Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: November 2009
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: Greetings, Dragon Rider. Welcome to your new home. I wish I could be here to greet you in person, as does Saphira, but a matter of the utmost importance has arisen, and we must leave at once. I realize that you must have a host of unanswered questions. After all, it's not every day a dragon chooses you to become her Rider and then strangers sweep you away from your family and fly you across the whole of Alagaësia and beyond. Anyone would find the experience overwhelming, especially during such unsettled times, when an unnamed shadow stalks the land. Therefore, I have compiled these papers for you, as an introduction to the most important peoples, places, and things within Alagaësia. They will also explain more about what it means to be a Rider. Study them most carefully, for someday your life may depend upon this information. Mine has, and more than once. Your training will have to wait until Saphira and I return. In the meantime, take this opportunity to acquaint yourself with your surroundings and with the others who live in this hall. Again, welcome. Welcome and congratulations. It is a great honor to be chosen as a Dragon Rider. I hope that you will be happy here, and that you will come to regard us as part of your family. May the stars watch over you, Eragon Shadeslayer
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