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Strange as it sounds, that particular fantasy story happened. Its hero is Christopher Paolini, a real-life home-schooled kid who lives with his family in a remote valley in the Absaroka Mountains of Montana. When he was 15, Paolini wrote a fantasy novel called Eragon, which has sold 2.5 million copies. And it wasn't a fluke: Paolini, who is now a ripe old 21, has written a sequel to Eragon called Eldest (Knopf; 681 pages), due out this week. The adventure continues...
CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI At 17, wrote Eragon; it has sold like a hotter Potter...
...just as older kids savor the Harry Potter books, so too may they enjoy the fantasy worlds conjured in Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke, and Eragon, by wunderkind Christopher Paolini. Inkheart is the suspenseful, darkly comic story of 12-year-old Meggie, who discovers the perils of fictional characters' coming to life. Eragon, by Paolini, who is only 19, is a fast-paced adventure tale that takes place in a fully realized alternate universe inhabited by a stew of dragons, swords and dark forces. By next year, you'll no doubt be able to supplement the literary gifts with Eragon action...
...balanced a rivalry as this has been—four overtime games among the last nine—both teams have heroes. And in the most recent renewals of this one, Sam Paolini has been it for Cornell, and Tyler Kolarik for Harvard...
...Paolini, who scored eight of 37 career goals against the Crimson, had the overtime game-winner in last year’s ECAC championship game. A feel-good story, Paolini earned the Hockey Humanitarian Award at the end of the season...