Knopf made an offer for Eragon novel as well as the rest of the Inheritance Cycle series. The book was discovered by the stepson of an author who then gave it to Carl Hiaasen, who in turn contacted his own publisher about the novel.Īlfred A. Paolini composed original maps for the interior of the covers as well. Paolini went to schools and libraries, speaking on reading and writing, dressed in a medieval costume, and even drew the character of Saphira on the first edition cover art. The family toured many schools and more to promote the book. The book was first released in 2002 by Paolini’s parents’ publishing company. The series is set in Alagesia, a made-up land. He started working on the novel after graduating high school (homeschool learning courses allowed him to graduate high school early at the age of fifteen). It would prove to be the first of a four-book fictional series of novels. He grew up in Montana in Paradise Valley with his sister and parents, with fantastic mountains rising up on one side that helped inspire some of the beautiful imagery in his Inheritance Cycle series.Ĭhristopher Paolini is well known to his readers for his debut fantasy novel Eragon. He was born in southern California on November 17, 1983. Christopher Paolini is an American author of fiction in the fantasy genre.
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