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Enter the ERAGON Random House Contest

We're excited about a new fantasy title called ERAGON. It's the first book in the Inheritance Trilogy, written by Christopher Paolini. Here's more about it.

To celebrate this book, the publisher is hosting a special contest running through November 1. By signing up for Paolini's newsletter and the Random House Strange Lands newsletter, U.S. readers who are 13 or older on 11/1/2003 have a chance to win three books --- ERAGON by Christopher Paolini, TRICKSTER'S CHOICE by Tamora Pierce, and LYRA'S OXFORD by Philip Pullman

The signup page for Paolini's newsletter and the Strange Lands newsletter is located at
http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/eragon/signup.htm

Complete details, rules and regulations can be found at http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/eragon/rules.htm


About the Author:

Christopher Paolini’s abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, ERAGON, when he graduated from high school at 15. Now 19, he lives with his family in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he is at work on ELDEST, the next volume in the Inheritance trilogy.


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© Copyright 2003 by Christopher Paolini. Reprinted with permission by Knopf Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

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