![]() ![]() ![]() Tolkien, Raymond Feist, die nordischen Heldensagen - und erschafft mit 15 Jahren eine ganz eigene, komplexe Fantasy-Welt, Alagaësia. Als Jugendlicher entdeckt Christopher Paolini, der nie eine öffentliche Schule besuchte, die Welt der Bücher. Eragon ist sich sicher: Der einzig lebende Verwandte ist sein Cousin Roran aber niemals würde dieser sich gegen ihn wenden! Doch die Prophezeiung spricht: »So wird es kommen, selbst wenn du es zu verhindern suchst.«. Die Kräuterfrau Angela hat einen Verräter prophezeit, der aus Eragons eigener Familie stammen soll. Er ist zum Helden vieler Elfen, Zwerge und Varden geworden, doch nicht alle sind ihm wohlgesinnt. Geschunden, aber siegreich ist Eragon aus seiner ersten Schlacht gegen den mächtigen Tyrannen Galbatorix hervorgegangen. 794 (6) Seiten mit einem Titelbild und einer Karte. ![]()
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