![]() Eona has been forced to hide her female identity, masquerading as a male to gain advantage. There’s no waiting for the end, here, people! (Pet peeve: cliff-hanger endings and waiting.)įirst and foremost throughout the book are gender issues. ![]() _- This is a sure sign that I’m engaged with the plot and characters. The only reason I’m writing this review now is because my kindle died. As soon as I finished Eon I started part II, Eona, the sequel. While Eon engages with real issues, there is never any hint of a lecture or exposition the story is engaging, the issues are an integral part of the plot and the characters, both carrying the reader forward. ![]() I really enjoyed Eon so I’m tempted to go the ol’ ‘JUST READ IT’ path, but Eon is a book of substance, engaging with real issues in the course of the narrative so I’ll do my best to do Eon justice while also not giving away spoilers. ![]() ![]() Rapidly ensnared by court politics, Eon’s strongest motivation is for survival in this world inspired by ancient China and Japan. All Dragoneyes are men but Eon is a crippled eunuch. Eon has been taken away from his family by a master who intends to train him to be a Dragoneye, a person who psychically a person who psychically links with a dragon to protect the land. ![]()
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