A fond farewell to a fan favorite.

Darien and Lucy reflect on Eldest and celebrate being halfway through The Inheritance Cycle.

Talking points include the future of the podcast, the requirements for discussing Eragon (2006) on the pod, external factors that contribute to publishing success, Top 10 Anime Betrayals, Greek v. Tolkenian heroes, Eragon's protagonist powers, old fandom lore, and the trouble with “growing with the characters.”

If you really need to hear us discuss the cursed Eragon movie, check out Fandom and Folklore: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dd2FOs3gsZGymUmWFA5Hx

Skip to 46:43 to avoid minor end of the series spoilers.

Sparks of Inspiration

• Oh my goodness, we forgot to do Sparks…

Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about Eldest with us on Instagram ⁠⁠@EragonPod⁠⁠ or send an email to eragonpod@gmail.com (Here it is, Owen!!)

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Cover art by Luana Pastor

No portion of this episode may be used for generative AI or large language models training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt.

Will we ever meet this red dragon?

Diego returns to join Lucy and Darien for reunions and big reveals in Eldest chapter 68, “Convergence,” chapter 69, “Eldest,” chapter 70, “Inheritance,” and chapter 71, “Reunion.”

Talking points include Roran being able to pull off all the one-liners, the most spectacular freefall, Murtagh’s dramatic return, Eragon not thinking about his supposedly dead friend for literally half the book, Roran’s big dramatic scene being in another POV, and embarrassing childhood confession, and what it means to be family.

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of suicide, sexual violence, blood, violence, and death in relation to war.

Sparks of Inspiration

• Diego is inspired by Kayla of https://twitch.tv/kaleisblue to write his own book!

• Darien was inspired (and made depressed) by Jennifer Saint's mythology retellings.

• Lucy made an excellent breakthrough on her Geode!

Explore The Last Dragon Chronicles with Diego at https://open.spotify.com/show/1s4lvy8Qdoz9ZK70YWYKX1?si=4oLlR7OkTJSK2cZJNC8mTw

Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about Eragon with us on Instagram ⁠⁠@EragonPod⁠⁠ or send an email to eragonpod@gmail.com (Here it is, Owen!!)

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Cover art by Luana Pastor

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Who do you call a monster?

Darien and Lucy dive into the endgame in Eldest chapter 65, “Nar Garzhvog,” chapter 66, “Witches Brew,” and chapter 67, “The Storm Breaks.”

Talking points include Paolini challenging the idea of monstrousness in fantasy, Nasuada being an incredible leader, the tools we can equip to never see people as things, Angela living up to her reputation as a witch, what it looks like when a Rider goes to war, and a mysterious threat coming up the river.

Content Warning: This episode contains mention of blood, violence, and death in relation to war.

Sparks of Inspiration

• Lucy commissioned some very good art of her D&D character.

• Darien is devastated by the quality of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow.

Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about Eragon with us on Instagram ⁠⁠@EragonPod⁠⁠ or send an email to eragonpod@gmail.com (Here it is, Owen!!)

Snag your own ⁠EABA merch!⁠

Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe AND listen to our bonus episode about Raya and the Last Dragon and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by supporting the show on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/EABA

Cover art by Luana Pastor

No portion of this episode may be used for generative AI or large language models training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt.