A compelling and action-filled adventure . . . a galloping good example of its genre ― Daily Telegraph

This book is an achievement. Readers will be transported ― The Sunday Times

Paolini writes like someone gripped by his own story ― Guardian

A stirring fantasy of epic proportions ― The Bookseller

Bound for the bestsellers ― Publishing News

Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at fifteen. He became a New York Times bestselling author at nineteen. Christopher lives in Montana, USA, where the dramatic landscape fed his vision of Alagaesia.