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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 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….

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 ,antle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands -

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...

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. . Christopher Paolini's abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at fifteen. Now nineteen, he lives with his family in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he wrote Eldest, the next volume in the Inheritance trilogy. You can find out more about Christopher, Eragon, and Inheritance at www. alagaesia. com. Gerard Doyle was born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England. He has appeared in productions in London's West End as well as The Weir on Broadway. He has toured internationally with the English Shakespeare Company, and his television credits include Law & Order, New York Undercover,and BBC's 2. 4 Children. He is an award-winning narrator of audiobooks and resides with his wife and two children in Sag Harbor, New York. You can also buy this title as part of a series collection. Please search “Inheritance Cycle” to buy the entire series at a discounted rate!

Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, the New York Times bestselling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire. “An authentic work of great talent.”—The New York Times Book Review “Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.”—People “Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid.”—Booklist, Starred “An auspicious beginning to both career and series.” —Publishers Weekly A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Book Sense Bestseller