Twenty years after the death of Galbatorix, Eragon has set up a new guild of riders in the East. A young son of an Earl named Phineas, has a dragon hatch for him. With little training in fighting, Phineas has to travel across Alagaesia with only a strange elf to guide him, as they travel into lands unknown to reach Eragon's Citadel. Rated T. OC plus other characters

It's been 30 years since Eragon and Saphira have left Alagaësia and have been teaching the new generation of Dragon Riders. Eragon is finally getting into the groove of things when Arya contacts him with a warning: Their next student is a bit strange.