of Alfred A. Knopf. The re-published version was released on August 26, 2003. The book tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon (character), Eragon, who finds a mysterious stone in the mountains. The stone is revealed to be a dragon egg, and a dragon whose name is Characters in the Inheritance cycle#Saphira, Saphira hatches from it. When the evil Characters in the Inheritance cycle#Galbatorix, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inheritance (Paolini Novel)
''Inheritance'' (or ''The Vault of Souls'') is a 2011 fantasy fiction novel written by American author Christopher Paolini. It is the fourth and final novel in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' tetralogy. The ''Inheritance Cycle'' was originally intended to be a trilogy, but Paolini has stated that during writing, the length of the third book, ''Brisingr'', grew, and the book was split into two parts to be published separately. Because of this, many plot elements originally intended for ''Brisingr'' are in ''Inheritance''. Since the release of ''Inheritance'', Paolini has expressed his interest in expanding upon Alagaësia and the Inheritance Cycle. In an interview, he talked about a potential "book five", a prequel centering on Brom, and said that he has planned "around seven more stories set in Alagaësia—and one of those is in fact a series." Development Decision for a fourth book In a video that was released on October 30, 2007, Paolini stated that during the work on the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eragon (film)
''Eragon'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2006 fantasy adventure film directed by Stefen Fangmeier (in his directorial debut) and written by Peter Buchman, loosely based on Christopher Paolini's 2002 novel of the same name. It stars Ed Speleers in the title role as well as Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou, Garrett Hedlund, Joss Stone, and John Malkovich, with Rachel Weisz as Saphira the dragon. The film also marked the film debuts for Speleers and Stone. Principal photography took place at the Mafilm Fót Studios in Hungary, starting on August 1, 2005. Visual effects and animation were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital and Cinesite. ''Eragon'' was released worldwide between December 13, 2006 and December 15, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It received widespread negative reviews from critics and book fans, who criticized its acting, screenplay, visuals and unfaithfulness to the source material, though its CGI and the perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldest
''Eldest'' is the second novel in ''The Inheritance Cycle'' by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to ''Eragon''. It was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. ''Eldest'' has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. Like ''Eragon'', ''Eldest'' became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. A deluxe edition of ''Eldest'' was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author. Other editions of ''Eldest'' are translated into different languages. ''Eldest'' begins following several important events in ''Eragon''. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering on their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon's training as a Dragon Rider. Other plots in the story focus on Roran, Eragon's cousin, who leads the inhabitants of Carvahall to Surda to join the Varden, and Nasuada as she takes on her father's rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fork, The Witch, And The Worm
''The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm'' is the first book in the ''Tales from Alagaësia'' series by Christopher Paolini. It was published on December 31, 2018. Set in the world of ''The Inheritance Cycle'' a year after the events of ''Inheritance'', it consists of three short stories, the second of which was penned by Paolini's sister, Angela. ''The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm'' includes new characters and some already encountered in the original series, and tells of the many challenges Eragon and Saphira face as they establish the Dragon Riders in their new home far to the east of Alagaësia, integrating stories about Murtagh, Angela, and a village of Urgals. Plot The Fork Eragon struggles to keep up with the mundane administrative work required by his new role as leader of the Dragon Riders. Saphira convinces him to take a break and visit the Eldunarí, who show him a vision of Murtagh in Ceunon. In it, a disguised Murtagh meets in a tavern with a group of mercenaries, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtagh (novel)
''Murtagh'' is a 2023 fantasy novel by American writer Christopher Paolini. Set in the land of Alagaesia, it tells the story of Eragon's half-brother, Murtagh as he investigates a new threat to Alagaesia's people. Summary Set a year after the events of Inheritance, the story begins with Murtagh entering the Fulsome Feast tavern in the city of Ceunon. He strikes up a conversation with the daughter of the owner, who wants to run away. The man Murtagh has been waiting for, Sarros, enters and shows Murtagh a shiny black stone that Murtagh had paid him to find. Sarros, however, betrays Murtagh and threatens him with mercenaries. Despite mysterious magical protections on Sarros and the mercenaries, Murtagh kills them all with a magical fork. Just before dying, Sarros tells Murtagh he was protected by the witch-woman Bachel and the Dreamers, as they have enchanted the bird-skull amulets that prevent them from magical harm. Murtagh leaves the Fulsome Feast, giving his fork to Essi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb, which itself is owned by Amazon. History Brandon Gray began the site on August 7, 1998, making forecasts of the top-10 highest-grossing films in the United States for the following weekend. To compare his forecasts to the actual results, he started posting the weekend grosses and wrote a regular column with box-office analysis. In 1999, he started to post the Friday daily box-office grosses, sourced from Exhibitor Relations, so that they were publicly available online on Saturdays and posted the Sunday weekend estimates on Sundays. Along with the weekend grosses, he was publishing the daily grosses, release schedules and other charts, such as all-time charts, international box office charts, genre charts, and actor and director charts. The site gradually expanded to include weekend charts goin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou ( ; ; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in '' Without You I'm Nothing'' (1990). He then earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film '' Amistad'' (1997), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. For his performances in '' In America'' (2002) and '' Blood Diamond'' (2006), Hounsou was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrays Korath the Pursuer in '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), '' Captain Marvel'' (2019) and '' What If...?'' (2021). In the DC Extended Universe, he appears as the Fisherman King in ''Aquaman'' (2018) and as the wizard Shazam in '' Shazam!'' (2019), '' Black Adam'' (2022) and ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' (2023). His other notable films include ''Stargate'' (1994), ''Gladiator'' (2000)'','' '' Constantine'', '' The Island'' (both 2005), ''Special Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
