Eragon and his dragon, Saphira have narrowly escaped with their lives after the colossal battle against the empire´s warriors on the burning plains. now Eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep
he must help rescue his cousin Roran´s beloved from king Galbatorix´s clitches. but he also owes his loyalty to the varden, the elves and the dwarves, who are in desperate need of his talents and strength

After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption, humanity is spreading further into the long earth

Arlen Bales understands the threat better than anyone. Resisting the coreling plague has shaped him into a weapon so powerful he has attracted enemies both above and below ground. But as Arlen prepares his people for battle, a daylight war approaches from the south. Out of the desert rides an army led by a man who believes his destiny is to unite humanity against the demons, willingly or not. Once, Ahmann Jardir and Arlen were like brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals, and Jardir´s ambition is matched only by the magic wielded by his first wife, Inevera, a powerful priestess. The corelings will attack in thirty nights, and the only men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all: those that lurk in the human heart.