Eldest

(Back to BOB page ) =//Eldest// by Christopher Paolini=

Setting

 * It takes place in a lot of places like Farten Dur, Du Weldenvarden, Ellesmara, Carvahall, Spine, and the Hadarac Desert.

Characters

 * Eragon: He is a boy that grew up in Carvahall in Palancar Valley. He is a strong and very good hunter. He is also very good at hunting and swordsmanship.
 * Saphira: This is Eragon's dragon's name.
 * Arya: She is an elf who is a princess and very strong in swordsmanship and has a good mind.
 * Orik: He is a very strong and good willed dwarf. He is also fierce and stubborn.
 * Oromis: He is Eragon's master for magic and other things like arts.
 * Nasauda is the daughter of the former leader of the Varden. She becomes the new leader when her father is killed in an ambush.  She is young but very brave and aware of the people who want to control her.

Beginning/Problem

 * Eragon and the Varden are in the aftermath of a great battle victory when the leader of the Varden is ambushed and killed.
 * Eragon has to decide whether to cooperate with the Council as they choose a new leader. He also is offered membership in the family of the dwarf king.  He has to think carefully about the possible results of cooperating with the various groups in power.
 * Eragon needs training in magic and swordsmanship. He also needs it in case there is another battle.

Middle/Attempts at solving the problem

 * Eragon goes to his training but he ends it abruptly to go help Nasauda and the Varden to win the war.

End/Solution

 * After two days after he arrives the war begins. Then Eragon and Saphira see another Rider. The Varden win the war after Eragon finds out the other rider is Murtagh.

Questions
In which book does a war between an empire and a group of anti-empirians or the Varden? In which book does a revolutionary group start a war with the existing ruler of the empire? In which book does a character have to make decisions about his political alliances?