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The young Dragon Rider Eragon must finally confront the evil king Galbatorix to free Alagaesia from his rule once and for all.

Chasing the Skandian slave-traders who kidnapped Will and Evanlyn, Ranger Halt and warrior student Horace find themselves in the frozen northern islands, where they battle a ruthless black-clad knight as they attempt to rescue their friends.

In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.

After their mother's death when the Illucian empire invaded, Princess Anthia and her sister Princess Caliza start a rebellion to bring back the magical elemental crows that were taken from her people.

Sometimes death is only the beginning. The Island of Lost Souls gives Eldwin hope that he’ll see his father again, but the island holds many secrets - and hidden dangers. As he draws closer to the end of his quest, the island will push him to his limit...and cost him everything. Fans of Sarah K.L. Wilson’s Dragon School, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon, and Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon Riders of Pern will feel right at home. The Coin of Souls...

Danger lurks in every shadow. When Eldwin and Sion are arrested by one of the king's riders and escorted across Osnen, they are attacked by dragon slayers. Banished from the Citadel, they must face the threat on their own. Fans of Sarah K.L. Wilson's Dragon School, Christopher Paolini's Eragon and Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern will feel right at home. Sword and Crown is the twelfth episode of the series Dragon Riders of Osnen. Dragon Riders...

Darkness threatens the land. With an evil creature killing dragons and riders alike, the False King's reign of terror spills across the border. While the king of Osnen and the Citadel's riders struggle to stem the assault, Eldwin flies to the Conclave to plead for help from the other schools. Unless the schools unite and arrive in time, the world is doomed. Fans of Sarah K.L. Wilson's Dragon School, Christopher Paolini's Eragon and Anne McCaffrey's...

To save a kingdom, a king must fall. Eldwin and Maren return to the Citadel to find the king's army at the gates. The Wild Ones are their only hope of defeating the tyrant, but will untested dragons be enough to sway the battlefield? Fans of Sarah K.L. Wilson's Dragon School, Christopher Paolini's Eragon and Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern will feel right at home. Wrath and Ruin is the fourteenth episode of the series Dragon Riders of Osnen. Dragon...