num_pages: 503
description: 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...
language: English
title: Eragon
titlecomplete: Eragon (Inheritance, #1)
characters: Arya (The Inheritance Cycle), Saphira (The Inheritance Cycle), Roran Garrowsson, Horst (The Inheritance Cycle), Brom (The Inheritance Cycle), Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle), Solembum, Queen Islanzadi, Orik (The Inheritance Cycle), Angela the Herbalist, Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle)
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Dragons, Magic, Young Adult, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 1710458
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: Corgi Childrens