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Christopher Paolini

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in Southern California, The United States

November 17, 1983

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. His Inheritance Cycle—Eragon and its three sequels—have sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars was his first adult novel.

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	Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,928,787 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 488,795 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 412,698 ratings — published 2008 — 246 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 308,814 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 69,557 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 46,415 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr (Inheritance, #1-3) 4.27 avg rating — 37,105 ratings — published 2008 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World) 3.81 avg rating — 37,976 ratings — published 2018 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eragon & Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #1-2) 4.31 avg rating — 25,883 ratings — published 2005 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inheritance Cycle (The Inheritance Cycle #1-4) 4.55 avg rating — 14,195 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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We’ll see you at Dragonsteel Nexus 2025! Christopher is confirmed to attend and will be featured in the following events (subject to change):

Thursday, December 4

Roshar, Main Stage, Hall E
12:30pm -1:45 pm
Panel: Stories That Stay With You

Friday, December 5

Dragonsteel Signing Area, Hall F
10:00am – 11:30am
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Scadrial, Room 155
5:30pm – 6:45pm
Panel: DRAGONS, DRAGONS, DRAGONS! Dragons of All Kinds Go

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By day, author Kamilah Cole works in publishing. By night, she frantically types words she hopes to see in a book on shelves one day. In...

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“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

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“Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eldest

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“Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”
― Christopher Paolini

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Which book world would you like to be a part of?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone--J.K. Rowling

4701 votes, 49.0%

The Lightning Thief--Rick Riordan

1177 votes, 12.3%

The Hobbit Or There and Back Again--J.R.R. Tolkien

1040 votes, 10.8%

Twilight--Stephenie Meyer

835 votes, 8.7%

Eragon--Christopher Paolini

498 votes, 5.2%

The Golden Compass--Phillip Pullman

432 votes, 4.5%

Inkheart--Cornelia Funke

287 votes, 3.0%

The Angel Experiment--James Patterson

233 votes, 2.4%

Artemis Fowl--Eoin Colfer

211 votes, 2.2%

Redwall--Brian Jacques

185 votes, 1.9%

9599 total votes

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message 8: by Quinn

Jun 15, 2020 04:23PM

OMG, your books are like...THE BESSSSSSST!!!!

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message 7: by Quinn

Jun 15, 2020 03:37PM

Eragon Christopher Paolini

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!

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message 6: by himayathn

May 13, 2018 12:11AM

I was born in November too!

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message 5: by himayathn

May 13, 2018 12:09AM

Remeber, you are an inspiration.

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message 4: by himayathn

May 13, 2018 12:08AM

My questions:
1: What is your inspiration?
2. If you weren't a writer what would you be?
3. A favourite author?
4. How is your new sci-fi novel going?
5. Any motivation for young author out in the world?

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message 3: by himayathn

May 13, 2018 12:05AM

Hello, Paolini, can you answer some of these questions?
You know I'm 11 and I have written three books and now I am starting a magazine from my company too and you know in my magazine we have each week an interview with a celebrity/ famous person. I thought, how about start with a person like you. I really hope you can consider this, thank you so much!

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message 2: by Cobie

Feb 22, 2018 08:16AM

hello its cobie rahn and I just finished reading the series for the 11th time and I will be sending out a letter to you this Friday.

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message 1: by Cobie

Aug 31, 2016 07:59AM

hi its cobie rahn and i have read the Inheritance Cycle 9 times already and i am continuing to read the series again.

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