Christopher Paolini, a precocious, home-schooled teenager from Montana made headline news in 2003 with his debut fantasy novel Eragon. Book one of a planned trilogy, Eragon tells the tale of a fifteen-year-old boy, his blue dragon, Saphira, and their adventures. A #1 New York Times bestseller, the book has been translated into at least 30 languages; the film version of Eragon is in production and will be released in June 2006. Eldest, the second book in the series follows Eragon and Saphira to Ellesmera, the land of the elves, for further Dragon Rider training.