![]() ![]() You can find a full breakdown of everything we know about Book 5, including specific plot details set to be included, on our Book 5 page! Tales From Alagaësia, Volume 2Ĭhristopher Paolini released The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia, Volume I in December 2018. ![]() ![]() Christopher has even revealed that he secretly laid some of the groundwork for Book 5 in Brisingr and Inheritance, some of which has been discovered by fans, with even more remaining hidden. Many of the community’s most burning questions are set to be addressed. However, Christopher still sees the book as a continuation of the same story, being heavily influenced by the events of the Cycle.įans of the Cycle will know that Christopher deliberately hid clues and left loose ends in Inheritance which set the stage for events in Book 5 and beyond. Instead, the series will follow new/unnamed characters. Eragon, Saphira, and Nasuada will not return as main characters. Did you see that Disney is making an Eragon TV show?! Find out everything we know about the show here! Book 5įor years, Christopher has teased a future fifth book in the Inheritance Cycle – what the community calls “Book 5.” The author has stated that it will be a standalone novel set in Alagaësia. ![]()
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