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Eragon is the first book in The Inheritance Cycle by American fantasy writer Christopher Paolini. Paolini, born in 1983, began writing the novel after graduating from home school at the age of fifteen. [1] After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters.
Christopher James Paolini [1] (born November 17, 1983) [2] is an American and Italian author. He is best known for The Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon (2002), Eldest (2005), Brisingr (2008), Inheritance (2011), the follow-up short story collection The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (2018), and Murtagh (2023), the first in a follow-up duology.
The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (/ æ l ə ˈ ɡ eɪ z i ə /), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix.
Eragon was released worldwide between December 13, 2006 and December 15, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It received widespread negative reviews from critics and book fans, who criticized its acting, screenplay, visuals and unfaithfulness to the source material, though its CGI and the performances of Speleers and Irons were praised by a few critics.
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Brisingr (or The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular) / b r ɪ s ɪ ŋ ə r / [1] [2] is the third novel in The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini.It was released on September 20, 2008.
Eragon is then able to open the city gates and defeat Murtagh and Thorn, allowing the Varden to take the city. As Eragon and Arya become drunk to celebrate their victory, Murtagh and Thorn attack their camp and capture Nasuada. In her absence, Eragon is appointed as the leader of the Varden, as they march on to Urû'baen, the capital of the Empire.
[11] Eragon was the first character developed by Paolini, and the author's outline of how the character would develop drove the novels' storyline. [4] The name "Eragon" is an aptronym based on the word "dragon", and a play on the phrase "an era gone". [12] [3] [4] Eragon was portrayed by Edward Speleers in the film adaptation of Eragon. [13] [14]