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Eragon is about a world with Dragons, Dwarfs and Elves where Eragon is 15 year old living in a small sleepy town. He lives in world where dragons and their riders existed keeping peace in the land until a dark dragon rider called Galbatorix seizes power from them by forcing a dragon to do his evil bidding.

Eragon goes hunting near his village when a small smooth Sapphire stone lands from nowhere in where he is hunting. Unaware of its power he takes it home, almost trades it with a trader and learns that he has a dragon egg. The dragon hatches and he names it Saphira with the help of a local storyteller called Brom (Who plays a large role later in the book). Saphira grow rapidly and also learns to talk with Eragon through his mind.

Eragon takes care of his dragon until he learns that frightening inhuman creatures called the "Ra'zac" are looking for him and he learns that they were sent by the king. He tries to escape and his uncle is killed. He realizes that he won't be safe in his town and leaves with the help of Brom, who doesn't reveal why he is helping him.

They go on a long trip to find the Ra 'zac as Eragon long to take his revenge. He is taught magic by Brom, (How he knows all that is not revealed) and swordsmanship. He fights urgals (Monstrous beast like creatures) and finds his way to a city where he meets Brom's friend who helps him find the Ra'zac. But, while this happens, Eragon dreams of a young girl, who is being tortured. So, he is driven by the urge to save her and does so with the help of another person called Murtagh. The young girl turns out to be an elf called Arya, falls doesn't gain unconscious after escaping from prison.

Brom is unfortunately killed, after helping the elf, by the Ra'zac. Brom finally reveals that he was a dragon rider before e he dies and urges Eragon to go to the Varden, a group who were fighting the evil king.

Brom is given a deserving burial and Eragon heads to the Varden, the location of which is told by Arya after he manages to touch her mind. Eragon, Saphira, Murtagh and Arya manage to escape an army of urgals who begin to head in the same direction as them and reach the Varden.

After the Varden are finally convinced that Eragon is no threat, the offer shelter and welcome him graciously. After he rests and finally learns of the history of the Varden and Brom, he is again embroiled in battle as the urgals who were following him finally attack and is almost killed.
Eragon helps win the battle and is hailed hero.

This book is an enjoyable won, although those who've read The Lord Of The Rings will find more than one thing common in both the books. The Dwarves, Elves and other aspects of the book seem to have come right from the Lord Of The Rings.

Despite this, this is a wonderful book to read, with beautiful descriptions of the dragons, cities and everything else. Bu the fact that it was authored by a 15 year old can be seen which soon submerges in the second and third book of this series.