Eragon

A fantasy novel about a young farm boy who discovers a dragon egg and becomes a Dragon Rider

Author

Christopher Paolini

Published

2002

Genre

High Fantasy

About The Inheritance Cycle

Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, following the journey of a young farm boy named Eragon who discovers a mysterious stone that turns out to be a dragon egg. When the dragon Saphira hatches for him, Eragon is thrust into a world of magic, destiny, and danger as the last free Dragon Rider in the land of Alagaësia.

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