A grandmother, based in NSW’s Central Coast, bought her grandson a copy of a fantasy book and it came with much more excitement than dragons and adventure.

After being given a copy of ERAGON by Christopher Paolini from his grandmother, Junaid Blake, 11 years old, entered the competition featured on the front cover of the book. The competition was to win a worldwide exclusive one-of-a-kind 22 carat solid gold medallion autographed by the author Christopher Paolini and featuring an illustration by artist John Jude Palencar, valued at over $15,000.

Earlier this month, the competition which was to celebrate the launch of the third book in the series Brisingr, was drawn after thousands of entries were received. Junaid waited anxiously to hear whether he was the winner and on the 4^th of November he received the call that his unique number was drawn as the winning entry.  

Junaid received his prize at a special ceremony at Kmart Woy Woy, the location of where his grandmother bought the original book. The material and craftsmanship of the medallion cost $15,000 to create however, as it is the only one of its kind in the world it has considerable value for fans and collectors, it is valued well in excess of that amount. Junaid received a certificate of authenticity and a valuation with the medallion.

BRISINGR has topped the bestseller charts around the world since being released on 20 September this year and fan-sites and online forums have been buzzing about the prize.

Kmart and Random House Australia would like to congratulate the prize winner.