Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Despite the many social changes of the last half-century, many Americans still pass: black for white, gay for straight, and now in many new ways as well. We tend to think of passing in negative terms-as deceitful, cowardly, a betrayal of one's self. But this compassionate book reveals that many passers today are people of good heart and purpose whose decision to pass is an attempt to bypass injustice, and to be more truly themselves. Passing tells the poignant, complicated life stories of six present day passers whose stories, interwoven with others from history, literature, and life, explore the social realities which make passing an option in our culture and its logistical, emotional and moral consequences. They also raise fascinating questions about both the nature of identity and the structure of society

Christopher Paolini was born in 1983 in Southern California. His abiding love of fantasy inspired him to write the Inheritance Cycle, which quickly became an internationally bestselling series. Christopher wrote the first draft of the introductory book in the series, Eragon, at age 15. Christopher draws inspiration for the world of Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, from the natural beauty that surrounds his home in Montana: the tumultuous weather, the roaring Yellowstone River, and the soaring Beartooth Mountains. Find out more about Christopher and the Inheritance Cycle at Alagaesia.com.

Gerard Doyle was born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England. His career in British repertory theater includes The Crucible, Playboy of the Western World, The Tempest, The Importance of Being Earnest, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Treasure Island, Fiddler on the Roof, and Brecht's Baal. In London's West End, he appeared in the gritty musical The Hired Man and toured internationally with the English Shakespeare Company in Corialanus, The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night. His television career in the UK includes Blott on the Landscape, The Bill, The Knock, 2point4 Children, The Brittas Empire, and Brass Eye. In America he has appeared on Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order, as well as a number of commercials on network TV. He is an award-winning narrator of some 400 audiobooks. He enjoys singing and playing traditional Irish music on tin whistle and bodhran. He lives with his wife and two children in Sag Harbor, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780375826696
ISBN 10	0375826696
Title	Eragon
Author	Christopher Paolini
Series	The Inheritance Cycle
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2005-04-26
Number of pages	544
Prizes	Winner of Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 2005, Winner of Colorado Children's Book Award 2005, Winner of Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award 2006, Winner of Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2005, Winner of New York Times Bestseller 2004, Winner of Tennessee Volunteer State Award 2005, Winner of Texas Lone Star Reading List 2004, Winner of Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List 2004, Winner of Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award 2004, Nominated for Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2004
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