



The sky was clear and dark, and a slight breeze stirred the air. He was amazed she had made it so far without a wolf or bear catching her. His target, a small doe with a pronounced limp in her left forefoot, was still with the herd. The prints told him that the deer had been in the meadow only a half-hour before. Now his choices could save-or destroy-the Empire.Įragon knelt in a bed of trampled reed grass and scanned the tracks with a practiced eye. 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. Eragon by Christopher Paolini is now in paperback! Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy-until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed.
