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May 4, 2017

Join Christopher Tonight at 7 p.m. in Seattle, Washington!

Christopher Paolini Coloring Book Tour - Seattle

Come meet Christopher and say hi!

Christopher will be giving a presentation and signing books at Barnes & Noble – Northgate in Seattle, Washington, tonight at 7 PM. For a complete list of stops along his tour, click here. Hope to see you along the way!

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Published on May 04, 2017 15:25

#ColorEragon Time-lapse: Angela the Herbalist

Christopher had another #ColorEragon moment! This time he did a grayscale version of Angela the herbalist from The Official Eragon Coloring Book. Watch the time-lapse to see the process from start to finish:

And in case you missed it before, here is his version of Saphira and Eragon in Leona Lake:

Time for you to #ColorEragon!

 
Don’t forget to participate in the collaborative vision of Alagaësia by sharing your colored versions of the drawings on social media, using the hashtag #ColorErag...

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Published on May 04, 2017 10:00

May 3, 2017

Christopher Finished the Second Draft of #TSiaSoS!

Enceladus - NASA - #TSiaSoS

Image courtesy of NASA.


So what’s next? We’re all impatient to read the new book as soon as possible! Well, once Christopher returns from his tour for The Official Eragon Coloring Book , he will review a few things in the manuscript and then send it to his agent. And after that? Well, we’ll all have to wait and see!

First draft vs. second draft. Can't believe I made it to the end of this monster! #paolini #sciencefiction #TSiaSoS #writing

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Published on May 03, 2017 10:53

Join Christopher Tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Spokane, Washington!

Christopher Paolini Coloring Book Tour - Spokane

Come meet Christopher and say hi!

Christopher will be giving a presentation and signing books at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane, Washington, tonight at 6:30 PM. For a complete list of stops along his tour, click here. Hope to see you along the way!

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Published on May 03, 2017 09:00

May 2, 2017

Join Christopher Tonight at 6 p.m. in Bozeman, Montana!

Meet Christopher Paolini Coloring Book Tour - Bozeman

Come meet Christopher and say hi!

Christopher will be giving a presentation and signing books at Barnes and Noble in Bozeman, Montana, tonight at 6 PM. For a complete list of stops along his tour, click here. Hope to see you all there along the way!

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Published on May 02, 2017 14:01

Behind the Scenes: Christopher & Ciruelo on THE OFFICIAL ERAGON COLORING BOOK

We’re absolutely thrilled to share this short interview with co-conspirators Christopher and Ciruelo Cabral on the process of bringing The Official Eragon Coloring Book to life! Get insight into the creative process, peek at a number of the final drawings, and get inspired!

And don’t forget to participate in the collaborative vision of Alagaësia by sharing your colored versions of the drawings on social media, using the hashtag #ColorEragon! Check out some of what others have done so far be...

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Published on May 02, 2017 09:00

April 14, 2017

#ColorEragon: The Official Eragon Coloring Book Sweepstakes!

The Official Eragon Coloring Book Banner - Pre-publication
Win your chance to #ColorEragon in this sweepstakes hosted by Unbound Worlds! The Official Eragon Coloring Book is coming to bookstores everywhere on May 2nd, 2017, and we had to do something to celebrate its upcoming release. What better way to do so than offer an autographed copy of the book, complete with one of the drawings colored in by Christopher himself?

The Official Eragon Coloring Book - Christopher Paolini #ColorEragon - Christopher Paolini

Christopher spent hours with his colored pencils on Saphira and Eragon in Leona Lake. Check out the time-lapse of the process f...

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Published on April 14, 2017 06:43

April 12, 2017

Ciruelo on The Official Eragon Coloring Book

The Official Eragon Coloring BookWe are thrilled to present this interview with fantasy artist extraordinaire Ciruelo about the Inheritance Cycle and the creation process of The Official Eragon Coloring Book! Set to release May 2nd, 2017, it features over forty original drawings by Ciruelo. Christopher and the artist closely collaborated to bring Alagaësia and its residents to life in the pages of this unique coloring book.

Based in Sitges, Spain, Ciruelo has illustrated works for the likes of George Lucas, Wizards of the C...

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Published on April 12, 2017 10:00

March 29, 2017

Q&As with Christopher: Arya’s Training, Rider Children, and Motivation

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A big thank you to everyone who participated in Christopher’s live Q&A on Facebook in February! For those of you that missed the event, we’ve collected the questions and will repost them in our Q&A series–the first batch is below. Keep an eye out for our next installment and don’t forget to peruse our Q&A archive for hundreds of answers to fans’ most pressing (and hairsplitting) questions!

INHERITANCE CYCLE

Andrew Tidswell: What happened to Galbatorix’s original sword, and do you have a name...

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Published on March 29, 2017 09:41

March 15, 2017

Encyclopedia Alagaësia: Tronjheim

Tronjheim

Located at the base of the volcanic hollow of Farthen Dûr deep within the Beor Mountains, Tronjheim is the capital of the dwarf nation.

King Korgan Longbeard discovered Farthen Dûr a short time after the dwarves’ mass exodus from their homeland plains due to desertification. They built the city-mountain out of the purest marble in the following millennia, intending for it to house the entire race in times of trouble.

Conical, Tronjheim’s diameter spans two miles and one thousand feet; it mea...

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Published on March 15, 2017 11:40