Meanwhile, she joins forces with Dillon, another young apprentice. Eon must find this folio, but she suspects someone’s deliberately plotting against her. The Mirror Dragon’s folio is missing, so the librarian can’t help. She doesn’t know where to start, but she asks the palace librarian for help. To work with the Mirror Dragon again, she must find its true name. When others in the court discover her true identity, the dragon fades away and she can’t communicate with it anymore. This makes her hate both her femininity and herself, which she must overcome if she wants to be a successful Dragoneye-there is a reason the most powerful dragon chose her, after all. She makes sure she looks like a “boy” and keeps everything else hidden away. To keep her identity hidden, Eon uses special drugs to suppress feminine features. However, for an inexperienced Dragoneye, this won’t be easy. She knows she must find out how to tame the Mirror Dragon and use its power to wipe out Sethon. Eon moves into the court and struggles between keeping her identity a secret and revealing the truth. Together, they plot to take over the court.

Meanwhile, Sethon aligns with a Dragoneye, Ido, who works with another powerful dragon, the Rat Dragon. However, he’s come too far to give up now, and he doesn’t lose hope. Eon worries he won’t be selected because he’s physically weaker than most of the boys, and he’s unpopular with some of the trainers. These dragons bless the world with good energy and fortune through human servants. Dragoneyes serve as conduits between dragons and humans. He hopes, now, that he’ll be selected to apprentice to a master magician called a Dragoneye. Eona, or Eon, has been studying a special type of magic, called Dragon Magic, for four years. Disguising herself as a boy is the only way Eona has the chance to explore her passion for magic. Scholars believe women can’t see things clearly and will bring falsehoods and poison to the world. Women are banned from studying magic, on pain of death. The main character is Eona, who pretends to be a boy called Eon. Goodman is a bestselling author who also writes adult fiction. The book won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. It follows a young girl forbidden from using magic, who pretends to be a boy so that she can study ancient Dragon Magic. Since its first publication, Eon: Dragoneye Reborn has been published under alternative titles- Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon, and Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye. Published in 2008, it’s the first book in the Eon duology.

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn is a young adult fantasy by Alison Goodman.

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