Eragon & Eldest

christopher paolini

In the #1 "New York Times" bestselling novels "Eragon" and "Eldest," fifteen year-old Eragon discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and his dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. This beautiful boxed set includes books I and II in the Inheritance trilogy.

Genres fantasyyoung adultfictiondragonsmagicadventureteenscience fiction fantasyyoung adult fantasynovels

1232 pages, Hardcover

First published August 23,2005

Series

The Inheritance Cycle

This edition

Format: 1232 pages, Hardcover
Published: August 23, 2005 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375836589
ASIN: 0375836586
Language: English

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Eragon (the Inheritance Cycle)

Eragon Shadeslayer is the son of Brom and Selena, and bonded to Saphira, the only known female dragon in Alagaesia. He and Saphira make the choice to serve the Varden when it is clear that it is either that or the dark king Galbatorix. They are the last f...
Saphira (the Inheritance Cycle)

Saphira was a blue scaled dragon, the last female dragon known to exist in Alagasia. She was bonded to Eragon Shadeslayer as her Dragon Rider when her egg was rescued by the Vardens agents from the clutches of Galbatorix. Of the three eggs that Galb...

About the author

christopher paolini

Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. His Inheritance Cycle—Eragon and its three sequels—have sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars was his first adult novel.

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