All the hopes of those loyal to the Emperor relies on Eona and her dragon, and she must bear the burden of her secret and try to outwit the deep treachery that threatens her world.Įon: Dragoneye Reborn marks a huge push for Penguin books, and boasts aspirations of becoming the next Eragon, or with the more widespread appeal of Harry Potter. Eona is soon plunged into a dangerous new world of political struggle and intrigue as opposing forces fight for control of the empire. When the ceremony commences, however, Eona becomes chosen not by the ascendant dragon, but by the Mirror Dragon–lost from the Dragon Council for five hundred years.

Should Eona’s true identity be discovered, she and her master will face certain death. Saved from the deadly salt mines, Eona’s master is the only other person who knows her secret, and it is one they must guard with their lives. Singled out by her master because of her raw power and talent to see all twelve dragons with her spirit sight, Eona has been trained and forced to masquerade as a boy. Only Eon hides a desperate secret–he actually is a sixteen year old girl, named Eona. This time, it is the Rat Dragon, and Eon joins the boys to complete the grueling ceremony and stand hopeful in front of the mirrors. Every new year, a different Dragoneye becomes the ascendant, and an apprentice is chosen by the Dragon. He also is a Dragoneye candidate, the first lame candidate ever to attempt the ceremony of mirrors, and to try to become a Dragoneye apprentice. As tension builds and Eon’s desperate lie comes to light, readers won’t be able to stop turning the pages…Įon is a twelve year old boy with a twisted leg from a traumatic accident from his early childhood. After a dazzling sword ceremony, Eon’s affinity with the twelve dragons catapults him into the treacherous world of the Imperial court where he makes a powerful enemy, Lord Ido.

It is forbidden for females to practice the Dragon Magic and, if discovered, Eon faces a terrible death.

He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been living a dangerous lie for the chance to become a Dragoneye, the human link to an energy dragon’s power. This marks one of Penguin’s biggest Young Adult books of 2009, and so when we were offered a review copy of this novel, I hastily accepted!Īction - a stunning magic system-swordplay galore!Įon has been studying the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years, hoping he’ll be able to apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. Why did I read this book: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn has garnered a lot of buzz both online and in bookstores. Stand alone or series: First book in a planned duology.

Eon by Alison Goodman