As with many authors who undertake an epic the length of the Inheritance trilogy, I have found that the creation of Eragon, and now Eldest, has become my own personal quest, one that has proven every bit as transforming as Eragon's.

He is at work on the final volume in the Inheritance trilogy.

Eragon in the land of elves; Book 2 in the Inheritance trilogy.

The Broken Kingdoms is the second book of the Inheritance trilogy written by N. K. Jemisin.

Thus, the Inheritance trilogy became the Inheritance cycle.