Eragon, by Christopher Paolini, is the first novel in the book series called the Inheritance Cycle. The book is about dragons, intense adventures, and includes hints of romance as well. It is written in third-person point of view, but focuses on Eragon's encounters.
The novel begins with Eragon, a poor farm boy in Carvahall entering the deadly forest named the Spine. While in the Spine, he finds a mysterious, sapphire-colored stone, which turns out to be an egg. At first, he tries to sell the egg to Sloan, but the butcher refuses the offer. Eragon keeps the egg and soon realizes it is a dragon egg once it hatches. He hides the dragon from his family, but eventually King Galbatorix, an immoral, controlling king of the empire, finds the location of the egg. The king sends the Ra'Zac, soldiers who aren't human, to retrieve the dragon and Eragon.
Brom, an old storyteller, leads Eragon and his dragon Saphira out of Carvahall to escape the king's forces and travel towards the Varden, an alliance fighting the king's strict rules. While they are running to the Varden, they meet many new faces, from Arya the elf, Orik the dwarf, and Murtagh, son of the forsworn.
Eragon is a fantastic book filled with epic adventures, dragons, elves, and other mythical creatures. It is a very detailed, interesting novel, and it became my favorite book by far. I highly recommend this novel, and series, to anyone who enjoys fantasy, books similar to medieval times, and legendary beasts.