A girl, determined to fulfill her dreams regardless of social rules or how she is looked upon in society? A girl parading as a boy, fooling everyone and playing politics and amassing power? It's like catnip. For awhile there I was all over the concept. I fell in love with the trope after I saw an excellent performance of Twelfth Night at my local university in 2007.

I especially love stories where people hide in the performance of other genders. All her hopes and entire future is centered on keeping her true identity a secret.Įon: Dragoneye Reborn had a lot of elements that intrigued me and sat on my reading list for ages while I pined for it and read Stanley Fish instead. Eon, twelve year old Dragoneye candidate is actually Eona, sixteen year old girl, disguised as a boy because female use of Dragon Magic is forbidden, even though she has the power to see all the dragons. With a disability from an accident in his youth, a hard master and little support, Eon seeks the power of the dragons while carrying a secret, one that could result in death. Against a thrilling backdrop of explosive combat, ruthless power struggles and exotic lore, Eona is the gripping story of a remarkable warrior who must find the strength to walk a deadly line between truth and justice.Eon, a Dragoneye candidate, has spent years dedicating himself to the study of magic, blade and dragon arts in order to become the new apprentice Dragoneye of his year. Can she face her own darkness within, and drive a desperate bargain with an old enemy? A wrong move could obliterate them all. On the run from High Lord Sethon's army, Eona and her friends must help the Pearl Emperor, Kygo, wrest back his throne. the result: a killing force that destroys everything before it.

When she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon, the anguish of the ten spirit beasts whose Dragoneyes were murdered surges through her. But Eona has an even more dangerous secret - she cannot control her power. Now she is Eona, thrust into the role of her country's saviour. Ages: 14+ Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. The sequel to the fabulous Two Pearls of Wisdom, also published as Eon.

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