ALFRED A. KNOPF TO PUBLISH UNIQUE NOVELTY BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER
PAOLINI BASED ON HIS INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING
INHERITANCE CYCLE

Eragon’s Guide to Alagaësia to Be Released on November 3, 2009

New York, NY (May 20, 2009)—Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of
Random House Children’s Books, will publish a unique novelty book based on Christopher
Paolini’s Inheritance cycle this fall, it was announced today by Nancy Hinkel, Publishing Director
for the imprint. ERAGON’S GUIDE TO ALAGAËSIA is being created in conjunction with
Templar Publishing, who is recognized as the market leader in developing groundbreaking and
bestselling novelty gift books. This project marks the first time Paolini’s Inheritance cycle will be
introduced in a format beyond novels. As with Paolini’s Inheritance cycle novels, Random House
Children's Books holds world rights to ERAGON’S GUIDE TO ALAGAËSIA. The book will be
published in North America on November 3, 2009, and simultaneously by Random House
Children's Books in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

“We’re thrilled to be able to offer this spectacular book to fans this fall,” says Hinkel.
“ERAGON’S GUIDE TO ALAGAËSIA will take readers deeper into the captivating world
Christopher created, offering a visual perspective of the novels that millions of readers across the
world have come to love.”

ERAGON’S GUIDE TO ALAGAËSIA, which will carry a suggested retail price of $24.99 (US),
is framed as a gift from Eragon to the reader—who is, in fact, a new Rider. In fifteen lavishly
illustrated spreads, the reader is invited to explore the landscape and cities of Alagaësia and its
many races, including dragons, humans, Urgals, dwarves and elves. Each spread is filled with
special effects and stunning examples of paper engineering and other elements for which Templar is
so well known.

Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle, which includes the acclaimed novels Eragon, Eldest and
Brisingr, is an international sensation—with over 50 foreign-language licenses—and has sold more
than 22 million copies worldwide. Paolini is currently at work on the fourth book which will
conclude the Inheritance cycle. A publication date has yet to be announced.

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers is an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, the
world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Random House Children’s Books
is a division of Random House, Inc., whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG, a leading
international media company.