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Eragon : Inheritance/ Christopher Paolini.

Summary:

One boy... One dragon...A world of adventure. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.

Record details

ISBN: 0375826688
ISBN: 9780375826689
ISBN: 0375926682
ISBN: 9780375926686
ISBN: 0375826696
ISBN: 9780375826696
Physical Description: 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : ©2003.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: Shade of fear -- Discovery -- Palancar Valley -- Dragon tales -- Fate's gift -- Awakening -- Tea for two -- A name of power -- A miller-to-be -- Strangers in Carvahall -- Flight of destiny -- The doom of innocence -- Deathwatch -- The madness of life -- A rider's blade -- Saddlemaking -- Thereinsford -- Thunder roar and lightning crackle -- Revelation at Yazuac -- Admonishments -- Magic is the simplest thing -- Daret -- Through a dragon's eye -- A song for the road -- A taste of Teirm -- An old friend -- The witch and the werecat -- Of reading and plots -- Thieves in the castle -- A costly mistake -- Vision of perfection -- Master of the blade -- The mire of Dras-Leona -- Trail of oil -- Worshipers of Helgrind -- The Ra'zac's revenge -- Murtagh -- Legacy of a rider -- Diamond tomb -- Capture at Gil'ead -- Du Súndavar Freohr -- Fighting shadows -- A warrior and a healer -- Water from sand -- The Ramr River -- The Hadarac Desert -- A path revealed -- A clash of wills -- Flight through the valley -- The horns of a dilemma -- Hunting for answers -- The glory of Tronjheim -- Ajihad -- Bless the child, Argetlam -- Mandrake root and newt's tongue -- Hall of the mountain king -- Arya's test -- The shadows lengthen -- Battle under Farthern Dûr -- The mourning sage.

Awards Note:

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie), 2006

Teens' Top Ten, 2004 Winner.

Young Reader's Choice Award, 2006 Winner.

Sequoyah Book Award, Young Adult, 2006