44 pages, including the table of contents and end pages and I am absolutely HOOKED. Christopher Paolini certainly knows how to build a world and he has done it again. I don't even normally read all that much space sci-fi but I need to know what happens next! Even in such a brief glimpse into the book I am already attached to the characters and their well being. The celebration and camaraderie between everyone was giving me major Firefly/Serenity vibes. Don't be like Fox and leave me hanging!