Eragon. Inheritance, Book One by PAOLINI, Christopher (born 1983)

London: Doubleday, 2004. [Fantasy novel] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[14]; 509; [5]. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Publishers blue cloth hardback, with pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Jude Palencar. With the original 'Eragon' bookmark loosely inserted. Some uneven, gentle toning to the paperstock, otherwise a fine, unused copy. Warehoused by ourselves since publication. Christopher Paolini's abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at 15. In Alagaësia, a teenage boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. Beautifully written and taut with suspense, Eragon is the first instalment in an epic fantasy trilogy about a 15-year-old farm hand who discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. Basis for the 2006 movie, starring John Malkovich, Rachel Weisz, Jeremy Irons and Robert Carlyle.