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Eldest is the second novel in The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini and the sequel to Eragon. It was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005, and was released in paperback in September 2006. Eldest has been released in an audiobook format, and as an ebook. Like Eragon, Eldest became a New York Times bestseller. A deluxe edition of Eldest was released on September 26, 2006, including new information and art by both the illustrator and the author. Other editions of Eldest are translated into different languages.

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Author: Christopher Paolini
First published: 2005
Editions: 73
Subjects: Fantasy, Youths' writings, Dragons, Magic, Fiction, nyt:series_books=2011-06-11, New York Times bestseller, Young Adult Fiction

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Key facts

Book.name: Eldest
Book.image: Eldest book cover.png
Book.alt: Head of a dragon staring at the viewer. He has spikes on his curved neck and antler-like projections over his eyes.
Book.image_size: 200px
Book.caption: Cover of USA first edition, featuring the red dragon Thorn
Book.author: Christopher Paolini
Book.illustrator: John Jude Palencar
Book.cover_artist: John Jude Palencar
Book.publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Book.country: United States
Book.language: English
Book.series: Inheritance Cycle
Book.genre: Young adult fictionFantasyBildungsroman
Book.release_date: August 23, 2005
Book.media_type: Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD
Book.pages: 694 (hardcover edition)
Book.isbn: 0-375-82670-X
Book.isbn_note: (hardcover edition)