Annotation
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
Awards
2004 Book Sense Book of the Year
2005 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2005 Beehive Young Adults' Book Award
2005 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
2006 Nene Award
2006 Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)
2006 SCASL Book Award (South Carolina)
2006 Volunteer State Book Award
2005 Colorado Children's Book Award
2006 Young Reader's Choice Award
2006 Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2006 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
2006 Sequoyah Book Award
2007 Bilby (Books I Love Best Yearly) Award
2007-2008 Iowa Teen Award
Characters
| Name | Eragon |
| Gender | Male |
| Trait | Peasant |
| Name | Saphira |
| Gender | Female |
| Trait | Dragon |
| Name | Brom |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Storyteller |
| Name | King Galbatorix |
| Gender | Male |
| Trait | Evil |
| Genre | Fiction Fantasy --Sword and sorcery --Quest Adventure Coming of age |
| Topics | Dragons Destiny Life changes Heritage Personal growth Threat of war Power struggles Alliances Revenge Magic weapons Good vs. evil |
| Setting | Alagaesia |
| Series | ||
| Inheritance trilogy | ||
| 1 | Eragon | |
| 2 | The Eldest | |
| 3 | Brisingr | |
| The Inheritance cycle | ||
| 1 | Eragon | |
| 2 | Eldest | |
| 3 | Brisingr | |
| 4 | Inheritance | |