Eragon

Eragon, a 479 page book by Christopher Paolini, is about a 16 year old boy that finds a blue stone in the Spine, a mysterious mountain range that few dare venture into. When it hatched open for a dragon, Eragon gets caught up in an adventure that leads him to running away from his home town, becoming a dragon rider {an ancient group of peace keepers}, and leading a rebel group called the Varden against the evil king, Galbatorix.