ERAGON - a novel by Christopher Paolini-Hardcover

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it may perhaps 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. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the empire may rest in his hands...