Eona is under pressure to complete her Dragoneye training whilst undertaking a quest she never asked for. This begins an adventure of intrigue, magic, and political suspense as Eona is thrust into a world full of deadly enemies and she is forced to choose a political side by protecting the emperor and fighting against the rebels who would stab him in the back and overthrow him. Sadly, Eona fails to attract the Rat Dragon of that year, but is instead chosen by the mysterious Mirror Dragon who hasn’t been seen in centuries. If her disguise is discovered, then she risks a painful death. Eona’s world has some backward notions when it comes to feminism, and so only boys can become apprentices.
The story is told from the eyes of Eona, a young girl who disguises herself as the boy Eon in order to be chosen as a Dragoneye apprentice and gain all the riches, power and prestige that go with it.
Also known as Rise of the Dragoneye, the Eon duology is inspired by Chinese mythology in a world where apprentices can be trained to commune with dragon spirits based on the Chinese zodiac in order to help control the weather and prevent devastating storms. One of my favourite Young Adult fantasy books is Eon: Dragoneye Reborn and its sequel Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Australian author Alison Goodman.
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