Secrets of the Dragon Riders includes the following essays. * Introduction: Secrets of the Dragon Riders by James A. Owen * Ten Things About Christopher Paolini by Jeremy Owen * Riding the Dragon by Tobias Druitt * Roran: The Reluctant Hero by J Fitz and Gerald McCurdy * The Magic of Anthropomorphic Animals by Nancy Yi Fan * My Dragon, Myself by Kelly McClymer * Eldest Does Not Equal Wisest by Susan Vaught * Q: How Does a Fifteen-Year-Old Do This? by Carol Plum-Ucci * The Modern-Day Perceval by Joshua Pantalleresco * It's in His Character by Jeremy Owen * The Thing About Elves Is... by Gail Sidonie Sobat * How the Inheritance Cycle Differs from Fantasy Epics in the Past by Ian Irvine