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Eragon is the story of a young boy and his bond with a dragon. Saphira, the dragon, has come out of a small stone which crash landed in the town where Eragon lived. He takes the stone home with the intention to sell it, but keeps it when he realizes that it wouldn't get sold. Summary of the Book When Eragon goes out hunting in the woods he hears an explosion. Curious as to what it is he starts to investigate and finds a small blue stone in the area of the explosion. He takes it home thinking he could sell it to make some money, but in vain. He decides to keep it when one day he sees that the stone cracks open and a dragon has stepped out of it. On touching the dragon the two develop a mental link. He hides the dragon in the woods as he cannot keep the creature at home and calls her Saphira. They soon sense trouble when two men come into town enquiring about the stone. Both Eragon and Saphira decide to leave but there is more trouble when they come back.  About the Author Christopher James Paolini is an American author and is best known for his series, Inheritance Cycle, which consists of Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance.