Eragon, a 544 page, acton packed novel by Christopher Paolini, depicts the journey of Eragon, a farmboy, after he discovers a dragon egg. Once Eragon's uncle, Garrow was killed by the mad, twisted, Dragon Rider king's servents, Eragon sets out to gain revenge with his dragon, Saphira, and Brom, a storyteller that turns out to be a long lost Dragon Rider. After Brom is killed by the king's servants, the Ra'zac, Eragon, Saphira, and Eragon's travling companion, Murtagh, flee to the Varden, a group of rebels, after rescuing an elf, Arya, from a prison. After this, Eragon kills a shade, a human possessed by spirits, and the Varden repels an giant army of Urgals with the help of Eragon and the Dwarfs. This great novel is among the three best novels I have read, the other two being the sequels.