After 16 years, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon is getting a second chance in live-action. According to Variety, has ordered a reboot for the young adult fantasy novel.

"I would say 'Eldest' is a step up from 'Eragon,' " agreed Judy Hobbs, children's book buyer at Third Place Books. "He's learned a lot, and I think it shows in his level of writing." Aug 22, 2005 ...

Christopher Paolini wrote ‘Eragon’ as a teen. Now 40, he’s still at it. For the first time in more than a decade, Paolini has published a novel set in the world of his Inheritance series ...

Paolini, a best-selling author of young adult fantasy novels, has a new book out, “Murtagh.” In it, he returns to the world of “Eragon” and the adventures he began creating as a teenager.