Book profile
Eragon
- Subgenre
- paranormal
- Edition year
- 2000
- Spice
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Poor farm boy Eragon discovers a polished blue stone in the forest that hatches a dragon hatchling, revealing he has stumbled upon a legacy as old as the ruling Empire. Overnight, his simple life is upended, and he and his new dragon must navigate dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an evil emperor, guided only by an ancient sword and an old storyteller’s advice, as the fate of the entire Empire rests on his ability to take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders.
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- Coming of Age: “Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power.” source
- Enemies of the Crown: “an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.” source
- High Fantasy: “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” source
- Quest: “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.” source
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