The Inheritance Cycle books in order
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of 5 books by Christopher Paolini: 2,898 pages in the 4 with a known length, about 53 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 5
- books
- 2,898
- pages in 4 of them
- 53 hours
- to read those 4
- 107 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
Eragon 2003 10.6 h
One boy...
- 2
Eldest 2005 12.9 h
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…
- 3
Brisingr 2008 14.4 h
OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have…
- 4
Inheritance 2011 15.3 h
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.
- 5
Murtagh 2023 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Eragon | about 43 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 2, Eldest | about 30 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 3, Brisingr | about 15 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 53 hours 8 minutes
4 of 5 books, 2,898 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
107 days (about 16 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.