The gamble pays off when she is chosen, however there's more going on than she realizes and soon she finds herself immersed in the politics of the empire and the Dragoneyes. Women are not allowed to have anything to do with the dragons (or much else for that matter) and if anyone finds out she is female she will be put to death, alongside her master. Eon is actually Eona, a 16 year old girl who was working at a salt farm when her master found her and decided to disguise her as a boy and train her to be one of the boys vying for the position as the next Rat Dragoneye. Read moreĮon is the first of two books about Eon who is supposed to be a 12 year old boy trying to be chosen as one of the 12 Dragoneyes- those who can see and control a dragon to prevent natural disasters and maintain peace etc. In the end for me, this was the epic story of Eon's journey to finding his or herself. Eunuchs should be self-explanatory but the Contraires are said to have two souls, one male and one female. The different types of characters in the story for example, the Eunuchs, and the Contraires especially were an interesting facet. There are so many elements to this story that made it very interesting and enjoyable. Soon Eon would realize more than her master's hope would be on her shoulders. I liked Eon's strength on how she handled and accepted the burden of all her masters hopes that was put on her, even though continually living her life as a boy did cause her some confusion. I guess being poor and laboring in the salt farm most of her life gave Eon a small frame. But you see the thing about Eon is, he's not male and is older than twelve, the age of all dragoneye contestants. And this is basically the main angle of the book, young male contestants enter a yearly competition to become the Daragoneye Apprentice for the upcoming Animal sign.Įon was a candidate for his Master Heuris Brannon, who put all his eggs in one basket hoping Eon would be chosen as the Dragoneye, and help him reclaim his position as a Lord and get in a position to hinder the corruption in the counsel trying to dethrone the emperor. I've always been interested in the Chinese Zodiac Animal signs.

One of the things I really liked about it was the Chinese and Japanese influences in the story. First of all I didn't have any expectations of how I would receive it but has it turns out I really enjoyed it. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn is certainly unlike any book I've ever read and I'm at a loss at how to go about reviewing it.

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