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Paul Burgett’s Story

“I Want to start off by saying ive read the inheritance cycle at least 40 times over, and even now i can flip to a page in any of those glorious tomes and tell yOu exactly whats happening. But i just fOund out about the fork, the witch, and the worm!! MinD-blowIng, but I digress. So I grEw up without a father, still don’t have one, and even thouGh i’ve had some good role models i was just floating through life. No real guidance, no strong figures that i looked up too, i was looking for a hero. We moved around a lot and then my mom snapped and started using drugs. Home life got really hard and theN she was in jail for a few years. (Broad strOkes because i don’t want to get all weepy) Long story short it sucked, and the rest of it isn’t much Better. But my older brother made me read this book in fouRth grade and i Hated big books. after the first ten pages i couldn’t put it down. I actually got several Detentions because i was reading during most of my classes, even reading class! Reading about this Amazing world you’ve created not only Helped me understand there are many reasons for a man to abandon his son, but that no maTter how random or simple you are there is greatness in you. Like how when eraGon was training with the elves after murtagh sliced his back in half. Even though he was an incredibly yOung rider, And the strongest human riders were strained to match the evles might, And Even the pains that racked him to his limits, he never quit. Ever since he pickEd up that egg he had the world set against him. and he never stopped. ThIs is what i looked up to, eragon bromsson (although my favorite character would be orik). Not as a father figure, but as a template for what a man should be. My hero. And it’s crazy that you invented him! I looked at this charaCter you wrote into existenCe and Looked to him as The role model That made me into the man i am today, and steered me into the right direction more times than i can count. Anyways, thank you so much for having the inspiration and the courage to share this beautiful epic with the masses. Atra guliä un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse sköliro fra rauthr.”

~ Paul Burgett

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Brennan’s Story

“I had discovered the WORLD of Eragon when I was around 9 or 10. I was a strong reader for my age and quickly read Eragon and Eldest. They were the only two that you had written so far. My step mom had allowed me to borrow her copy to read them, then had eventually gifted me my own when BRISingr had came out. This book series has been my favorite series to re read multiple time. I have gotten lost in the world of elves, dragons, and dwarves. I just finished reading, the fork witch and WORm. It was a nice treat while I wait for your next book. I am looking forward to the sci-fi novel as well. These books have given me much solace and comfort growing up and I thank you for bring this world alive with your words.”

~ Brennan

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Taylor’s Story

“My story begins when I was 11 years old. I had heard about a film that was coming to cinemas called 'Eragon', and EXPRESSED my interest in seeing it. Before the film was released however, my mum arrived home with two books, 'Eragon' and 'Eldest'. And that is when my infatuation began. During this time I got picked on a lot AT school. Excluded. Made to feel less than I was. But 'Eragon' was my escape. I remember packing the book into my school bag everyday and going to a part of the school Where I had a lesser chance of being bothered, sitting myself on a windowsill and reading. I immersed myself in the world of AlagaËsia, and the lives of Eragon and Saphira along with all of their adventures. I was well and truly hooked. I finished the first book within a few days and immediately dove INTO the next book in the series. I still recall imagining what it would be like to ride of the back of a dragon, soaring like a bird through the skies, and to be honest, 14 years on I still do. I fell in love with writing and with dragons. I read the books to within an inch of Their lives, back to back, over and over again until a few of the pages started falling out. When I heard about the books to come I was incredibly excited to immerse MYSelf in what I would often Refer to as my Home from home. And THEY did not disappoint. I SHED tears as I read 'Brisingr', and beheld Glaedr and Oromis' downfall. I was AWEINSPiRED all through 'Inheritance', filled with excitement at the DISCOVERY of the eggs and the other Eldunari, but saddened that the journey was over. ERAGON and SAPHIRA had done what they set out to do and now had to continue their journey onwards only in my imagination. When I heard that a new book was being released I Couldn't quell my excitement and returned home and re-read each book until the pre-ordered copy of 'The Fork, The Witch and The Worm' arrived. It did not disappoint. I fell in love all over again. It was amazing being able to read about these amazing characters once again. From Eragon, to Angela, and to the Urgals and the stories passed down through their clans. From my youth the books inspired me, transported me, gave me a love of writing and of dragons and all things fantasy that has never wavered even into adulthood. I have lost count of the number of dragon figurines i have in my possession, and of the amount of books to be honest. The Inheritance Cycle carried me through that rough patch in my childhood and I took some of Eragon's lessons with me as I grew. These books, ARE some of my most treasured possessions. Thank you CHRISTOPHER-ELDa, for sharing your story with the world and inspiring millions of fans. Thank you for the CHARACTERS, thank you for ALAGAËSIA and thank you for the journey. I hope we will get to revisit ALAGAËSIA soon. Atra esterní ono thelduin.”

~ Taylor

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Denise’s Story

“Kvetha Fricaya

I still remember the day I first saw Eragon.

Just as I caught the taste of reading and I was looking for new books, when Eragon appeared in front of my eyes. I read the description and when I saw that it was about dragons, I bought it. I love dragons.

After all, it turned out to be the most beautiful experience in my life.

I started to read the series when I was in the 8th grade ,just before my first major exams.However, I finished the series in less than 2 weeks. I read every time I had the opportunity.

And when I came to Inheritance , I just could't finish it. The last 100 pages were painfully pleasant.I was crying and laughing at the same time.I was so frustrated at the end, at first.It ended in the middle of the sentence, without me knowing what eragon would do next. Either Angela, Solembum, Arya or Roran.

But still, I started to love it.It made me think of all sorts of stories about what Eragon would discover with the new Riders.

Since then, Eragon is my hero.I have matured with him over the years. Every year, in February, I reread the books ,whatever would happen. It has become my little tradition. And every time I look at it from another perspective and makes me love the story even more.

Once I begin to read, I translate into Eragon's skin.And that is reflected in my real life. Every time I had to face something hard I put myself in his place and I ask : What would Eragon do in my situation? If he managed to get through so hard then I can too. I have to.I still think that because of him I have been able to get such high marks in the exams.

Sometimes when I felt alone, I was looking at the sky and waited  to see the figures of Saphira and Eragon flying above  me.

Since the announcement of  The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia my face is all a smile. Tomorrow is my birthday and this is the most beautiful gift.I want to find out as much as possible about Alagaësia.

The appearance of the Inheritance Cycle in my life was a miracle.

Christopher Paolini-elda(hope I used this right)thank you for everything you did for me. You and your characters save me in the strangest possible ways.

 Always in my heart.

P.S :I'm so so sorry for my english.”

~ Denise

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Kaylie’s Story

“while my classmates were developing their obsessions over a certain wizarding world, i was avidly defending my belief that "eragon" and the inheritance cycle were better. i had countless arguments on the buss and playground as i read and reread the books about the magical world christopher had created which was unlike any other. it sparked my interest in language and writing which led me to double major in classical studies (latin focused) and english (writing emphasis) in college. i go back to those books, and to "eragon" in particular, at least once every few years, but i dream regularly of dragons, magic, and the wonder of alagaEsia. I just finished reading "the Fork, the witch, and the worm," and i'll be keeping an eye out for book five as well as any other materials produced by the paolini's (yes, angela seems to be an incredible author as well)!”

~ Kaylie

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Philipp’s Story

“Hey there, i am curently in a kind of strange situation... what brougth me there? you guessed it: the inheritance cycle. How? It was in the end of 2018, 28 of dezember to be specific, i was looking for a movie to watch while having dinner, when i stumbled over the eragon movie. i watched it to the point saphira grows up, and then decided to stop watching and look for a book, because books are better than movies (normaly). i asked my mum this evening for a book called "eragon" and she said i should ask my uncle to lend it. The next day i drove over to get the book, (still thinking it was only one), and returning with four 600+ page books, i tossed them into an empty shelfspace, with the intend to read them whenever i got time. That idea failed as i read the first 4 chapters in 20 minutes... the whole cycle was read in just two weeks full time. in this time  i went on a journey with eragon and saphira, it was absolutely fantastic. it was so sad when garrow died, i was crying tears of happiness when eragon found the eldunari and the dragon eggs on vroengard, and lost all hope as galbatorix "muted" elva and murtargh stabbed zar'roc trough eragon. and then there were the last words... i was crying... seeing eragon leave everybody he knows, loves and possibly never meeting arya again, broke my heart. half an hour later i was still crying. it took me over a week to think kind'a normal again. and then, i found out that "the fork the witch and the worm" would be released in a week.  i Was so happy. i instantly pre-ordered it via amazon, and then the torture of waiting began. on work i didn't get anything done that week, always thinking about how the story could go on. then it turned up on friday evening. on saturday morning i was done reading. no spoilers here... these books changed my life. since i read them i'm thinking differently. seriously, whenever i need to solve a problem i think about what would eragon do, what would angela, arya or roran say? this has helped me in many instances. Now something for the Fans: technology is advancing fast. maybe you see saphira flying over  your city in 20 years... just a hint to the strange situation :-) christopher paolini-elda, Thanks so much for writing the inheritance cycle, with those books you had a huge impact on my life, A good one. THANKS! i hope book five comes out soon. sorry for the bad english... Atra esterní ono thelduin, Mor'ranr lífa unin hjarta onr, Un du evarínya ono varda.”

~ Philipp

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Mathias’s Story

“I have never really liked reading. but then, one day, my friend recommended "eragon", and saying that i should read it. then i did, and it just caught my interest and that really made me want to read the whole series.”

~ Mathias

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Staci’s Story

“I credit Christopher Paolini and the inheritance cycle for inspiring my (very soon to be) 11 year old daughter's love of reading. She has read the first 4 books (and the fork, the witch, and the worm) twice and is (not so) patiently counting the days until a release date is announced for the fifth book. She was so inspired by meeting Christopher in Decatur earlier this year, that I enrolled her in a summer writing class, that will culminate with her having completed the writing of her first short story. Thank you Christopher Paolini for ERAGON!” ~ Staci