From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christopher Paolini (born November 17, 1983 in Southern California) is an American novelist. He is best known as the author of the Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance. He lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he wrote his first book. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Paolini, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
