When Eragon finds a blue stone while hunting, he has no idea that this discovery will change his life. For from the stone hatches a dragon hatchling, granting Eragon a legacy that is older than the world itself. Overnight, he is thrown into a fateful world full of magic and dark powers, ruled by a tyrant whose cruelty knows no bounds. Armed with nothing but a sword, Eragon faces the battle against evil, alongside his loyal companion, the blue dragon Saphira.