Sign In Join Now
User Accessibility
  • Increase Font

  • Invert Colours

Search for a Book Browse Books Menu
Eldest Cover Play Sample

Sample may contain unsuitable content.

Open Audiobook

Audiobook streaming provided by:

OverDrive Logo

Share this book:

Eldest

AuthorChristopher Paolini

NarratorKerry Shale

SeriesInheritance Cycle, Book 2

Duration9h

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Key StageKS4

PublisherRandom House

VersionAbridged

  Save to Wish List
  Add to Favourites List

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the forces of King Galbatorix, the cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must journey to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime but, faced with chaos and betrayal at every turn, Eragon is not sure whom he can trust. Meanwhile, back home in Carvahall, Eragon's cousin must fight a new battle, one that puts Eragon's life in even greater danger.

0 (0 Reviews)
0
0
0
0
0

Related Titles

Inheritance Cycle Book Two: Eldest Cover

Inheritance Cycle Book Two: Eldest

Author: Christopher Paolini

Inheritance Cycle Book Two: Eldest

Author Christopher Paolini

Narrator Kerry Shale

SeriesInheritance Cycle, Book 2

Duration 9h 20m

Darkness falls... Despair abounds... Evil reigns... Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesm‚ra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It...

View Book
Tales From Alagaesia: The Fork, the Witch and the Worm Cover

Tales From Alagaesia: The Fork, the Witch and the Worm

Author: Christopher Paolini

Tales From Alagaesia: The Fork, the Witch and the Worm

Author Christopher Paolini

Narrator Gerald Doyle

SeriesEragon: Tales from Alagaësia, Book 1

Duration 4h 54m

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Fork, the Witch and the Worm by Christopher Paolini. A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alaga‰sia. It's been a year since Eragon departed Alaga‰sia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is strug...

View Book
The Witcher Book 3: Blood of Elves Cover

The Witcher Book 3: Blood of Elves

Author: Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher Book 3: Blood of Elves

Author Andrzej Sapkowski

Narrator Peter Kenny

SeriesThe Witcher, Book 3

Duration 10h 54m

For more than a hundred years humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over and now the races once again fight each other. Into this tumultuous time is born a child for whom the witchers of the world have been waiting. Ciri, the granddaughter of Queen Calanthe, the Lioness of Ci...

View Book
The Witcher Book 2: Sword of Destiny Cover

The Witcher Book 2: Sword of Destiny

Author: Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher Book 2: Sword of Destiny

Author Andrzej Sapkowski

Narrator Peter Kenny

SeriesThe Witcher, Book 2

Duration 12h 53m

Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. He roams the country seeking assignments, but gradually...

View Book
The Choice Cover

The Choice

Author: Claire Wade

The Choice

Author Claire Wade

Narrator Emma Gregory

Duration 11h 55m

Imagine a world where.... Everything you ate was monitored by the government. Every step you took was counted. Your children were weighed every day at school. Neighbours reported on neighbours and no one was safe from judgement. Sugar was illegal, and baking was a crime. Imagine if that world was here.... What would you do? Toe the line or fight fo...

View Book
Inheritance Cycle Book 3: Brisingr Cover

Inheritance Cycle Book 3: Brisingr

Author: Christopher Paolini

Inheritance Cycle Book 3: Brisingr

Author Christopher Paolini

Narrator Gerard Doyle

SeriesInheritance Cycle, Book 3

Duration 29h 34m

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 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 res...

View Book
A Scanner Darkly Cover

A Scanner Darkly

Author: Philip K. Dick

A Scanner Darkly

Author Philip K. Dick

Narrator Paul Giamatti

Duration 9h 15m

Substance D - otherwise known as Death - is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, leading first to disorentation and then to complete and irreversible brain damage. Bob Arctor, undercover narcotics agent, is trying to find a lead to the source of supply, but t...

View Book
Eragon Cover

Eragon

Author: Christopher Paolini

Eragon

Author Christopher Paolini

Narrator Gerard Doyle

SeriesInheritance Cycle, Book 1

Duration 16h 27m

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he soon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself when the stone brings forth a dragon hatchling. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old s...

View Book
Murtagh Cover

Murtagh

Author: Christopher Paolini

Murtagh

Author Christopher Paolini

Narrator Gerard Doyle

SeriesInheritance Cycle, Book 5

Duration 24h 32m

Brought to you by Penguin. 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.The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to...

View Book
The Witcher Book 8: Seasons of Storms Cover

The Witcher Book 8: Seasons of Storms

Author: Andrzej Sapkowski

The Witcher Book 8: Seasons of Storms

Author Andrzej Sapkowski

Narrator Peter Kenny

SeriesThe Witcher, Book 8

Duration 11h 45m

Geralt. The witcher whose mission is to protect ordinary people from the monsters created with magic. A mutant who has the task of killing unnatural beings. He uses a magical sign, potions and the pride of every witcher - two swords, steel and silver. But what would happen if Geralt lost his weapons? Andrzej Sapkowski returns to his most popular he...

View Book