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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) 3.94 avg rating — 1,706,370 ratings — published 2002 — 119 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) 4.02 avg rating — 424,786 ratings — published 2005 — 270 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) 4.08 avg rating — 358,037 ratings — published 2008 — 48 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) 4.13 avg rating — 261,340 ratings — published 2011 — 33 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) 3.79 avg rating — 52,409 ratings — published 2020 — 49 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 & Brisingr (Inheritance, #1-3) 4.25 avg rating — 35,323 ratings — published 2008 — 33 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 (Inheritance, #1-2) 4.31 avg rating — 25,942 ratings — published 2005 — 28 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 — 24,085 ratings — published 2018 — 17 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) 4.52 avg rating — 11,651 ratings — published 2011 — 28 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
	Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0.5) 3.45 avg rating — 5,050 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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If Edgar Allen Poe's classic line "I dwelt alone in a world of moan" (from his poem "Eulalie") were converted into a series of novels, you might end up with something like the Gormenghast trilogy. If that doesn't sound like your cup of tea . . . well ...more
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This is another of my favorite and lesser known fantasy novels. Evangeline Walton's work had a big influence on how I approach descriptions, which you can probably see most clearly in Inheritance when Eragon visits Vroengard island. The Mabinogion ...more
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Christopher Paolini rated a book it was amazing The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton	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
This is another of my favorite and lesser known fantasy novels. Evangeline Walton's work had a big influence on how I approach descriptions, which you can probably see most clearly in Inheritance when Eragon visits Vroengard island. The Mabinogion ...more
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Christopher Paolini rated a book it was amazing The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin	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
A beautiful, haunting book that perfectly captures the feeling of a liminal, twilight place. This book lives in the space between waking and dreams, in the dusky gloom that one finds in forested glens and in the cool air rising off a shadowed stream. ...more
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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?”
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Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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Eragon by Christopher Paolini

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Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer

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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

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The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein

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Disney after Dark by Ridley Pearson

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Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce

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No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman

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