She must help the displaced emperor’s son Prince Kygo to reclaim his throne whilst still reeling from the destruction from the first book. Eona’s secret is revealed and she is now in full control of her Mirror Dragon. The first book does end on a slight cliff-hanger which made me desperate to launch straight into book two.Īfter the explosive end to Eon, the sequel carries on from the first book. There was so much I loved about Eon and Eona that my only real complaint is that we didn’t get enough of the dragon lore. I especially love Lady Dela, who is a trans woman and is not ashamed of who she is.
The main side characters of Ryko and Lady Dela are wonderful and fight alongside Eona. The first Eon book certainly isn’t without action either. Goodman’s writing style drips with atmosphere and her descriptions paint a beautiful picture. The world of Eona is authentic and has been clearly researched with care down to minute details such as the Feng Shui of rooms. The stakes are high, and the dark Lord Ido, the ambitious Rat Dragoneye, is a constant threat – and honestly he’s one of my favourite fictional villains of all time. 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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