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Brisingr

PAOLINI, Christopher (born 1983)

Brisingr

London: Doubleday, 2008: 2008
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[Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xix; [1]; 763; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket illustrated by John Jude Palencar with printed price of £16.99 to front-flap. Cartographic endpapers, map to p.i-ii, illustrated frontispiece. Rolling to crown of spine. Near fine. Brisingr is the third book in Paolini's 'The Inheritance Cycle'. In this novel, Eragon's magical powers are challenged. Eragon has made oaths to many people but keeping these promises is becoming increasingly difficult. In Paolini's gripping fantasy world, we follow Eragon across the Empire and watch the sacrifices he makes to save those around him.
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