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Eragon takes place in a land called Alagaësia, which is ruled by the King Galbatorix. Galbatorix was once a Dragon Rider, but went mad after his dragon was killed and he was denied another dragon by the council. Dragons were once involved in a partnership with the elite Dragon Riders, and together they kept peace in the land. Galbatorix, along with the Forsworn (a group of thirteen Riders who betrayed the rest of the order), destroyed and killed the council and their dragon. For years, many believed that dragons were extinct.
The main character of the novel is Eragon, a fifteen-year-old-boy who lives with his Uncle Garrow and cousin Roran on their farm, in a small village called Carvahall. While hunting in the Spine mountains one day, which are dreadful, mysterious and filled with magic, Eragon comes across a polished blue stone, which magically appeared in front of him in a violent explosion while hunting a herd of deer.
He tries to trade and sell the blue stone with the village butcher, Sloan, but Sloan refuses to take it because it came from the Spine (people are afraid of things that comes out of the Spine, because they don’t like magic). Then late one night while Eragon is looking at the stone, it starts glowing from the inside, and a baby dragon hatches from the "stone", which was, in actuality, a dragon egg. He also manages to touch the dragon hatchling and the gedwëy ignasia, or shining hand, the silver-white oval mark of a Rider, appears on his palm. He questions Brom, the elderly town storyteller of Carvahall, about the history and the ways of the Dragon Riders. After this talk, Eragon suggests names to the dragon. His dragon rejects all the names except the last, Saphira.
Eragon raises Saphira in secret until the two Ra'zac, sent by Galbatorix, go to Carvahall in search of the egg. Eragon and Saphira manage to escape by hiding in the forest, but Eragon's uncle Garrow is killed and the house and farm are destroyed. Eragon is furious and wants revenge on the Ra'zac.
Eragon and Saphira begin a journey in search of the Ra'zac, accompanied by Brom, who insists upon joining them to keep Eragon safe and out of trouble. On the journey, Eragon learns about dragons, the Riders, and sword fighting from Brom, who is something of an expert in these areas. Eragon is truly shocked by the way that the Empire is harming the land and its people, especially when they pass the town of Yazuac for supplies, only to find the whole town slaughtered. The townspeople were killed by an army of Urgals, large horned monsters who appear from time to time, slaughtering and pillaging.
Suddenly two Urgals appear from an alley and attack Brom and Eragon. One of the Urgals wounds Brom, and Eragon finds himself fleeing for his life. The two creatures corner him in an alley. With no escape, Eragon shoots an arrow at the Urgals. At the same time, he shouts the word brisingr. When the arrow hits the lead Urgal, it explodes, killing both monsters.
When Eragon relates the incident to Brom, the old storyteller informs him that he has accidentally discovered the use of magic. All dragon Riders could use magic, through their special bond with their dragons. From then on, Brom trains Eragon in the use of magic and in the Ancient Language he must use to cast his spells.
When they reach the town of Teirm, Eragon gets his fortune told from a witch called Angela, also getting strange advice from Angela's werecat, named Solembum. After obtaining information in the town of Teirm with the help of Brom's friend Jeod, Eragon continues on his journey with Brom, who concludes that the Ra'zac reside in Dras-Leona.
There, Eragon, Saphira, and Brom are lured into an ambush by the Ra'zac. Thankfully, a stranger by the name of Murtagh comes to the rescue and aids them in the battle. Sadly though, Brom is gravely injured and dies shortly after, but not before revealing the secrets of his past. Brom was a Dragon Rider who had a dragon, also named Saphira, but she was killed years before by Morzan, the most powerful of Galbatorix's servants and a Rider in his own right. The sword that Brom gave Eragon at the start of their journey is later revealed by Murtagh to be Morzan's sword, Zar'roc, which Brom took after killing Morzan at Gil'ead.
The new company, Eragon, Murtagh and Saphira, now travel in search of the hidden leagues of the Varden, a strong rebel army, that is against the Empire, which Brom had mentioned earlier on their journey. On the way Eragon has dreams of a beautiful elf, all of which feature her suffering great pain in a prison. They travel to Gil'ead in order to find a man named Dormnad, who supposedly can bring them to the Varden (according to Brom who told Saphira days before his death). Murtagh manages to find the man and appoint a meeting with him and Eragon outside Gil'ead on a hill at the west the next morning. However, the company is ambushed by Urgals and Eragon is captured and imprisoned in the same prison where the elf, Arya, is being held captive. Murtagh and Saphira stage a rescue and after battling the Shade (an evil magician with great combat skills), named Durza, and Murtagh piercing an arrow on Durza's forehead (after which the Shade disappears), Eragon escapes with an unconscious Arya. The fact that a Shade is walking freely in the land deeply disturbs Eragon and he suspects that Galbatorix is planning something terrible.
Eragon learns the directions to the Varden (a resistance group fighting to wrest the throne from Galbatorix, and once more bring peace and fairness to the land) by speaking to Arya by means of the mind-communication, or mind-touch.
Eragon and his party are pursued by an army of elite Urgal soldiers known as Kull (who are much bigger than ordinary Urgals, can walk for five days straight and still be ready for battle) as they travel to the Varden's fortress, hidden deep within the Beor Mountains, in a remote, hard to reach valley. Eragon, Murtagh, and Arya are almost killed by the Urgals when people from the entrance of the falls of the Varden rescue them. Once inside the fortress, Farthen Dûr, Eragon learns from the wise and just Varden King, Ajihad, of the pact between the dwarves, the elves and the Varden and how it was that Saphira's egg was magically teleported to the Spine with Arya's help. While in Tronjheim (a city built by the dwarves under the mountain Farthen Dur and inhabited by the Varden and the dwarves), Eragon learns that he will eventually continue his Rider education with the elves, in their capital, Ellesméra. He also meets the Twins (corrupt, unnamed, bald men who want to learn the words of the ancient language which Eragon learned from Brom and who would have killed Eragon by challenging him to summon the spirit of silver in a silver ring if not for the arrival of the elf Arya), Orik (the dwarf soldier who opened the gates that lead to the rescue of the group and defended Eragon and Murtagh from one of the twin's mind-probing test and which, as punishment for not following his superior, that is, one of the twins, was made Eragon's tour guide in Tronjheim), Hrothgar (the dwarf king who also supports Eragon and later gave them ancient but excellent dragon armor for Saphira), and Nasuada (King Ajihad's daughter), and, again, Angela and Solembum. The group is, at last able to rest, although an invasion by the army of Urgals is imminent and the internal politics of the Varden begin to hinder Eragon's progress.
When the battle finally is upon them, the Varden and dwarves are pitted against an enormous army of Urgals. During the battle, Eragon faces the Shade, Durza, whom he had encountered during his imprisonment and his escape from Gil'ead (there are two things to note here: One is that Durza was also the one who pursued, captured, and tortured Arya; two, is that Shades could not be killed unless stabbed through the heart, and what Murtagh did earlier was ineffective and the Shade was reborn elsewhere) kills him. After the death the Urgals seem to have a spell lifted from them, and begin to fight. This gives the Varden a chance to counter-attack, routing the surviving Urgals. Unconscious, Eragon's mind is engulfed in Durza's memories, until a mysterious figure who introduces himself as Osthato Chetowa (the Mourning Sage) and Togira Ikonoka (the Cripple Who is Whole) enters Eragon’s mind and frees him from the sleep and drives him on. This being tells Eragon to find him in Ellesméra and complete training as a Dragon Rider. Eragon awakes to find a large, bumpy scar across his back. The story ends as he promises to do as the Mourning Sage asks and journey to Ellesméra.
NEW SUMMARY The novel starts out with Eragon finding a blue stone in the forest while hunting. He tries to sell and trade the egg, but it is refused. The stone, which turns out to be an egg, hatches and a blue dragon is born. While trying to touch the dragon, Eragon receives the gedwëy ignasia that marks him as a Dragon Rider. Shortly afterwards, he meets the storyteller Brom of Carvahall and learns about dragons, the history of the Dragon Riders, and Galbatorix. It is after that Eragon names his dragon, Saphira, after hearing Brom mention the name.
Eragon raises Saphira until two evil creatures known as the Ra'zac come to his village and attack his home, killing his uncle and forcing them to flee. Eragon runs away from Carvahall to get revenge on the Ra’zac with Brom, who insists he accompany them.
After confronting a band of urgals, Eragon, Saphira, and Brom decide to go to the city of Tierm for assistance in finding the Ra’zac. They get assistance from Brom's friend Jeod and Eragon receives a fortune from a mysterious witch called Angela. They continue their journey and are ambushed by Ra'zac, however, Murtagh comes to their aid and rescues them. Despite their victory, Brom was fatally wounded in the attack and dies.
After seeing visions of an imprisoned elf, Eragon decides to rescue her, though he does not know where she is located. Eragon and Murtagh begin a journey to the Varden, where a rebel army resides, but must stop at a town for helping finding their hiding place. While waiting for information, Eragon is captured and put in the same prison as the elf. He manages to rescue her and Murtagh and Saphira rescues both of them from Durza. Through the elf, Arya, they are able to find directions to the Varden.
Upon arriving at the Varden, Eragon is greeted and Murtagh is imprisoned by the leader of the Varden, Ajihad, as he is the son of the traitor Morzan. There, Eragon befriends Orik, a dwarf as well as meet back up with Angela, the witch who made Eragon's prophecy and her werecat, Solembum. The safety of their stay at the Varden city of Tronjheim is broken when Galbatorix’s army attacks and threatens to destroy everything. The Varden manages to defeat them and finally Eragon stabs his enemy Durza through the heart, destroying the shade. Unfortunately, the result of the Battle of Farthen-Dur causes Eragon to go unconscious, While unconscious, he is spoken to by a mysterious sage called Oromis, who beckons him to travel to the elven city of Elesmera, where he will be trained.
