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Paolini, Christopher. Eragon. New York: Knopf, 2003. ISBN: 0-375-92668-2, PZ7.P19535. Hardcover. 509 pages. $18.95.

In Eragon, the first book of the Inheritance trilogy, Christopher Paolini, a teenage author, weaves a magical tale about the world of fairies, dwarfs, dragons and the famous Riders. Unaware of his destiny and strength, Eragon is a reluctant hero who finds a mysterious blue stone and unknowingly begins an epic voyage of superhuman deeds and self-discovery. However, the fifteen-year-old orphan needs guidance, and he finds help under the watchful eye of a storytelling warrior, in the ancient wisdom of a young dragon and in the experience and skill of Murtagh, a tormented youth whose father was killed by the very sword Eragon now carries. Paolini's first book is a captivating adventure, packed with charmed inhabitants, magical scenery, battles, romance and heroes.

Alexandra Bashkatova, January 2004

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