The film received generally negative reviews and closed as the 13th highest grossing fantasy-live action film within the United States. In 2006, a feature film was released based on the first book in the cycle, Eragon, starring Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich and Djimon Hounsou. The series has sold 33.5 million copies worldwide. Paolini revealed it in a newsletter at his official website, in which he said that it was added 'because I felt it suited the story, and also because, in a way, I still view Brisingr and Book Four as two halves of. The fourth and final book in the series, Inheritance, was published by Knopf on November 8, 2011. Unlike the first two books in the series, Brisingr has a subtitle: The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular. The third book in the series, Brisingr, was published by Knopf on September 20, 2008. The second book in the series, Eldest, was published by Knopf on August 23, 2005. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25, 2003. The first book in the series, Eragon, was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001, and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. The book series as a whole received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics, but has gained both popularity and commercial success. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy (named the 'Inheritance Trilogy') until Paolini announced on October 30, 2007, while working on the third novel, that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (/æləˈɡeɪziə/), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix. The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.

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