Eragon, a young farm boy living in the
village of Carvahall, is hunting in the Spine when suddenly, a sapphire
stone appears in a clearing. Eragon, out of pure curiousity, ventures
towards it. He takes it back with him and tries to buy some meat with
it. However, the butcher refuses and Eragon returns home with it
without mentioning it to his uncle, Garrow or his cousin Roran.
Overnight, the stone, no the egg, hatches. A beautiful baby
female dragon emerges, and with it, a legend is reborn; the legend of
the Dragon Riders. Eragon hides the baby in the forest and it grows to
an enormous size within a few weeks. He names her Saphira and they both
find they can communicate with their minds. King Galbatorix, an evil
Dragon Rider, the only one left with a dragon after the fall of the
Riders, somehow hears of Saphira and sends his dreadful servants, the
Ra’zac to Carvahall. They kill Uncle Garrow, but Eragon escapes.
Together with Brom the storyteller, Eragon and Saphira travel to the
Varden, a group of rebels determined to kill Galbatorix. On the way,
Eragon learns swordfighting, magic, reading, writing and many more
skills from the old storyteller. After facing many dangers along the
way…Do Eragon and Saphira reach the Varden unscathed?? Read the book to
find out!!
This book is one of my favourite books. I loved the magic, action,
mystery and suspense. It really put me on the edge of my seat,
wondering until it drove me crazy, what would happen to Eragon and
Saphira next. I hope Christopher Paolini will write more books in the
future!!