The prequel story of Brom's life and the story following the mysterious women are among the 'smaller stories' planned, while the primary book five 'involves something else entirely.'.Readers will see Eragon and Arya again at some point.Paolini stated that some of his future Inheritance stories feature main characters from the Inheritance Cycle, while others do not.In the first interview given after Inheritance was released, Paolini elaborated on his future projects.

Development First Post- Inheritance Interview 'Light and shadow shall meet in an epic battle' and 'Everyone in Alagaësia has overlooked something really, really important with regard to the new peace they hope to establish' were two clues given as to the plot of Book 5, along with the remark, 'Beware of shadows that seek to use mirrors.' When asked whether or not Eragon would be featured, Paolini said, 'no comment'. However, there will be 'some new characters.and many old characters'. Book 5 will also take place in Alagaësia. The film received generally negative reviews and closed as the 13th highest grossing fantasy-live action film within the United States.In a live Twitter Q&A session on March 23, 2015, author Christopher Paolini confirmed that Book 5 would be a 'continuation' or sequel, though Paolini said that he 'may write a prequel at some point'. In 2006, a feature film was released based on the first book in the cycle, Eragon, starring Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich and Djimon Hounsou. The series has sold 33.5 million copies worldwide. The fourth and final book in the series, Inheritance, was published by Knopf on November 8, 2011. The third book in the series, Brisingr, was published by Knopf on September 20, 2008. The second book in the series, Eldest, was published by Knopf on August 23, 2005. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25, 2003. The first book in the series, Eragon, was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001, and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. The book series as a whole received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics, but has gained both popularity and commercial success.

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. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (/æləˈɡeɪziə/), 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 Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.

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