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The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Volume 1, Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia) Hardcover – Illustrated, December 31, 2018

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Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling collection of stories based in the world of Eragon and the internationally bestselling Inheritance Cycle.

"Christopher Paolini is a true rarity." —The Washington Post

A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alagaësia.

It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. When a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend surface, Eragon is faced with a much-needed distraction that may lead to a new perspective.

This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist . . . penned by Angela Paolini, the inspiration for the character, herself!

Also includes four new pieces of original art by the author!

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Dragons. Magic. Destiny. Enter the WORLD OF ERAGON from Christpher Paolini

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"An authentic work of great talent." —New York Times Book Review

“The new ‘It’ book of children’s lit.” –U.S. News & World Report

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“Will appeal to legions of readers who have been captivated by the Lord of the Rings trilogy.”—School Library Journal

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CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI. Author of the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance). Creator of the World of Eragon and the Fractalverse. Holder of the Guinness World Record for youngest author of a bestselling series. Qualified for marksman in the Australian army. Scottish laird. Dodged gunfire . . . more than once. As a child was chased by a moose in Alaska. Has his name inscribed on Mars. Firstborn of Kenneth and Talita. Husband. Father. Asker of questions and teller of stories.

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The day had not gone well.

Eragon leaned back in his chair and took a long drink of blackberry mead from the mug by his hand. Sweet warmth blossomed in his throat, and with it memories of summer afternoons spent picking berries in Palancar Valley.

A pang of homesickness struck him.

The mead had been the best thing to come out of his meeting with Hruthmund, the dwarven representative. A gift to strengthen the bonds of friendly association between dwarves and Riders—or so Hruthmund had claimed.

Eragon snorted. Some friendship. He’d spent the whole meeting arguing with Hruthmund over when the dwarves would deliver the supplies they’d promised. Hruthmund seemed to believe once every three to four months was more than sufficient, which was absurd considering the dwarves lived closer to the Academy than any of the other races. Even Nasuada had managed to send monthly shipments from the other side of the Hadarac Desert, far to the west.

I’ll have to arrange a talk with Orik and sort it out with him directly. Just one more thing to do amid a seemingly endless sea of tasks.

Eragon eyed the mounds of scrolls, books, maps, and loose pieces of parchment that covered the desk in front of him, all of which required his attention. He sighed, finding the sight depressing.

He shifted his gaze out the large, rough-hewn windows that fronted the eyrie. Rays of evening light streamed across the windswept plains that lay below, surrounding Mount Arngor. To the north and west, the Edda River gleamed like a ribbon of beaten silver draped across the landscape. A pair of ships lay docked along the nearest bend, and from that docking, a trail led south to the foothills piled about the base of Arngor.

The mountain had been Eragon’s choice— in consultation with Saphira and their traveling companions—for the Dragon Riders’ new home. It was more than that too: a safeguard for the Eldunarí and, hopefully, a nesting ground for the next generation of dragons.

The high, slab-sided peak was a trailing remnant of the Beor Mountains, shorter than those towering giants but still many times bigger than the mountains of the Spine Eragon had grown up with. It stood alone in the green expanse of the eastern reaches, two weeks of slow sailing beyond the bounds of Alagaësia proper.

South of Arngor the land was rumpled like a blanket and ruffled with trees whose leaves shone silver in the wind, bright as the scales of a fish. Farther to the east stood scarps and cliffs and huge, flat-topped pillars of stone crested with piles of vegetation. Among them lived groups of wandering tribes: strange, half-wild humans the likes of which Eragon had never encountered before. So far they had proven no trouble, but he remained wary.

Such was his responsibility now.

The mountain bore many names. Arngor was Dwarvish for White Mountain, and indeed, the upper thirds were clad in snow and ice and—from a distance—the peak glowed with a startling brilliance amid the verdant plains. But it also had an older, secret name in Dwarvish. For as the expedition Eragon led had begun to settle among the foothills of the mountain, they had discovered tunnels burrowed into the stone beneath, and there in runes inscribed Gor Narrveln, which meant Mountain of Gems. Some ancient clan or tribe of dwarves had sunk mines deep into the roots of the peak.

The dwarves who had joined Eragon’s group had been excited by the discovery, and they spent much time debating who had made the mines and what gems might still be found.

In the ancient language, the mountain was known as Fell Thindarë, which meant Mountain of Night. The elves could not tell Eragon where the name came from—nor the reason for it—so he rarely used it. But he also heard them refer to the peak as Vaeta, or Hope. He found this fitting, as the Dragon Riders were a hope for all the races of Alagaësia.

The Urgals had their own name for the peak: Ungvek. When Eragon asked them what it meant, they claimed it was Strong-Headed. But he wasn’t so sure.

Then too there were the humans. Eragon had heard them use all of the names interchangeably, as well as refer to the mountain as Hoarspike, a term he suspected the traders often used in jest.

Personally, Eragon preferred the sound of Arngor, but he gave each of the names the respect they were due. The confusion surrounding them embodied the situation at the Academy: the place was a mix of races and cultures and conflicting agendas, and all of them still unsettled. . . .

He took another sip of the Mûnnvlorss mead; that was how Hruthmund had named the bottle. Mûnnvlorss. Eragon turned the name over on his tongue, feeling the shape of it as he attempted to pick out the meaning.

There had been other problems throughout the day, not just the meeting with Hruthmund. The Urgals had been belligerent as always. The humans fractious. The dragons in their Eldunarí enigmatic. And the elves . . . the elves were elegant and efficient and polite to a fault, but once they made a decision, they would not or could not change their minds. Dealing with them had proven far more frustrating than Eragon had anticipated, and the more time he spent around them, the more he’d begun to agree with Orik’s opinion of elves. They were best admired from a distance.

In addition to the interpersonal difficulties, there were also ongoing concerns regarding the construction of the stronghold, the acquisition of food and other provisions for the upcoming winter, and the myriad of other details that attended the governance of a large town.

Which was, in essence, what their expedition had become. A settlement, soon to be a permanent one.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (December 31, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1984894862
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1984894861
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 15 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 920L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.08 x 7.31 inches

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Christopher Paolini is the creator of the World of Eragon and the Fractalverse. Holder of the Guinness World Record for youngest author of a bestselling series. Qualified for marksman in the Australian army. Scottish laird. Dodged gunfire . . . more than once. As a child was chased by a moose in Alaska. Has his name inscribed on Mars. Firstborn of Kenneth and Talita. Husband. Father. Asker of questions and teller of stories.

His latest novel, Fractal Noise, will be published on May 16th, 2023.

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Gypsy_Hearted_Nomad

Love the addition

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Getting little insights and updates on beloved characters is the greatest gift an author can give. I love the history on the Urgals and how there is a great moral to the story we all can learn from. Well done.

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I wish they’d stuck with the same cover as the others because it doesn’t look as good on the shelf, but the story is awesome. Another great work by Mr. Chris 💖

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A strange but worthy edition to the series

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Below is some of my review posted on Inheritance, Brisingr, Eldest and Eragon with some rehashing/added stuff...

So this is my first time reading The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia: Eragon, (Eragon, Eragon/Eldest, Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr, Eragon/Eldest/Brisingr/Inheritance...) this being my first time listening to the audiobook too. To put it simply, Gerard Doyle is fantastic. His character voices and narration fit perfectly, and I loved the job he did. My only complaint for this one is that he did a kind of less growly sounding voice for Saphira, and that the change after hearing the other voice for 4 much longer audiobooks was very off-putting.

I obviously fell off for some years seeing that Inheritance was released 9 years ago, but what can you do...

I'm sure there's a hundred reviews on here talking about how this all started when Paolini was fifteen, and how at the time of Brisingr, he had spent a decade with Eragon, so I'll just say--WOW.

He takes so many things from others (in terms of influence) and handles them all so delicately that he created this wonderful, lush, dense lore that continues to grow throughout the rest of the novels. He was like a mini-Tolkien with his languages and flushed out geographic ideas. He created the Urgals and Kull instead of just recycling the typical Orcs and Uruk-hai. I found multiple points of similarity between Martin's 'Game of Thrones' dragons and Paolini's, and yet past those he once again branched off and created his own world and lore for them in a refreshing way. I think the training and wiseness from Brom most similarly matches the ideas of Obi-Wan and Luke Skywalker, including the necessary death of a mentor/father figure that thus propels the main character towards greatness. I suppose you could also easily argue that it is also like Gandalf/Frodo, however I think it's a harder argument to make that Frodo actually grew based off lessons from a knowledgable mentor (HE IS A HERO, JUST A DIFFERENT KIND!). Or, you could also point out Harry/Dumbledore--I'm sure we've all seen the memes about needing an old man mentor and a young hero to make a successful series--even though Dumbledore hid questionable important details from Harry, he still fulfilled that role.

The Fork I enjoyed very much. I always liked Murtagh as a character. I've waited countless years to see him come back around to being a good guy and we are finally getting there. His change of name didn't really serve fans well in this audiobook because Doyle was clearly doing Murtagh's voice, but I was excited all the same.

The Witch worked, but was far less exciting to me. As much as I enjoy Angela the Herbalist, and want to know more about her, her powers, and who she really is, this story doesn't really deliver on any of those things. Perhaps it is a start though? Maybe we'll get an entire anthology on who she really is...

The Worm was another that I didn't dislike, but I don't know if it really worked for me. I was interested to see more into Urgal life, and definitely excited to see an Urgal spell caster, but I didn't really like the concept of an evil dragon for this story. Even if the dragon was wild. It felt almost like backpedaling on the majesty that's been ground home for Paolini's dragons since day one.

However, I did enjoy them all. For the most part the thing that hurt these stories the most was the fact that they were simply too short, especially after the long series prior. I still look forward to more!

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Colby Wolford

A Wonderful Continuation

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Although short, it was a great addition to my Inheritance saga collection. Christopher is a wonderful writer, and I'm glad he's been able to continue the storyline and allow me to travel the lands of his created world with his characters.

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024

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Loved the book in addition to the Eragon series

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Can’t wait to read it

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This book came very quickly and looks exactly as pictured. I can’t wait to read it but I have to finish a different book first!

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Sherre

The fork, the witch, and the worm

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024

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I thoroughly enjoyed all the books in the Inheritance series. However, this book was disappointing. The Fork was used in the Murtagh book, so it was redundant. The Witch was a good start but felt short and unfinished. The Worm seemed to ramble with no connection to anything. I look forward to another in the Inheritance series.

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Arrived in Perfect Condition

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Arrived in perfect condition. Since it is a short story/not as long as the other books in the Eragon series, this hardcover edition is several inches shorter in length and width than the other (hardcover copies of the) books in the series.

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Barb Elliott

great book

Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2024

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Haven't read it yet but am sure it will be a great book

Fabio Santos

Muito bom

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Nusha

Creative and amazing fantasy world building

Reviewed in India on March 19, 2024

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Completely amazed by this author and the other books written from this fantasy world. Recommend it to everyone.

Rogelio Rivera

Simplemente, hermoso.

Reviewed in Mexico on January 4, 2019

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Soy un fan de la saga y este libro simplemente te hace refordar grandes partes de la saga. El libro se enfoca en historias de Alagaesia pero retoma un poco de la historia original. Totalmente recomendable si eres fan de la saga y quieres recordar a los personajes originales y tener una que otra sorpresa de lo que viene.

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Bon, mais...

Reviewed in France on April 28, 2019

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Très bon livre. Qui pose les bases de quelques aventures à suivre pour Murtagh et Elva. Très court, la troisième partie, la plus longue est intéressante même si elle ne fait absolument pas avancer l'histoire. J'ai trouvé Eragon un peu différent d'à la fin de L'héritage. Plus faillible, plus humain. Ça terni un peu sa légende même si c'est toujours lui (la paperasse n'est bon pour personne, même pour un dragonnier légendaire).

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