In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

The novel "Eragon" is a publishing sensation, selling over one million copies in only six months in 2003. "Eragon" spent 87 consecutive weeks on ''The New York Times Bestseller List'', and 21 consecutive months on ''Publisher's Weekly Young Adult Fiction Bestseller List'', including nine months at #1. The novel came out in paperback in May and again shot to the top of both ''The New York Times'' and ''Publisher's Weekly'' charts and has been published in 37 countries. In total over two million copies are in print.