This deluxe edition of the spellbinding conclusion to the worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle includes:A glimpse at life in Alagasia after the final scene of the seriesNever-before-seen art by the authorA new scene within the storyA note to readers from the authorNot so very long ago, EragonShadeslayer, Dragon Riderwas nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders.The Rider and his dragon have come farther than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king Galbatorix and restore justice to Alagasia? And if so, at what cost?