Two New Inheritance Books Released!

I figured I'd make a thread here to sum up the news we've been posting on Shur'tugal lately regarding the two new installments to the Inheritance cycle.

Brisingr Deluxe Edition

First off, the Deluxe Edition of Brisingr released in October. It contains some deleted scenes, a great guide to dwarven runes, a drawing of Galbatorix (done by Christopher Paolini), and a painting of the Lethrblaka (done by John Jude Palancar).

I reviewed the book (including a summary of contents but no spoilers) on Shur'tugal the day it released. You can read that review here: http://shurtugal.com/?news=711

If interested, you can buy the Brisingr DE through Amazon for cheap (you save over $10 on it) and support Shur'tugal at the same time through this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037585481...ASIN=0375854819

Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia

My personal favorite of the two new books is Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia, the first installment in the Inheritance cycle written by Christopher Paolini that isn't actually one of the four books. The book was put together by a company known for making "-ology" books, like "Dragonology". It's a 16 spread visual guide to Alagaesia written by Christopher Paolini and narrated by Eragon Shadeslayer. The book is supposed to be a culmination of notes, instructions, drawings, diagrams, and fairths Eragon has collected on his journey throughout Alagaesia given to new Riders (the reader) to help them in their training.

I put together a full list of what to expect from the book as well as a review on Shur'tugal earlier today. There's an incredibly amount of amazing artwork in this book. I've said it a few times now and I'll say it again - the best way to describe this book is that it's everything the Eragon movie should have been.

You can read the review/summary of content here on Shur'tugal: http://shurtugal.com/?news=714

If you want an actual look at the book's insides, we have an exclusive "sneak peek" at Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia over on Shur'tugal: http://shurtugal.com/?news=713

If interested, you can buy Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia through Amazon for cheap (you save over $8 on it) and support Shur'tugal at the same time through this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037585823...ASIN=0375858237

We're also giving away five autographed copies of each book on Shur'tugal starting tomorrow! Check out the website for more information.

Inheritance Clothing on Sale!

Hey all. Our first batch of Inheritance clothing is now on sale. We've got shirts (men and women), hoodies, and pins up for sale so far with our original Shurtugal design, newest Shurtugal design, and our "Vampires? We've got Dragons!" design. All of the designs are offered in multiple colors (the ink part) and the shirts/hoodies they're printed on are all in multiple colors as well, all customizable.

You can check out the different designs on this page I've set up:

http://www.shurtugal.com/?id=site/clothing

(You can visit the Spreadshirt.com store directly but it isn't very organized... their store system sucks. Click here to go there directly.)

Once you click through on a design you like you're able to pick the design color. Once you pick your design color (pick a shirt with the design color you like), you can customize your shirt color. All of the shirts are $15.99 + shipping and the hoodies are $37.99 + shipping. All of our orders/shipping are handled through Spreadshirt.com - they accept all major credit cards + PayPal.

We've got a bunch of new designs on the way as well so keep an eye out for that. I'll make an announcement once those go on sale for everyone to see! We're welcoming feedback/new designs/etc. We're going to be releasing an IF shirt or two in the future as well.

New Inheritance Cycle Book! Announced!

New Book Announced: Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia!

Random House today announced a new book in the Inheritance Cycle world (but not the series itself) called "Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia", a collaboration between Christopher Paolini, Random House, and novelty gift book publisher Templar Publishing. The book marks the first time a Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle will be introduced in a format beyond novels. Continue reading to learn all about the new book, including a brief synopsis, release date, book cover, and price/pre-order information!

This book looks like it's going to be everything the Eragon movie should have been and more! Templar is known for their amazing books; you may have seen their "Dragonology", "Wizardology", etc. books in the book store. They're large, image and sophisticated pop-out oriented. I'm sure we can expect a lot of great things from this book!

Check out the full post with all the information on "Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia" over at Shur'tugal!

Monthly interviews with C.P.! (contribute!)

Monthly Interviews With Christopher Paolini!

We're excited to announce the start of our series of interviews with Christopher Paolini happening once a month, every month until the release of Book 4! At the beginning of each month, we will make a news post taking questions from our visitors that you would like Christopher to answer. Our staff will collect the best questions and use them in that month's interview with Christopher. Continue reading to check out the details and contribute a question or two!

Want to read the full story and contribute your own questions for a chance at having your question chosen? Continue reading the story over at Shur'tugal!

(NOTE: Do not post your questions in this thread! The only place we will be collecting questions is on the designated news post on Shur'tugal!)

Shur'tugal/IF Clothing (Contribute!)

Over the years, we here at Shur'tugal have sold several Inheritance-themed Shurtugal.com t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts (hoodies). After many requests to bring the shirts back and our own desire to see the designs on t-shirts again, we will begin reselling our old designs alongside new Shur'tugal and Inheritance Cycle t-shirts! Our own team is working on a series of designs but we're also looking for fans to get in on the planning and designing (for a chance to get your design on t-shirts along with some great rewards and prizes!). Continue reading to check out our new design ideas (and offer feedback!) and see what you can do to get in on the action!

In the past, Shur'tugal has offered several Inheritance themed Shurtugal.com t-shirts. Our very first design was the red Shur'tugal dragon-style logo drawn by Joelle Saveliev. Our second design was a grunge-style dragon drawing with a banner displaying the site name. We now hope to start offering several variations of the Shur'tugal shirts, including old and new logos, as well as some specifically Inheritance themed t-shirts.

Joelle Saveliev has drawn up two new shirt design sketches based off of ideas and themes the staff and fans of Shur'tugal pulled from the books. The drawings aren't finished (though you can hardly tell), however, we wanted to post them in order to show you guys - the fans - what direction we're hoping to go in for our new shirt designs. We're also hoping that any visitor interested in contributing designs or ideas to the website can draw inspiration from Joelle's amazing sketches and get a sense of what we're hoping to accomplish. (Note that these designs are not guaranteed to show up on Shur'tugal shirts. We hope they will be but there's no promise or guarantee.)

If you are interested in designing a Shur'tugal or Inheritance shirt you'd like to see printed on t-shirts for Shur'tugal visitors, here are some great examples of the type of things we're looking for:


Above: This design was done by Joelle Saveliev based on the name Roran and the rest of Carvahall gave themselves after fleeing the Empire - "Palencar Pirates". If finished, the design would also feature the words "Palencar Pirates".


Above: This design was done by Joelle Saveliev based on Dvalar's "ward against mad rabbits", mentioned by Angela in Brisingr (page 259). The ward is said to protect magicians from being bitten by mad rabbits (which is "far more common than you may think"!)
You can also view the original Shur'tugal shirt design and the more recent Shur'tugal shirt design. Below are ideas submitted by fans or thought up by Shur'tugal staff for themes for shirt designs:

• The slogan "VAMPIRES? We've got DRAGONS!" (A play on Inheritance Cycle vs. Twilight, for parody only). A design can accompany this or it could simply be an eye-catching arrangement of words.


• "The drop spindle of fate" (An amusing phrase spoken by Angela on page 255 of Brisingr). A design of a drop spindle could accompany this!


• "Train hard, strike first" (Bladesinger on page 257 of Brisingr). A design could accompany this or it could simply be an eye-catching arrangement of words.


• "Watch out for ferrets!" (Angela on page 575 of Brisingr). A funny looking vector drawing or silhouette of a ferret with the accompanying quote would work well for this!


• "Avoid roasted cabbage, don’t eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life!" (Angela on page 76 of Eldest). A horribly drawn example of a possible design idea (done by Mike) can be viewed here.


• The Varden - A possible design for this theme could include a silhouette of the Beor Montains with the words "The Varden" cleverly placed in or below the silhouette.


• I'm also looking to design and offer an Inheritance Forums t-shirt! If you're interested or have ideas, post 'em!

We are open to any and all ideas; the list above are only examples! If you are an artist or designer and you're interested in contributing a design (either a drawing or a visually appealing arrangement of words or a slogan) and would like to see your work printed on Shur'tugal shirts (with other great rewards), read our full list of guidelines and details! Don't hesitate to ask questions or post ideas!