A guest review by Teen Room Staff Jeremy!
The 15 year old resident of Carvahall, Eragon, starts the book by finding a strange blue stone while traversing The Spine, a mountainous area outside his home. The world in which this novel takes place is known as Alagaësia, under the control of Galbatorix, a fallen Dragon Rider, now evil. These dragon riders used to be the peace keepers of the world, but when his dragon died, Galbatorix went mad and killed his fellow riders. The blue stone eventually hatches into Saphira, Eragon's dragon. He tries to keep her a secret, but in vain, because the empire learns of her and tries to take her, but instead end up murdering Eragon's uncle. Eragon and Saphira escape, along with Brom, a local story teller. Together the three set off to both avenge Eragon's uncle and for Eragon to learn more about his dragon and his mysterious past.
This book is incredibly well written, full of drama and humor, horror and magic. It was great to follow Eragon and Saphira along their journey, watching as they grew and matured. I would certainly recommend this book to any avid Fantasy readers out there.
-Jeremy
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