Eragon faces the final battle in which he and his dragon Saphira must confront Galbatorix and defeat him in order to restore justice to Alagaesia.

Maps on endpapers.

In the beginning: a history of Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr -- Into the breach -- Hammerfall -- Shadows on the horizon -- King Cat -- Aftermath -- Memories of the dead -- What is a man? -- The price of power -- Rudely into the light ... -- A cradle song -- No rest for the weary -- Dancing with swords -- No honor, no glory, only blisters in unfortunate places -- Mooneater -- Rumors and writing -- Aroughs -- Dras-Leona -- A toss of the bones -- My friend, my enemy -- A flour made of flame -- Dust and ashes -- Interregnum -- Thardsvergûndnzmal -- The way of knowing -- A heart-to-heart -- Discovery -- Decisions -- Under hill and stone -- To feed a god -- Infidels on the loose -- The tolling of the bell -- Black -Shrike-Thorn-Cave -- Hammer and helm -- And the walls fell ... -- By the banks of Lake Leona -- The word of a rider -- Conclave of kings -- A maze without end -- Fragments, half-seen and indistinct -- Questions unanswered -- Departure -- The torment of uncertainty -- The Hall of the Soothsayer -- On the wings of a dragon -- The sound of his voice, the touch of his hand -- Small rebellions -- A crown of ice an snow -- Burrow grubs -- Amid the ruins -- Snalglí for two -- The Rock of Kuthian -- And all the world a dream -- A question of character -- The vault of souls -- Lacuna, part the first -- Lacuna, part the second -- Return -- The city of sorrows -- War council -- A matter of duty -- Fire in the night -- Over the wall and into the maw -- The storm breaks -- The which does not kill ... -- The heart of the fray -- The name of all names -- Muscle against metal -- The gift of knowledge -- Death throes -- A sea of nettles -- Heir to the empire -- A fitting epitaph -- Pieces on a board -- Fírnen -- A man of conscience -- Blood price -- Promises, new and old -- Leave-taking -- Pronunciation guide and glossary.