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Dragoneye Reborn
By Goodman, Alison
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67006-227-0
- Publisher
- Viking
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on December 9, 2008
In Goodman's fantasy kingdom, power struggles both worldly and magical combine in a zodiac of dragon energies. Each year, one apprentice is chosen to bond with a dragon. Crippled and frail, Eon has little hope of being that one apprentice until a mysterious dragon appears and makes its choice. Now Eon must survive his enemy's ambitions while harboring a deadly secret: 12-year-old Eon is really 16-year-old Eona, a girl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Gr 8-Up In this Asian-inspired fantasy world, political power belongs to the emperor, but also to the Dragoneyes: men who harness the power of the 12 energy dragons named for animals from the Chinese zodiac. Each year, a new one comes to power, and the dragon itself chooses a new apprentice from a pool of 12-year-old boys. Physically lame Eon is thought least likely to be chosen and also has a secret: Eon is truly Eona, a 16-year-old girl. At the ceremony, the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Eon is in a fierce competition to be selected as the apprentice to the Rat Dragon (one of twelve who guard the Empire) and is engaged in a dangerous deception. If anyone discovers that he is secretly a she, not only is her death assured, but so is that of her master and sponsor. Eon is least favored among the candidates—her crippled hip is considered ill fortune—but she needs to be chosen or face financial ruin, slavery, or worse. Goodman...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Eon, in competition to be apprentice to the Rat Dragon, is engaged in a dangerous deception: if anyone discovers that he is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn is a complex fantasy filled with fascinating political intrigue and dramatic fight scenes. The elaborate and richly imagined world is inspired by the history and cultures of China and Japan, but Alison Goodman writes in an author’s note that it “soon became a land of imagination with no claim to historical or cultural authenticity.” While the book is sure to appeal to the devoted fantasy fans the title and cover will attract, this remarkable and intricately woven novel wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
