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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn



Dragon and magic are two of the most beautiful and powerful emblems that I love to read about. More so when the chronicle is strewn with spoils of deception, rivalry, power struggle, romance, and bone-chilling action.
Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye is a breathtaking saga that never failed to astonish me. All throughout its carefully crafted and very captivating plot, I kept on guessing the story’s conclusion—with erratic gasps at every unexpected twists and turns.
Truly, I admire Eon as a young but wise crippled boy who, despite his physical imperfection that goaded his trainers and other candidates to loathe him, patiently worked his way through learning the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years. I revere his willpower to aspire for great things notwithstanding the fact that he could fail.  But his dream to become an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune is awe-inspiring that even truth he must conceal. Wanting to achieve his dream at whatever cost, he has to keep a dark secret—a great lie that he and his master Heuris Brannon, who pours out all of his hopes and diminishing wealth to Eon, should live with for the chance to become a Dragoneye, the human link to an energy dragon’s power.
It thrills me how Eon hides Eona, a 16-year-old girl, within him and breaks the rule that females are forbidden to practice Dragon Magic, which is punishable by death. But he makes it through the incredible ceremonial sword performance—tosses himself into the perilous ground of the Imperial court with his empathy with the twelve dragons. Not only that, he makes a powerful nemesis in Lord Ido, the Rat Dragoneye. But he also finds a friend in Dillon, the smallest of the candidates, who will be chosen by the Rat Dragon—and who will play a significant role in the battles ahead. With this, all hopes and wealth of Eon’s master is lost.
I love it when I thought that everything in the story seems to be a failure already, but all of a sudden from out of nowhere, a bombshell just go off. And here, after all Eon’s ordeals, he seizes his dream when the Mirror Dragon, which has been lost for 500 years, returns and chooses him. This dramatic twist ignites Lord Ido’s fury, because Eon must become Lord since there is no current Mirror Dragoneye and all dragons bow to Eon’s dragon, including his.
As the story progresses, a web of complicated and spine-chilling events begin to arise, putting Eona into deep trouble. Murder, battle for the Empire’s throne and sinister plans become the apparent images, which propel Eona to do her part with the help and guidance of those who are on her side—and against the evil force. Magic will become important and Eona must learn how to use her power and unite with her dragon, if she wanted good to win.
Whether Eon or Eona will succeed as Dragoneye will now be your own quest. I promise, you will love every page of this book and meet interesting characters you will surely love, or hate. Written by award-winning author Alison Goodman, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye is not your typical dragon story. For me, it is exciting, fun, mind-blowing, at times romantic and moving, but absolutely exceptional!




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