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christopher paolini wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 early life 2 career 3 influences 4 reception 5 bibliography toggle bibliography subsection 5 1 the inheritance cycle 5 1 1 main series 5 1 2 companion books side novels 5 2 fractalverse 6 notes 7 external links toggle the table of contents christopher paolini 50 languages alemannisch العربية مصرى تۆرکجه български brezhoneg català čeština dansk deutsch esperanto español eesti فارسی suomi français עברית हिन्दी hrvatski magyar հայերեն bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 қазақша 한국어 кыргызча latina lietuvių македонски nederlands norsk bokmål ਪੰਜਾਬੀ polski português română русский simple english slovenčina slovenščina shqip српски srpski svenska தமிழ் tagalog türkçe українська اردو tiếng việt 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikiquote wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia american writer born 1983 christopher paolini paolini in 2019 born christopher james paolini 1983 11 17 november 17 1983 age 42 los angeles california u s citizenship united states italy occupation author writing career genres fantasy science fiction notable works the inheritance cycle to sleep in a sea of stars website paolini net signature christopher james paolini 1 born november 17 1983 2 is an american and italian author he is best known for the inheritance cycle which consists of the books eragon 2002 eldest 2005 brisingr 2008 inheritance 2011 the follow up short story collection the fork the witch and the worm 2018 and murtagh 2023 the first in a follow up duology his first science fiction novel to sleep in a sea of stars was published on september 15 2020 3 he lives in paradise valley montana where he wrote his first book early life edit paolini was born in los angeles california and raised in the area of paradise valley montana his family members include his parents kenneth paolini and talita hodgkinson and his younger sister angela paolini he is of italian descent his paternal grandfather was born in rome and paolini still has relatives there home schooled for the duration of his education paolini graduated from high school at the age of 15 through a set of accredited correspondence courses from the american school of correspondence in lansing illinois 4 he has italian citizenship 5 career edit he started his work on his first novel eragon at the age of 15 this novel became the first of the inheritance cycle tetralogy which is set in the mythical land of alagaësia in 2002 eragon was published for the first time by paolini international llc his parents publishing company to promote the book paolini toured over 135 schools and libraries discussing reading and writing all the while dressed in a medieval costume of red shirt billowy black pants lace up boots and a jaunty black cap he drew the cover art for the first edition of eragon which featured saphira s eye along with the maps on the inside covers of his books 6 in mid 2002 the stepson of author carl hiaasen found eragon in a bookstore and loved it this led to hiaasen bringing it to the attention of his publisher alfred a knopf 7 8 knopf subsequently made an offer to publish eragon and the rest of the inheritance cycle the second edition of eragon was published by knopf in august 2003 at the age of 19 paolini became a new york times bestselling author 9 in december 2006 fox 2000 released the film adaptation of eragon in theaters around the world it received mostly negative reviews from critics 10 and made a combined domestic and international gross of 249 488 115 usd against a production budget of 100 000 000 11 eldest the sequel to eragon was released august 23 2005 the third book in the cycle brisingr was released on september 20 2008 although the inheritance cycle was originally planned as a trilogy a fourth book inheritance was released on november 8 2011 in the us australia new zealand the eu and india and was subsequently translated and published in 53 countries the inheritance cycle has sold more than 41 million copies on december 31 2018 the fork the witch and the worm the first book in a series called tales of alagaësia was published and released to the public paolini s first science fiction novel to sleep in a sea of stars was released on september 15 2020 by tor books 12 in october 2021 christopher released unity an interactive fractalverse story on his science fiction website fractalverse net 13 on july 25 2022 variety reported that paolini was co writing a live action television series adaptation of eragon for disney with bert salke executive producing 14 on october 3 2022 paolini announced fractal noise the second installment in the fractalverse and a prequel to to sleep in a sea of stars it was published on may 16 2023 15 on october 8 2022 it was announced that to sleep in a sea of stars has been optioned by made up stories and snoot entertainment 16 on november 7 2023 murtagh was released as the latest installment in paolini s world of alagaësia 17 influences edit paolini s literary inspirations include the works of j r r tolkien and e r eddison as well as the epic poem beowulf 7 paolini has said that eragon was specifically inspired by jeremy thatcher dragon hatcher by bruce coville 18 other literary influences include david eddings 18 andre norton 18 brian jacques 18 anne mccaffrey 18 raymond e feist 18 mervyn peake 18 ursula k le guin and frank herbert 18 other favorite books include works by c s lewis george macdonald neil gaiman jane yolen philip pullman 18 and garth nix 7 nature influences much of paolini s writing in an interview with sir philip pullman and tamora pierce paolini said that paradise valley montana is one of the main sources of his inspiration in the acknowledgments of brisingr paolini acknowledged the influence of leon and hiroko kapp s the craft of the japanese sword for his description of the forging of eragon s sword 19 additionally paolini has admitted that he is a doctor who fan which inspired his reference to the lonely god the epithet given to the doctor by the face of boe in the episode new earth 20 21 to rooms that are bigger on the inside than the outside from questions unanswered in inheritance as well as to raxacoricofallapatorius the home of the slitheen blood price in inheritance 22 reception edit paolini s books have topped the charts of the new york times usa today and publishers weekly bestsellers lists 23 24 25 the guinness world records recognized christopher paolini as the youngest author of a bestselling book series on january 5 2011 26 in 2024 the american library association chose fractal noise for the listen list 2024 27 bibliography edit the inheritance cycle edit main article the inheritance cycle main series edit eragon 2002 eldest 2005 brisingr 2008 inheritance 2011 companion books side novels edit eragon s guide to alagaësia 2009 the official eragon coloring book with ciruelo cabral 2017 tales from alagaësia the fork the witch and the worm 2018 murtagh 2023 fractalverse edit to sleep in a sea of stars 2020 allies 2020 short story unity 2021 short story fractal noise 2023 prequel notes edit paolini christopher may 16 2013 somewhere on mars is a cd with my name on it smug love_living_in_the_future twitter retrieved may 18 2013 according to the state of california california birth index 1905 1995 center for health statistics california department of health services sacramento california at familytreelegends com to sleep in a sea of stars christopher paolini paolini net paolini retrieved september 15 2020 strauss valerie november 10 2014 the education of a best selling teenage author the washington post retrieved february 20 2019 tutti gli eventi con christopher paolini a lucca comics games 2012 fantasymagazine it paolini c eragon paolini international llc 2002 1 2 3 spring kit january 25 2004 elf and efficiency interview guardian unlimited retrieved september 13 2007 welch david september 29 2005 a kinder gentler carl hiaasen still pissing people off archived december 30 2005 at the wayback machine powells com retrieved january 20 2008 rosenberg liz november 16 2003 eragon the egg and him the new york times retrieved october 30 2007 eragon 2006 rotten tomatoes retrieved october 31 2016 eragon box office mojo retrieved october 31 2016 paolini christopher may 18 2016 the sci fi project archived june 30 2015 at the wayback machine paolini net unity an interactive fractalverse story by christopher paolini otterson joe july 25 2022 eragon tv series adaptation in development at disney exclusive variety retrieved july 25 2022 chappell holly october 3 2022 fractal noise fractalverse novel christopher paolini paolini net paolini retrieved october 27 2022 to sleep in a sea of stars film adaptation christopher paolini october 8 2020 meijer immanuela november 7 2023 now available murtagh eragon illustrated edition paolini retrieved december 1 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 paolini talita christopher paolini q a shurtugal com retrieved january 20 2008 paolini christopher september 20 2008 acknowledgments brisingr 1st ed new york alfred a knopf p 761 isbn 978 0 375 82672 6 paolini christopher september 20 2008 shadows of the past brisingr 1st ed new york alfred a knopf p 204 isbn 978 0 375 82672 6 bending over eragon read adrift upon the sea of time the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore upholding the laws of the stars above paolini christopher september 20 2008 acknowledgments brisingr 1st ed new york city alfred a knopf p 761 isbn 978 0 375 82672 6 also for those who understood the reference to a lonely god when eragon and arya are sitting around the campfire my only excuse is that the doctor can travel everywhere even alternate realities hey i m a fan too paolini christopher november 8 2011 blood price inheritance 1st ed new york alfred a knopf p 814 isbn 978 0 375 85611 2 raxacori oh never mind it wouldn t mean anything to you anyway usa today best selling books usa today 2011 the new york times best sellers children s books the new york times october 12 2008 publishers weekly best sellers publishers weekly november 28 2011 youngest author of a bestselling book series guinness book of world records retrieved october 31 2016 moore ninah 2024 paolini christopher fractal noise narrated by jennifer hale macmillan audio 2024 rusa listen list revealed american library association january 20 2024 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to christopher paolini paolini net paolini family official website christopher paolini at the internet speculative fiction database library resources about christopher paolini online books resources in your library resources in other libraries by christopher paolini online books resources in your library resources in other libraries v t e christopher paolini world of eragon the inheritance cycle books eragon 2003 eldest 2005 brisingr 2008 inheritance 2011 sequel books the fork the witch and the worm 2018 murtagh 2023 adaptations eragon film eragon video game other list of characters fractalverse to sleep in a sea of stars 2020 fractal noise 2023 authority control databases international isni viaf gnd fast worldcat national united states france bnf data japan italy czech republic spain portugal netherlands norway latvia greece korea sweden poland israel catalonia croatia academics cinii artists musicbrainz people trove librarything ddb other idref open library snac yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title christopher_paolini oldid 1377962727 categories 1983 births living people 21st century american novelists american children s writers american fantasy writers american writers of italian descent people from park county montana writers from los angeles writers from montana american writers of young adult literature 21st century american male novelists constructed language creators hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata wikipedia indefinitely move protected pages use mdy dates from september 2020 biography with signature articles with hcards webarchive template wayback links commons category link from wikidata this page was last edited on 2 october 2026 at 03 48 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may 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