In the mystical forests of his native Alaganzia, a village boy named Eragon finds a blue stone of strange beauty. To help his family survive the harsh winter, he hopes to trade it for groceries. But to his surprise, what appeared to be a stone turns out to be an egg from which a magnificent dragon hatches. Until now, the race of dragons was considered extinct, and Eragon realizes that his find is a huge discovery. He names his find Sapphira and soon they become true friends. But one night, the life of this simple boy is completely turned upside down - his family is brutally killed by dark forces that roam the kingdom. From the old storyteller Brom, Eragon learns about his special purpose - a dragon rider. And now, with only an ancient sword at his disposal, Eragon, together with his faithful friend Saphira, tries to help an empire mired in strife, engulfed in war between humans, elves, goblins and other mysterious creatures. The most dangerous enemy is the evil King Galbatroix, in the past also a dragon rider, who followed the path of evil and greed and, having destroyed all the legendary riders, deprived Alaganzia of its protection for a long time. Eragon is the kingdom's last hope for salvation from the power of evil.