num_pages: 528
description: 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 WeeklyA New York Times BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Wall Street Journal BestsellerA Book Sense BestsellerFrom the Hardcover edition.
language: English
title: Eragon
titlecomplete: Eragon (Inheritance, #1)
characters: Saphira (The Inheritance Cycle), Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle), Roran Garrowsson, Angela the Herbalist, Horst (The Inheritance Cycle), Orik (The Inheritance Cycle), Solembum, Brom (The Inheritance Cycle), Arya (The Inheritance Cycle), Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle), Queen Islanzadi
genres: High Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy, Dragons, Adventure, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
ratings_count: 1710329
places: Alagaësia
series: The Inheritance Cycle
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Young Adult Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Beehive Book Award
category: Young Adult Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Evergreen Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Golden Archer Award
category: Middle/Junior High, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Virginia Reader's Choice
category: Middle, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Gateway Readers Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: YA, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers