On the Inheritance series (Eragon)

Buy the Book $10.47

Secrets of the Dragon Riders

Edited by James A. Owen

Millions of readers adore Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: its earnest hero, its breathtaking battles and, of course, its awe-inspiring dragon Saphira. But there’s so much more to the series than meets the eye—and Secrets of the Dragon Riders, edited by today’s second hottest dragon-writer James A. Owen, shows readers what they’re missing.

Why might Roran be the real hero of the Inheritance Cycle? What does Paolini’s writing have in common with role-play games and modern action films? Are teenage writers judged more harshly than their adult counterparts? The YA authors in Secrets of the Dragon Riders—some of them no older than Paolini when he wrote Eragon—each take on a different aspect of the series to engage and entertain Paolini fans.

Essays

• Introduction: Secrets of the Dragon RidersJames A. Owen
• Ten Things About Christopher PaoliniJeremy Owen
• Riding the DragonTobias Druitt
• Roran: The Reluctant HeroJ FitzGerald McCurdy
• The Magic of Anthropomorphic AnimalsNancy Yi Fan
• My Dragon, MyselfKelly McClymer
• Eldest Does Not Equal WisestSusan Vaught
• Q: How Does a Fifteen-Year-Old Do This?Carol Plum-Ucci
• The Modern-Day PercevalJoshua Pantalleresco
• It's in His CharacterJeremy Owen
• The Thing About Elves Is...Gail Sidonie Sobat
• How the Inheritance Cycle Differs from Fantasy Epics in the PastIan Irvine