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Eragon
Book 1 of The Inheritance Cycle
- 576 pages · about 10 hours
- First published 2003
- 91 editions
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1 About this book
One boy... One dragon... A world of adventure.
When Eragon finds a polished blue 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.
- Fantasy
- Dragons
- Magic
- Adventure
- Science fiction
- Violence
- Dwarves
- Humans
2 What to expect
The first book of the Inheritance Cycle: a fifteen-year-old farm boy finds a dragon egg and is drawn into a struggle against a tyrant king. It is a traditional quest fantasy with a mentor, a long journey, elves, dwarves and an invented language, and its warm center is the bond between the boy and his dragon. The author began it as a teenager; it is long, earnest and familiar in its ingredients, and it leaves much for the sequels.
Good for readers who want: dragons, a classic quest fantasy, and the start of an epic series.
3 About Christopher Paolini
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Christopher Paolini
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