An experiment gone wrong... An explosion from a dragon's fire... The darkness is closing in, ever near. A dragon and rider thrown into the desert, sent to find the legendary Eragon, the one who was to save them all. But, ever since the last rider came back from training, the ones who went after him should have come back. Nobody can be spared, and yet, when this child finds her true fate, she is sent on a life and death mission. Find the hidden training field, and more importantly, find Eragon. Who else is out looking for Eragon? And, what do they know?