Book Summary
This book is about a 17 year old boy named Eragon who finds a dragon egg. When he finds this egg his whole life is about to change. From the first time he touches the egg he knows that he will be more than a farm boy who lives in the lonely village of Carvahall. He flees from Carvahall with the supposed story teller Brom after the Razac (which are evil beasts with supernatural strength and speed) kill Garrow his foster dad. Together he and Brom flee across Alagasiea toward the Beor Mountains. On the way, Brom trains Eragon in both the sword, and magic.
Eragon has dreams about an elf who is trapped in a dungeon. Persuaded by his dreams, he travels to Ura'baen to rescue her. Along the way, Brom is slayed by the Razac; Eragon would have been also, but Murtagh saved him. After this Eragon gets captured and brought to the prison in Ura'baen where the elf is.
When he is there he notices a man with red hair and eyes.This is the shade Durza. While in prison he is drugged so he can't use his magic to escape. He finally escapes by figuring out that the drug is in his food so he stops eating. When he escapes he finds out that Murtagh and Saphira had planned to help him escape on that same day; so while Eragon was escaping he met up with Murtagh who was disguised as an old man. Together they rescued the elf, Arya, who is poisoned and unconscious. After they rescued her they ran to the highest room. Where they were met by Durza. Murtagh shoots an arrow through Durza's head and then Durza disappears. He isn't dead he is just recovering. Saphira rips off the roof and then rescues them.
They start to head to the Varden. During their travel Eragon gets increasingly worried about Arya because she is still unconscious. Finally, he attempts to breach her mind to communicate with her using magic. He is successful and explains to him that she was poisoned by Durza and is in a protective state. The only cure lies within the Varden. So they travel to the Varden. On their way, they figure out that Urgals are chasing them. They get to the Varden with not a minute to spare. Once there they're met by guards but they are allowed in the Varden. He spends time in the Varden. There is a major battle. The Varden wins and Eragon kills Durza with the help of Arya who was healed by the Varden. After Eragon kills Durza he passes out. He wakes up in a Varden healers house. He would have died if it were not for a voice that belonged to the Cripple that is Whole. He payed a terrible price though. He got a huge scar all the way down his back that causes him great pain.
Eragon has dreams about an elf who is trapped in a dungeon. Persuaded by his dreams, he travels to Ura'baen to rescue her. Along the way, Brom is slayed by the Razac; Eragon would have been also, but Murtagh saved him. After this Eragon gets captured and brought to the prison in Ura'baen where the elf is.
When he is there he notices a man with red hair and eyes.This is the shade Durza. While in prison he is drugged so he can't use his magic to escape. He finally escapes by figuring out that the drug is in his food so he stops eating. When he escapes he finds out that Murtagh and Saphira had planned to help him escape on that same day; so while Eragon was escaping he met up with Murtagh who was disguised as an old man. Together they rescued the elf, Arya, who is poisoned and unconscious. After they rescued her they ran to the highest room. Where they were met by Durza. Murtagh shoots an arrow through Durza's head and then Durza disappears. He isn't dead he is just recovering. Saphira rips off the roof and then rescues them.
They start to head to the Varden. During their travel Eragon gets increasingly worried about Arya because she is still unconscious. Finally, he attempts to breach her mind to communicate with her using magic. He is successful and explains to him that she was poisoned by Durza and is in a protective state. The only cure lies within the Varden. So they travel to the Varden. On their way, they figure out that Urgals are chasing them. They get to the Varden with not a minute to spare. Once there they're met by guards but they are allowed in the Varden. He spends time in the Varden. There is a major battle. The Varden wins and Eragon kills Durza with the help of Arya who was healed by the Varden. After Eragon kills Durza he passes out. He wakes up in a Varden healers house. He would have died if it were not for a voice that belonged to the Cripple that is Whole. He payed a terrible price though. He got a huge scar all the way down his back that causes him great pain.