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Dragon fantasy picks for fans of Eragon, Saphira, and the Inheritance Cycle
Christopher Paolini was fifteen when he began writing Eragon — a farm boy who finds a dragon egg and becomes a Dragon Rider in the land of Alagaësia. If Eragon and Saphira's bond, the Riders' legacy, and the sprawling world captured you, these eight picks deliver the same dragon-rider magic and epic scope.
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Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros
Dragon riders train at a brutal war college — and the bond between a rider and their dragon defines their power. Yarros gives Eragon fans the adult version: darker, more romantic, and with some of the best dragon personalities in recent fantasy.
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Temeraire
by Naomi Novik
Napoleonic Wars — but with dragons as military intelligence assets. Captain Laurence bonds with an unusual dragon named Temeraire in Novik's alternate-history series that gives Eragon fans a different kind of dragon bond: intellectual, equal, and deeply felt.
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Dragonbone Chair
by Tad Williams
A boy escapes from castle kitchens into a war for the soul of his world — a classic quest fantasy that Paolini himself credited as an influence on Eragon. Williams builds a world as detailed as Alagaësia and earns every emotional beat.
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The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
A legend tells his life story — growing from an extraordinary child to the most dangerous man alive. Rothfuss shares Paolini's love of the young hero mastering impossible things, but his prose cuts deeper and darker.
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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
by Alison Goodman
A girl disguises herself as a boy to compete for the right to bond with one of twelve energy dragons. Goodman's Asian-inspired world and the intensity of the dragon bond feel closest to Eragon's emotional core.
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Dragon Champion
by E.E. Knight
Told from a dragon's point of view as he grows from hatchling to elder — an unusual perspective that Eragon fans who loved Saphira's voice will devour. Knight's Age of Fire series puts the dragon front and center.
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The Black Company
by Glen Cook
A mercenary company serves dark masters in a world with history older than anyone can remember. Cook's stripped-down prose and morally grey heroes are the antidote to Eragon's idealism — and a natural next step for fans ready to grow up.
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The Stormlight Archive
by Brandon Sanderson
The most ambitious fantasy series being written today — with spren (bonded spirits) that parallel the dragon bond, Radiants with powers tied to their oaths, and a world-building scope that dwarfs Alagaësia. Sanderson is where Eragon fans end up.
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