Book description
One boy . . . One dragon . . . A world of adventure.
When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is
the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family
meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling,
Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as
the Empire itself.
Overnight his simple life is shattered and he is thrust into a
perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient
sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and
the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark
enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can
Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of
the Empire may rest in his hands...
Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding
love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his
debut novel,
Eragon
, when he graduated from high school at fifteen. He became a
New York Times
bestselling author at nineteen. Christopher lives in Montana, USA,
where the dramatic landscape fed his vision of Alagaesia.
Inheritance,
the final book in the sequence, was published in November 2011.
