Rachel

Rachel asked Christopher Paolini:

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Christopher Paolini Most dragons didn’t wait very long to hatch. The only reason Saphira did was because, even in the egg, she knew she was in danger. As for how the Riders knew which child a dragon had picked — as I believe I said somewhere in the books, the guardians of the eggs would monitor the mind of the unhatched dragon, and thus would be able to tell when it had made a decision. And not just because the dragon’s thoughts would change, but because the decision would initiate first the hatching process, and then the bonding process mandated and mediated by the magical pact between dragons and Riders.

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Allison Hebron

Allison Hebron asked Christopher Paolini:

Hi Christopher! I love your books, reading them is always a bright spot in my year at the University. My question is this, when do you think your new sci-fi book will be released? also, have you nailed down a title yet? Thanks! :D

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Kurk Prater asked Christopher Paolini:

Usually if a studio has the film rights they have only so much time to make a movie or they lose the rights... Do you have such a deal with Fox?

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