From the Author

Seasons
Greetings from
Christopher
Paolini
Seasons Greetings from Christopher Paolini

Seasons Greetings! I am writing to you from my home in Montana, where I’m

currently snowed in. From my window I see the soaring Beartooth Mountains, which
inspired my fantasy series, the Inheritance cycle. Sometimes I imagine the dragon Saphira
soaring among the jagged mountain peaks, her blue scales sparkling and reflecting rays of
sunlight at the snowbanks around her.

I’m currently writing the conclusion of Eragon and Saphira’s adventures, a project that
has taken me over ten years. It’s hard for me to imagine getting up in the morning and not
thinking about it. And yet, I can hardly wait to be finished, for I have many other stories
to tell.

In my office is a long desk, and if you could see it you would probably smile, for it’s
covered with piles of books, new books ... like presents yet to be unwrapped. Once my
manuscript is finished, I’m going to immerse myself in words, not my own, but others’.

Although I have little time for reading, the Iain M. Banks sci-fi books have recently
captured my attention. His creativity and world building have astonished me more than
once. And I’m looking forward to launching into Tad Williams’s Shadowmarch series.

I wish you the very best and hope you find quiet moments to relax
with a good book and, for a time, venture into another world.