November Birthdays

Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini was born on November 17, 1983 in Southern California. He has lived most of his life Montana. It was the jagged, snowcapped, Beartooth Mountains, of Montana that inspired the fantastic scenery in Eragon.
Christopher was home schooled by his parents. He was only fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. All the characters in Eragon are from Christopher's imagination except Angela the herbalist, who is loosely based on his sister. He gave the book to his parents to read and the family decided to self-publish it. Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover. The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools.
In the summer of 2002, author Carl Hiaasen’s (“Hoot”), stepson read a copy of the self-published book while on vacation in Montana. Author Carl Hiaasen, brought Eragon to the attention of his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. The editor of Knopf Books contacted the Paolini family and in August 2003 Knopf published Eragon.
After an extensive tour of the U.S. and England for Eragon, Christopher began writing his second book, Eldest, which continues the adventures of Eragon and the dragon Saphira. In December 2006, Fox released the movie of Eragon in theaters around the world. Brisinger his third book was released in September.