Eagle-eyed fans will have noticed the marketing push behind Inheritance (Book 4) beginning to ramp up, as new editions of already-existed Inheritance books have been released throughout North America. Additionally, retail stores including Barnes and Noble have begun displaying advertisements, easels, and more promoting the release of Book 4 in November as well as attempting to rope in new readers! We’ve got a round-up of these new editions, which include new book covers for Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr, as well as some new e-book options, including a three-book omnibus! Keep reading for more information.
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The Big Twenty is Shur’tugal’s twenty week long series of in depth discussion and theorizing, all centered around twenty core questions, loose ends, and theories in the Inheritance universe. The Big Twenty is the ultimate fan guide to happenings in Book 4 — and we hope you’ll join us for the adventure! To learn more about the Big Twenty, view our announcement article.
Eragon’s love was prophesied to revolve around one of noble birth and heritage, said to be a powerful, wise, and beautiful woman. However, Eragon hasn’t been the luckiest courter following his failed advances on Arya, princess of the Ellesmera. Does Eragon still have a chance to win over the powerful warrior, or does Eragon’s future love life lay elsewhere?
Our fourth Big Twenty article will explore Eragon’s love life, largely missing from the series so far, and whether or not our hero stands a chance at finding true love.
Remember to keep a copy of The Inheritance Almanac – the official companion guide to Inheritance, approved by Christopher Paolini himself – by your side as we work through the books, stories, tales, and theories leading up to Book 4! The Inheritance Almanac has everything you need to know about the people, places, and things in Alagaësia including unknown facts, exclusive information, and exciting tidbits. You can pick the book up through Amazon (or any local book dealer) for only $10 – and it’s rated 4.5 stars!
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Authors, guest speakers, and attendees for this year’s Book Expo America in New York City are slowly being announced as the convention creeps up on us and among the already-announced authors attending the show is Christopher Paolini. Christopher is headed to the Big Apple to promote the upcoming release of Inheritance! Christopher is currently slated to do a book signing at the Apple Store in New York City during the convention (details after the jump). No other Paolini events have been announced, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated!
Members of the Shur’tugal staff will be in NYC as part of the Lytherus @ BEA team headed to the city to cover all aspects of Book Expo America! Be sure to check Lytherus.com during Book Expo America, happening May 23rd through the 27th for full coverage of your favorite books and authors, including Christopher Paolini! View full article »
Inheritance has conquered the book-selling charts since its announcement last Wednesday! The final installment in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle sat in the top ten best-selling books list on Amazon, B&N, and Borders last week — and it won’t even hit store shelves for another seven months! Inheritance’s pre-sales are still going strong, as the book remains in the 7th best-selling book through Barnes and Noble and the 11th best-selling book on Amazon. Incredible!
Haven’t had a chance to pre-order your copy of Inheritance just yet? We’ve assembeled a nifty clickable image featuring the best web pre-order deals for Inheritance! Just click on the image below, choosing which book seller you’d like to buy through, and the rest is cake! Pre-ordering through the links in the below image also helps support Shur’tugal — which keeps us running! Amazon.com offers release day shipping, and Barnes and Noble offers in-store pick-up for items pre-ordered and purchased online. If you pre-order your copy of Inheritance and purchase a copy of The Inheritance Almanac (more information below) at the same time, you’ll receive free shipping on your order through either seller!
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of The Inheritance Almanac, the official companion guide for Inheritance, which is on sale now! The Almanac is jam-packed with everything you need to know about the Inheritance universe, including previously unknown facts and information! The Almanac, also released through Random House, is the best way for fans to prepare for Book 4. Pick up your copy through Amazon for just over $10! Inheritance Almanac:
Random House and Christopher Paolini have officially announced the winners of the recent Super Fan video contest, which tasked Inheritance cycle fans with creating a video showcasing why they are the ultimate Inheritance cycle fan. The grand prize winner would receive a trip to Montana to meet Christopher Paolini. The contest’s first place winner receives a personal Skype call from Christopher Paolini. Ten runners-up will receive copies of The Inheritance Almanac autographed by Mike Macauley and Christopher Paolini. Continue reading to view the winners of the Super Fan video contest as well as their submissions!
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You may remember Shur’tugal’s coverage of Comic-Con International back in July, where staff of Shur’tugal traveled to the world’s largest fantasy/scifi/horror media convention in the world to cover the event for Shur’tugal visitors. While there, Shur’tugal conducted multiple interviews with Christopher Paolini, all but one of which have already been released.
Mike Macauley, owner of Shur’tugal and author of The Inheritance Almanac, sat down with Christopher Paolini during Comic-Con to discuss the Inheritance Cycle, the Inheritance Almanac, Book 4, and more. The resulting conversation and interview was recorded by the brilliant team at Random House’s Suvudu and recently released as a podcast. The resulting podcast can be listened to below!
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of The Inheritance Almanac, in stores everywhere (and available online as well)!
It’s been pretty hard to miss all of the exciting coverage regarding the recently-published Inheritance Almanac here on Shurtugal.com. Originally announced in July of 2010, The Inheritance Almanac is the ultimate and official fan companion guide to the Inheritance cycle. Long-time Shur’tugal readers were shocked and excited to learn that we had been keeping the book a secret for well over two years before finally announcing the project and have since been inquiring as to how all of this came to be. We’d love to tell that story.
This two part behind-the-scenes look at the creation of The Inheritance Almanac, starting with the founding of Shur’tugal and walking through the many inceptions of the book, will hopefully give fans a glimpse into the creation of one of the world’s largest fantasy-oriented fan sites and the process behind creating a 200+ page companion guide. Cycle fans looking to become authors themselves will also enjoy the story and perhaps find inspiration, ideas, and advice for their own personal journey. With part one already released, it’s now time to share the second and final installment of our “Making Of” series!
It’s been pretty hard to miss all of the exciting coverage regarding the recently-published Inheritance Almanac here on Shurtugal.com. Originally announced in July of 2010, The Inheritance Almanac is the ultimate and official fan companion guide to the Inheritance cycle. Long-time Shur’tugal readers were shocked and excited to learn that we had been keeping the book a secret for well over two years before finally announcing the project and have since been inquiring as to how all of this came to be. We’d love to tell that story.
This two part behind-the-scenes look at the creation of The Inheritance Almanac, starting with the founding of Shur’tugal and walking through the many inceptions of the book, will hopefully give fans a glimpse into the creation of one of the world’s largest fantasy-oriented fan sites and the process behind creating a 200+ page companion guide. Cycle fans looking to become authors themselves will also enjoy the story and perhaps find inspiration, ideas, and advice for their own personal journey. And so we begin…
Random House just announced through their Random Buzzers fan portal and community that Christopher Paolini will be joining the Buzzers community as next week’s featured author to discuss The Inheritance Almanac and Book 4. Fans interested in contributing to the upcoming Buzzers discussion with Christopher can visit his thread over on their community. Be sure to check back throughout next week as Christopher visits and interacts with fans! We’ll be sure to re-cap any highlights from the week long discussion here on Shur’tugal at the end of the event.
