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The Inheritance Cycle Books in Order

by Christopher PaoliniScience Fiction & Fantasy

5 books from Eragon (2000) to Murtagh (2023). Rated 4.7 across 122,413 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Eragon

    Book 1 2000 4.7 (44.3k)

    Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini—Murtagh! A new adventure hatches in Book One of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over…

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  2. Eldest

    Book 2 2005 4.8 (31.2k)

    Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini—Murtagh! New magic and new threats take flight in Book Two of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series…

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  3. Brisingr

    Book 3 2004 4.7 (20.4k)

    Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini—Murtagh! The Empire is at war and the stakes have never been higher in Book Three of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York…

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  4. Inheritance

    Book 4 2010 4.7 (21.2k)

    Not so very long ago, Eragon—Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider—was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization...

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  5. Murtagh

    Book 5 2023 4.6 (5.4k)

    Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Inheritance Cycle is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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