Secrets of the Dragon Riders

Isn't this the coolest cover ever? I really want a dragon. Seriously. If I could pick one mythical creature to have, it would definitely be a dragon. Yes, I know unicorns are cute and werewolves and vamps dark and mysterious--but dragons?

Dragons = cool.


I need a sign at the front drive of the farm that reads:


ALL DRAGONS WELCOME.

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. 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


James A. Owen is the author and illustrator of the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica—which includes Here, There Be Dragons, The Search for the Red Dragon, and The Indigo King—as well as the Starchild comic series. He lives and works in northeastern Arizona.

My contribution to this one involves the concept of older and wiser. DOES older always mean wiser? I don't think so. Grab this beautiful book to read my opinion, and lots of other great essays concerning this wonderful, fun series.