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ⓘ About Christopher Paolini
Growing up in the majestic beauty of Paradise Valley, Montana, it is easy to see how a young imaginative mind would be influenced to write of a mythical community bound by natural surroundings. This is how Christopher Paolini emerged as a writer, coupled with his love of adventurous epic stories. All his life he was raised in this idyllic setting. Christopher and his younger sister Angela were homeschooled by their parents: Talita Hodgkinson and Kenneth Paolini, and at the young age of fifteen, Christopher graduated from high school through correspondence education. Christopher’s love of literature developed from J.R.R. Tolkien, well acclaimed author of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and the author of the epic poem Beowulf E.R.Eddison.
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Who is Christopher Paolini?
Growing up in the majestic beauty of Paradise Valley, Montana, it is easy to see how a young imaginative mind would be influenced to write of a mythical community bound by natural surroundings. This is how Christopher Paolini emerged as a writer, coupled with his love of adventurous epic stories. All his life he was raised in this idyllic setting.
Which Christopher Paolini series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Inheritance Cycle series, the earliest of Christopher Paolini's multi-book series: it opens with Eragon (2002) and runs to 5 books across 2002–2023, ending with Murtagh (2023). Christopher Paolini's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christopher Paolini written?
Christopher Paolini has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2023. 9 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The Inheritance Cycle series with 5 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christopher Paolini's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christopher Paolini's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Inheritance Cycle (2002–2023, 5 books), Tales From Alagaesia (2018, 1 book) and Fractalverse (2020–2023, 3 books).
How are Christopher Paolini's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christopher Paolini's 11 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Inheritance Cycle (5 books, 2002–2023); Fractalverse (3 books, 2020–2023); Tales From Alagaesia (1 book, 2018).