Eona: the Last Dragoneye (Eon #2)

Eona: the Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman is the second and final book in the Eon series.

Eona was chosen to be the Mirror Dragoneye - the first time the Mirror Dragon had chosen someone in 500 years. This may be due to the fact that local tradition now forbids girls to become dragoneyes and the Mirror Dragon is female.

The next steps for Eon are about learning to work with and control the power of her dragon to help the empire. But there is no one to train her. Usually the dragoneye chosen twelve years ago, in the last cycle, is your trainer.

Not only is there no Mirror Dragoneye to train her - ten of the other dragoneyes have been murdered. And when she connects with her dragon, the 10 bereft dragons try to attack her.

To make matters worse, the rightful emperor has been usurped by his uncle and is in exile. Eona need the strength of her dragon to help him regain the thrown.

Goodman has written a great fantasy series featuring a strong female character. The series is filled with Chinese culture - one of the few YA fantasy series with a non-white female hero. Readers of dystopian futures will enjoy the feel of this series though it has the feel of taking place in the past. It has all of the adventure, political intrigue and corruption, and characterization of a great read.

Goodman, Alison. (2011). Eona: the Last Dragoneye. New York: Viking.

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1)

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman is the first book in the Eon series.

Each new year as the twelve-year cycle of power changes to the next Dragon (based on the Chinese cycle of animal years) the ascendant Dragon chooses the next apprentice and the previous apprentice becomes a dragoneye. This is the way it has always been. The cycle turns with the exception of the Mirror Dragon year. The Mirror Dragon has been gone for 500 years.

This year is the year of the Rat Dragon. The chosen one will bind to the Rat Dragon and continue the cycle. Eon has been training for four years to be among the twelve 12-year-old boys to compete for the attention of the dragon. But Eon is neither 12 nor a boy. Eon is really Eona and if anyone finds out she and her master and his whole household will be put to death.

If Eon is not chosen her master will lose everything. If she is chosen she will have to keep her secret while becoming part of the ceremony and tradition that rules the land.

Goodman, Alison. (2008). Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. New York: Viking.