Christopher Paolini is an American author best known for his Inheritance Cycle series of fantasy novels. He wrote the first novel, Eragon, when he was just 15 years old. It was published in 2002 and became a New York Times bestseller. The series was completed in 2011 with the fourth book, Inheritance. Paolini has also written a science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, and a graphic novel, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. He is an advocate for literacy and has spoken at numerous schools and libraries. He currently lives in Montana with his family.