He has promised readers that the main character of Christopher from the Eragon series will one day return perhaps with a fifth book however, he may release a novel in the science fiction genre in the meantime. He is happy to hear that his novels have inspired more young people to read more and write novels of their own. It has been sold and translated in over 53 countries. To date, the series has sold over 35 million copies altogether. The series started with the adventures of the main character in a fantasy world and was originally supposed to be a trilogy.

It was followed by Brisingr in 2008 and the fourth book was titled Inheritance. Just like the first, it made the New York Times Bestsellers List. The sequel to Eragon in the Inheritance Cycle series came out in 2005 and was titled Eldest. It boasted an impressive cast of stars and was the 13th-highest fantasy live-action film at its closing in the United States. The film starred Jeremy Irons, Ed Speleers, Djimon Hounsou, and John Malkovich. The movie was released internationally and made nearly $249,5 million with a budget of $100 million. Paolini was a bestselling author by the time he was 19.įox 2000 released a feature film based on Eragon and titled the same in December of 2006. Paolini agreed, and the second edition of the book was released in August 2003 by Knopf. 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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