NMLP P-004897 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (Tales from Alagaësia 1)

Christopher Paolini · Alfred A. Knopf / Random House (New York) · 2018

US Knopf hardcover is the true first, released December 31, 2018, as Tales from Alagaësia, Volume 1 in the Eragon universe. The large first printing (reported at 500,000 copies) means first printings are common.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004897 for "The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (Tales from Alagaësia 1)" by Christopher Paolini (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004897, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).