Prologue
In an empire called Alagasia there were three remaining dragon eggs. There used to be more than just those three, but Galbatorix, the Emperor and an evil Rider, destroyed all the eggs and the dragons, all except for his dragon, Shruikan. The Dragon Riders were a group of people, elves and humans, whom the unhatched dragons decided to hatch for. These chosen people had the ability to work magic, talk with their minds, and had very long lives. Unfortunately, Galbatorix killed all the Riders, except for the thirteen that swore loyalty to him and were called the foresworn, and took their city, Ilirea, for his capital and named it Urubaen.
Almost a century after he killed all the Riders, an egg was stolen from Galbatorix. It hatched for a boy named Eragon (read the story of Eragon in the book Eragon). Almost two years after that, another egg hatched for Murtagh, Eragon's older brother, Murtagh (Read Eldest to find out the continued story of Eragon and Murtagh). This left only one dragon egg.