Ep. 79 - Eldest: Nar Garzhvog, Witches Brew, & The Storm Breaks

<p><em>Who do you call a monster?</em></p><p><br /></p><p>Darien and Lucy dive into the endgame in <em>Eldest</em> chapter 65, “Nar Garzhvog,” chapter 66, “Witches Brew,” and chapter 67, “The Storm Breaks.” </p><p><br /></p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p>Content Warning: This episode contains mention of blood, violence, and death in relation to war. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sparks of Inspiration </p><ul><li><p>Lucy commissioned some very good art of her D&amp;D character. </p></li><li><p>Darien is devastated by the quality of<em> The Everlasting </em>by Alix E. Harrow.</p></li></ul><p>Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about <em>Eragon </em>with us on Instagram ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eragonpod/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@EragonPod⁠</a>⁠ or send an email to <a href="mailto:eragonpod@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>eragonpod@gmail.com</strong></a> (Here it is, Owen!!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Snag your own<a href="https://musesofmythology.com/merch" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> ⁠EABA merch!⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe AND listen to our bonus episode about <em>Raya and the Last Dragon </em>and <em>The Voyage of the Dawn Treader </em>by supporting the show on Patreon: <em> </em>⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/EABA" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/EABA</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cover art by Luana Pastor</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>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. </strong></p>