He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. News & World ReportĪbout the Author Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. "A breathtaking and unheard of success."- USA Today "Christopher Paolini is a true rarity."- The Washington Post "Christopher Paolini make literary magic."- People "The new 'It' book of children's lit."- U.S. "-Ink and Plasma "Sure to be one of the biggest literary moments of the year."-The Portalist "Just as he did with his fantasy series, Paolini again captured my complete attention with the sheer breadth of his imagination."-By Hook or By Book Praise for Christopher Paolini: "An authentic work of great talent."- New York Times Book Review "Paolini is a spellbinding fantasy writer."- The Boston Globe Kira is my queen of thorns, and I would trust her with my life and with the fate of humanity. The ending was fantastic, big and exciting and with the same outside-the-box thinking I now expect from one of Paolini's endings."-Novel Knight "The character cast in To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is perfection. "Has that charm that is unique to writing. It's accessible and engaging and left us wanting more."- Starburst Magazine "This is Paolini's best book so far, skillfully done, brilliantly imagined and cleverly executed. Corey's The Expanse series and for fantasy fans willing to try space opera."- Booklist, starred review "Dazzles with otherworldly delights-and unearthly nightmares."- Newsweek Paolini populates this universe with a large cast of interesting and relatable characters, and mostly avoids reductive good guy/bad guy dynamics, lending the story a sincere emotional depth. "A powerful piece of SF, with intelligent writing and big ideas."-Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "Fans of all kinds, one can be sure, will come to question, and stay to explore."- The Wall Street Journal "The skills honed in his YA fantasy series, Inheritance ( Eragon, 2003), are on full display here in his vibrant world building, especially in the mythology of the alien tech. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards! To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini.
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