Brisingr ─ Or the Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular

龍騎士三部曲：降魔火劍

一連串的誓言、試煉、對決………艾瑞岡面臨前所未有的艱難考驗，他是否能夠突破重圍，全身而退？

與帝國戰士在燃燒的古戰場之役，艾瑞岡和他的龍思飛在千鈞一髮之際成功逃命。但是思飛跟艾瑞岡還有尚未解決的麻煩和任務迫在眉睫，就在艾瑞岡發覺自己被許多的誓言纏身時，也發現他無法做到曾許下的諾言。

首先，艾瑞岡誓言保護表哥羅瑞恩的心上人卡提娜，讓她不受哥巴塔爾王的爪牙傷害；就在同時，他也要信守他對其他人的忠誠。維登人渴求艾瑞岡的智慧與能力，精靈族與矮人族也向他求援。一些反叛者的問題並沒有徹底解決，危機從四面八方湧現；艾瑞岡必須做出決定，他做出的決定帶他跨越帝國，甚至遠離帝國境遇，這些決定可能使他付出無法想像的犧牲。

艾瑞岡是極權政權之下最重要的希望，一個曾經是單純農家小孩的艾瑞岡，足以統整反抗勢力一起對抗國王嗎？
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Oaths sworn . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.

It's been only months since Eragon first uttered "brisingr," the ancient language term for fire. Since then, he's not only learned to create magic with words-he's been challenged to his very core. Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still, there is more adventure at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

First is Eragon's oath to his cousin, Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength-as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices-choices that will take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.

Christopher Paolini's abiding love of fantasy inspired him to write the Inheritance cycle, which quickly became an internationally bestselling series. Christopher draws inspiration for the world of Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, from the natural beauty that surrounds his home in Montana: the tumultuous weather, the rushing Yellowstone River, and the soaring Beartooth Mountains.

Christopher is currently writing the final book in the Inheritance cycle, which will conclude the story he first imagined over a decade ago. Find out more about Christopher, Brisingr, and the Inheritance cycle at Alagaesia.com.