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.
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