![]() Goodman's characters hold built-in appeal for fans of Tamora Pierce (particularly of her Song of the Lioness Quartet), but they go further than Pierce's in staking out their sexuality the author's plotting is elaborate, smart and capable of taking the audience by surprise. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn the first book in a set. Unable to share her secret even with her new friends, the soldier eunuch Ryko and Lady Dela, a “Contraire,” or transgender courtier, Eona must confront the corrupt Lord Ido and save the empire from his schemes-and discover how to invoke the power of the Mirror Dragon. Title: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Author: Alison Goodman Series: Eon Genres: Sci-fi, fantasy, adventure, history Age range: 12+ Find your dragon within. But then the Mirror Dragon, mysteriously absent for 500 years, appears at the competition and selects Eona. Crippled years earlier, she is least likely to be chosen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because women are forbidden to study Dragon magic, 16-year-old Eona disguises herself as Eon, a 12-year-old boy, to compete to be an apprentice Dragoneye, a communicant with one of 12 energy dragons. ) weaves a fantasy with contemporary themes about gender identity and female power. ![]() Inspired by Asian culture, Goodman ( Singing the Dogstar Blues When on the dais to stop the King Monsoon and supposed to be leading the Dragoneyes in using their dragons. ![]()
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