The novel starts out with Eragon finding a blue stone in the forest while hunting on the place called the Spine. He tries to sell and trade the stone, but it is refused because of where it came from. The stone, which turns out to be an egg, hatches and a blue dragon is born. While touching the dragon, Eragon receives the Gedwey Ignasia that marks him as a dragon rider. Shortly afterwards, he meets the storyteller Brom of Carvahall and learns about dragons, the history of the Dragon Riders, and Galbatorix. It is after that Eragon names his dragon, Saphira, after hearing Brom mention the name.
Eragon raises Saphira until two evil creatures known as the Ra'zac come to his village and attack his home, killing his uncle and forcing them to flee. Eragon runs away from Carvahall to get revenge on the Ra’zac with Brom, who insists he accompany them.
After confronting a band of urgals, Eragon, Saphira, and Brom decide to go to the city of Tierm for assistance in finding the Ra’zac. They get assistance from Brom's friend Jeod and Eragon receives a fortune from a mysterious witch called Angela. They continue their journey and are ambushed by Ra'zac, however, Murtagh comes to their aid and rescues them. Despite their victory, Brom was fatally wounded in the attack and dies.
After seeing visions of an imprisoned elf, Eragon decides to rescue her, though he does not know where she is located. Eragon and Murtagh begin a journey to the Varden, where a rebel army resides, but must stop at a town for helping finding their hiding place. While waiting for information, Eragon is captured and put in the same prison as the elf. He manages to rescue her and Murtagh and Saphira rescues both of them from Durza. Through the elf, Arya, they are able to find directions to the Varden.
Upon arriving at the Varden, Eragon is greeted and Murtagh is imprisoned by the leader of the Varden, Ajihad, as he is the son of the traitor Morzan. There, Eragon befriends Orik, a dwarf as well as meet back up with Angela, the witch who made Eragon's prophecy and her werecat, Solembum. The safety of their stay at the Varden city of Tronjheim is broken when Galbatorix’s army attacks and threatens to destroy everything. The Varden manages to defeat them and finally Eragon stabs his enemy Durza through the heart, destroying the mysterious shade. Unfortunately, the result of the Battle of Farthen-Dur causes Eragon to go unconscious, While unconscious, he is spoken to by a mysterious sage called Oromis, who beckons him to travel to the mysterious elven city of Elesmera, where he will be trained.
2007-02-16 10:08:15
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answered by miley_fan9 3
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After he talks to Durza, there is a wild goose chase to save his hind and Brom's and Arya's.
I can't tell you any more. That would ruin it! Unless youwant me to.
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SORRY!
i won't want to make it the boring-est book in the world by telling you everything!
2007-02-16 10:00:48
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answered by LadyDragonRider 3
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