Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780375826696 can be found here.One boy.One dragon.A world of adventure.