Eragon

Author: Christopher Paolini
Plot Synopsis: Eragon, a fifteen-year-old farmboy, is hunting in a mountain region known as the Spine, when he finds a beautiful blue stone. However, the stone is not actually a stone, but a dragon egg. The dragon, named Saphira, is the key to his becoming one of the legendary (and supposedly extinct) Dragon Riders. Eragon allies himself to the town storyteller, Brom, and goes on a quest to save the land of Alagaesia from the grasp of the evil king, Galbatorix, who is the last Dragon Rider. Until now.
REVIEW: I love this book! Some people (a.k.a. my brother David) say it copies too many other fantasy series, but Paolini certainly puts his own two cents in. The characters are likeable, and the story is captivating. So if you like magic, adventure, and humor, read Eragon!