The eleven men who serve as Dragoneyes wield enormous magical power and have great political influence, but acting as a conduit for an energy dragon has its drawbacks as well - Dragoneyes age much more quickly than normal men. If you do, you'll miss out on a book that is original and well-written and exciting and fun and just flat-out GOOD. Do what you must to maintain your sanity - remove the book jacket, make a new cover out of a grocery bag (you know you still remember how), spray paint the thing black (Josh's method of choice), whatever - just don't let the cover scare you off. If you've been doing the same thing, YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. First in series, 531 heart-stopping pages.As I mentioned last week, I'd been avoiding Eon: Dragoneye Reborn because of the cover art, which to me screams Cheesy And Derivative Fantasy Novel With Much Questing And Very Little Else. This thrilling adventure set in a land much like ancient China reveals the rippling scales of dragons in the storm clouds overhead – and the bitter venom hiding in human hearts. Will Eon’s secret identity stay a secret in the rumor-filled Imperial Palace? How can Eon practice working with the Mirror Dragon without the correct instruction? Why do the dragons agree to help the Empire year after year? But the angry Rat Dragoneye doesn’t want to share power with Lord Eon, who might discover his plans to use dragon power to overthrow the Emperor! Soon, this year's Dragoneye and his dragon must travel north to help control the weather – for the Dragoneye Lords serve during their Dragon year to keep the empire safe. In this imperial court of protocol and ceremony, no one knows what to do with an apprentice who has no master to train him or how to deal with two protector dragons in one year. For the first time in living memory, the Mirror Dragon has appeared to select an apprentice – and chooses Eon. Suddenly the long-dark twelfth dragon mirror brightens.
Eon now must run away before anyone discovers that this 12-year-old boy is really a young woman who risked execution for a chance to serve the Emperor as Dragoneye!
Ten dragon brothers and the whole empire watch as the ascendant Dragon selects Dillon as his apprentice. Perhaps the Dragon’s spirit eye will overlook his crippled leg?Įon feels the mighty Rat Dragon’s spirit ripple through his blood, even after the swordmaster’s ambush on the competition field. Only one chance to become Dragoneye apprentice… Soon Eon’s years of training will be over as he competes against 11 candidates.
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