I caught the planes of his face as he moved, broad strokes painted by light and shadow: a high scholar's brow, a long nose like the foreign devils the emperor had allowed into the city, and a jutting dark beard. He wore his oiled black hair in the double queue of the Dragoneye, looped high into a knot at the crown of his head. 'I squinted, trying to distinguish more detail against the bright glare of the ramp opening. Read With: Firelight (series) by Sophie Jordan, Eragon (series) by Christopher Paolini, The False Prince (series) by Jennifer Nielson

I would recommend this book to older students who enjoy fantasy but also like action.

It's a super interesting story that becomes more complicated and intriguing when we discover Eon's secret and the extents to which Lord Ido, Eon's enemy, will go for the power he wants. Basically, each year, a boy is chosen who communes with a dragon, gaining powers to control natural phenomenon and help the people. Eon, the main character, has studied ancient Dragon Magic in hopes of being chosen as the next Dragoneye. This book is definitely different from other dragon books I have read as it feels like ancient realistic fiction instead of fantasy but it is definitely fantasy. I was excited that in our spring book swap, Andrea Payan sent me a fantasy book with dragons. What I Think: I've only read a few books with dragons in them and I've loved them. Also Known As: Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye, and Eon (All the same book just published with different publishers). As tension builds and Eon's desperate lie comes to light, readers won't be able to stop turning the pages. After a dazzling sword ceremony, Eon's affinity with the twelve dragons catapults him into the treacherous world of the Imperial court, where he makes a powerful enemy, Lord Ido. It is forbidden for females to practice the Dragon Magic and, if discovered, Eon faces a terrible death. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been living a dangerous lie for the chance to become a Dragon-eye, the human link to an energy dragon's power. GoodReads Summary: Eon has been studying the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years, hoping he'll be able to apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune.

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