Teen Libris

• How is raising a dragon like writing a book?
• What would Carl Jung think of Eragon?
• Why might Roran be the real hero of the Inheritance series?

Who wouldn't want to be a Dragon Rider? Especially when it means having a dragon like Saphira—part teacher, part best friend, and all amazing.

But being a Dragon Rider is about more than companionship—it's about duty, about honor, and about being strong enough to do what's right.

Ride along with some of your favorite authors as they dive deeper into Christopher Paolini's epic Inheritance series, and the mysteries of the Dragon Riders.

Find out:

• What Paolini does—and doesn't—owe to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and the rest of the fantasy pantheon
• The Inheritance series' explanation for villainy, and for heroism
• Why, when it comes to being a Dragon Rider, older isn't always wiser

With Essays From …

• Michael Dowling
• Nancy Yi Fan
• Ian Irvine
• Kelly McClymer
• J. Fitzgerald McCurdy
• Jeremy Owen
• Josh Pantalleresco
• Gail Sidonie Sobat
• Carol Plum-Ucci
• Susan Vaught