The Kingdom of Alagaesia is ruled by the evil King Galbatorix, a former dragon rider
that betrayed his mates and his people in his quest for power. When the orphan
farm boy Eragon finds a blue stone sent by Princess Arya, he sooner realizes
that it is a dragon egg. When the dragon Saphira is born, Eragon meets his mentor
Brom, and becomes the dragon rider foreseen in an ancient prophecy that would
set his people free from the tyrant Galbatorix. Eragon meets the rebels Varden
and together they fight against the evil sorcerer Durza and the army of Galbatorix
in a journey for freedom. |
