Luckily, having her horror-inducing disability continues to protect her from suspicion. With all eyes on the new Dragoneye, Eona has to be extra careful that no one finds out she is a female. Once Eona manages to successfully summon her dragon- of course it’s not just any dragon, but is in fact, the legendary Mirror Dragon that hasn’t been seen in over 500 years-she is swept into the palace as a noble.

Later, readers find out that this was all according to the plan of her twisted sponsor-he had arranged for someone to disable her when she was a child, for the exact purpose of hiding her gender. However, people are so busy being disgusted by her disability that they fail to even suspect her as woman. And this same disability puts Eona at a severe disadvantage when training in the required martial arts as a Dragoneye candidate-a position that is traditionally forbidden to women. Her disability is viewed with such horror that people on the streets even make “wards against evil” signs when they see her. This was no mean feat as she is introduced as a girl disguised as a boy with a crippling hip disability. Though the character of Eona herself was well developed and complex I just couldn’t feel any sympathy towards her in either installment. These may seem like minor grievances, but combine it with a highly predictable story and you have something that is more mediocre than fantastical. But I simply didn’t find the heroine particularly likable, the love interests remotely appealing, or the way the author conveniently discarded plot lines satisfying. I wanted to love this series about a young girl disguised as a boy, who beats the odds and summons her very own dragon. I found Eon and Eona by Alison Goodman both highly disappointing. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic. When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a twelve-year-old boy. with deadly consequences.įor years, Eon's life has been focused on magical study and sword-work, with one goal: that he be chosen as a Dragoneye, an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune.īut Eon has a dangerous secret. Published by Firebird on August 31st 2010īuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository

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