Books in order

Christopher Paolini — books in order

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Series
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Outside series
2003–2023
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Eragon
Start withEragonThe Inheritance Cycle · 2003Open the volume →
  • Christopher Paolini has 1 series with a set reading order in BookRank.
  • Start with The Inheritance Cycle — its first volume is “Eragon” (2003).
  • Outside the series: 3 ranked books, published 2018–2020.

The Inheritance Cycle

5 volumes · 2003–2023 · Ongoing · editor's note

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  1. Eragon
    Eragon2003Start here
    7.57.5 / 10
  2. Eldest
    Eldest2005
    7.77.7 / 10
  3. Brisingr
    Brisingr2008
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. Inheritance
    Inheritance2011
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. Murtagh
    Murtagh2023
    7.97.9 / 10

Books outside any series

3 ranked titles, oldest first.

  1. The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
    The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm183 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  2. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
    To Sleep in a Sea of Stars532 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  3. Fractal Noise
    Fractal Noise128 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10

Series and volumes: Wikidata (CC0); the standalone list covers the books BookRank ranks, not the author’s complete bibliography.