The document summarizes the plot of Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle. It describes how a poor farm boy named Eragon discovers a blue stone that hatches into a dragon. This thrusts Eragon into a new world of magic and destiny. Armed only with an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller, Eragon and his young dragon must go on a quest to fulfill their destiny and decide the fate of the land of Alagaesia.