Eragon

Eragon is a brave boy living on a farm who finds a shiny blue egg while hunting deer in scary mountains. The egg hatches into a baby dragon named Saphira who grows super fast, talks in his mind, and flies with him—they're best friends forever! But an evil king who hates dragons sends creepy monsters to chase them after they hurt Eragon's uncle, so Eragon teams up with wise old Brom who teaches him sword fighting and magic words. They travel far, meet kind elves and strong dwarves, battle in huge underground caves, and Eragon becomes a hero fighting the bad guys to free the land.

In the shadowed Empire of Alagaësia, ruled by the usurper King Galbatorix who betrayed and annihilated the Dragon Riders a century prior, fifteen-year-old farmhand Eragon discovers a radiant blue stone during a hunt in the forbidding Spine mountains. The stone reveals itself as a dragon egg, hatching the fierce sapphire dragon Saphira, forging an indelible mental bond and awakening Eragon's latent magical abilities through the ancient language. Pursued by the king's monstrous Raz'aac after they murder his uncle Garrow, Eragon flees with the cryptic storyteller Brom—who harbors Rider secrets—and embarks on a transformative odyssey, mastering swordcraft, spells, and lore while evading spectral Shades and imperial forces. Their path converges with the Varden rebels, dwarves of Tronjheim, and elven emissaries, culminating in the subterranean city of Farthen Dûr under siege by Urgals led by the malevolent Shade Durza. In a climactic psychic and physical duel intertwined with Saphira's aerial assaults, Eragon confronts his destiny, uncovering fragments of his lineage amid profound losses and triumphs. Paolini's debut weaves a tapestry of high fantasy, blending visceral action, intricate geopolitics among humans, elves, dwarves, and urgals, and philosophical inquiries into power's corruption, loyalty's price, and heroism's forge.