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Books like Eragon

If you liked Eragon by Christopher Paolini, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. Eldest

    Christopher Paolini · 2005 · The Inheritance Cycle #2

    Because same series (The Inheritance Cycle #2); also by Christopher Paolini; shares tags: young adult, fantasy, dragons.

    Eragon trains with Oromis in Ellesmera while Roran defends Carvahall and Nasuada leads the Varden toward war.

  2. Brisingr

    Christopher Paolini · 2008 · The Inheritance Cycle #3

    Because same series (The Inheritance Cycle #3); also by Christopher Paolini; shares tags: fantasy, dragons, young adult.

    Eragon rescues Katrina, backs a dwarf king, and earns a burning sword.

  3. Howl's Moving Castle

    Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 · Howl's Castle #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, magic.

    Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon…

  4. The Subtle Knife

    Philip Pullman · 1997 · His Dark Materials #2

    Because shares tags: young adult, fantasy, adventure.

    Will finds a window to Cittagazze, meets Lyra, and both hunt the knife that cuts between worlds.

  5. Inkheart

    Cornelia Funke · 2003 · Inkworld #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, adventure.

    Bookbinder Mo reads characters alive and daughter Meggie is pulled into Capricorn's hunt for Inkheart.

  6. Graceling

    Kristin Cashore · 2008 · Graceling Realm #1

    Because shares tags: young adult, fantasy, adventure.

    Katsa, Graced with killing, breaks from her uncle's use of her and follows a kidnapped prince toward a hidden king.

  7. The Color of Magic

    Terry Pratchett · 1983 · Discworld #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, adventure, magic.

    A failed wizard guides a tourist across a flat world on a turtle, with comic fantasy chaos.

  8. The Blood of Olympus

    Rick Riordan · 2014 · The Heroes of Olympus #5

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, adventure.

    Seven demigods stop Gaia waking while Reyna brings Athena statue.

  9. The Amber Spyglass

    Philip Pullman · 2000 · His Dark Materials #3

    Because shares tags: fantasy, adventure, young adult.

    Lyra and Will cross worlds with amber spyglass to free ghosts and kill Authority.

  10. City of Heavenly Fire

    Cassandra Clare · 2014 · The Mortal Instruments #6

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, adventure.

    Clary and Jace face Sebastian's dark army while Emma and Julian's story begins in Los Angeles.

  11. A Darker Shade of Magic

    V. E. Schwab · 2015 · Shades of Magic #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, adventure.

    Antari Kell Maresh, a blood magician who travels between Londons, meets thief Delilah Bard after she steals a stone of Black London magic…

  12. The Witches

    Roald Dahl · 1983

    Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, adventure.

    A boy and his grandmother face the Grand High Witch's plan to turn England's children into mice.

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