Alison Goodman
Hardcover | Pages: 531 pages Rating: 3.97 | 53724 Users | 4219 Reviews
Particularize Of Books Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1)
| Title | : | Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1) |
| Author | : | Alison Goodman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 531 pages |
| Published | : | December 26th 2008 by Viking Books for Young Readers (first published August 1st 2008) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Dragons. Magic. Fiction. Young Adult Fantasy. High Fantasy |
Description Supposing Books Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1)
Also Known As: Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye, and Eon (All the same book just published with different publishers) Swordplay, dragon magic--and a hero with a desperate secret Twelve-year-old Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills: sword-work and magical aptitude. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye--an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a boy for the chance to become a Dragoneye. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.Itemize Books To Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1)
| Original Title: | The Two Pearls of Wisdom |
| ISBN: | 0670062278 (ISBN13: 9780670062270) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Eon #1 |
| Characters: | Dillon Walsh, Eona, Rilla, Chart, Ryoko, Lady Jila, Lord Ido |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2009), Victorian Premier's Literary Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction Prize (2009), Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel & Nominee for Young Adult Novel (2008), The Inky Awards Nominee for Gold Inky (2009), James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2008) |
Rating Of Books Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1)
Ratings: 3.97 From 53724 Users | 4219 ReviewsAppraise Of Books Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1)
3.5 starsI have a feeling I will be telling my grandchildren long stories about my struggles with this book. Eon (both the book and the character) did not make it easy for me to like them, oh no. Instead, I constantly had to battle my desire to abandon them in favor of something easier to read, or a more likable heroine at the very least.Sometimes, when a book is extremely popular and well-loved by everyone in the known universe and possibly beyond, I dig in my heels and simply refuse to read itSlow start but amazing ... ohh yes ...I mean, if you thought a girl with dragons was cool ... You haven't read about EONA ... Because first she was passing as a boyAnd then she became Controlling thisAnd right now, I'm downloading the sequel EonaAnd if you are mexican ... let me tell you this book will remind you of
Review posted on Fafa's Book Corner! Beware spoilers ahead!Eon: Dragoneye Reborn was read during Tome Topple. And for The Dream Thieves December theme Missed TBR.Trigger warning: Physical violence, bullying, harassment, drug addiction, mention of war, death, grief, misogynistic society, gory fights, critical injuries from battle, ableism, transphobia, disability cured via magic, mention of salt mines, mention of slavery, abuse of power via authority, taking control of one's body, and rape.Eon
I think a copy of Eon ought to be on most school library bookshelves. It's an interesting exploration of gender roles and expectations, about finding your true self and that ineffable identity all of us have somewhere beneath the surface. Gender and identity are explored from different angles with the main story and one intertwining side character. Eon deals with the pressure of pretending to be something he isn't, of all the things he gave up when the choice to pretend to be a boy was made for
When I first started this book, I was like,Then I read some more, and I became more like this:Thankfully, before I went completely bald, the shit hit the fan, and it was THE END. This book and I have a long and complicated history. About two years ago, a friend from the UK was visiting and she left behind a book called The Two Pearls of Wisdom. She told me I HAD to read it, and as I tend to do with most paperbacks, I shoved it in the black hole I call a bookcase and promptly forgot it existed.
Larger graph if you can't read it: here . A Few More Points: *If you want someone to seem like a villain, do NOT make them taste like a creamsicle when you kiss them. Vanilla and orange=AWESOME.*How DARE you end a book at that point! (just kidding, Ms. Goodman. You hooked me for the next one)*I hope that Chart is part of book two. When he says "Sluuuuut" to Irsa, I laughed out loud at the audiobook. (One high point of the audio version which, overall, left a lot to be desired)
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