title: Christopher Paolini
text: Christopher Paolini (born November 17, 1983 in Southern California) is an American writer. He is best known as the writer of the Inheritance cycle, which has the books Eragon, Eldest,  Brisingr, and the fourth book Inheritance (book) . He lives in Paradise Valley, Montana.
  
  Paolini is famous for publishing his book, Eragon when he was only seventeen years old. He began writing the book when he was fifteen. His second book, Eldest, was released in 2005. His third book, Brisingr, was released in 2008. The final book of the Inheritance Cycle, Inheritance, was released on 8 November, 2011.
  
  Writers from California
  1983 births
  Living people