Eragon. Signed by Christopher Paolini. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2003.

Christopher Paolini was just fifteen years old when he first began working on the fantasy novel that would eventually appear under the title Eragon. In 2001, he and his parents self-published the work. It eventually caught the attention of major publishing houses, and in 2003, it was released more broadly with assurances that the series would be published as well. This made Paolini a bestselling author at the age of nineteen. Eragon has since garnered widespread popular acclaim. It is the first installment in The Inheritance Cycle–a YA fantasy series involving dragons, a teenage protagonist, an evil king, and epic adventures. Eragon was also adapted to film in 2006. It remains the most popular novel of the series. This first trade edition, first printing is signed by Paolini on the title page. It is in fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, fine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, fine. A fine signed first trade edition of Eragon.