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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-100142417114

ISBN-139780142417119

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038258788

Product Key Features

Book TitleEon

Number of Pages576 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnimals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical, Fantasy & Magic, Social Themes / Dating & Relationships, Action & Adventure / General, Business, Careers, Occupations, Animals / Mythical Creatures, General, Fantasy / Epic

Publication Year2010

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorAlison Goodman

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

ReviewsThis mesmerizing story begins where most novels end: in a tension-filled climactic event . . . A world so richly imagined that it feels real. Booklist , starred review, Eon is wonderful, with its whirlwind of gender exploration, imperial ambition, dragon lore and dissection of nature versus nurture. Los Angeles Times, Includes plenty of exciting sword fights and plot reversals, and the dragons themselves, which only mystics of Eon s ability can see, are beautifully described. New York Times, - Eon is wonderful, with its whirlwind of gender exploration, imperial ambition, dragon lore and dissection of nature versus nurture.+ - Los Angeles Times -Includes plenty of exciting sword fights and plot reversals, and the dragons themselves, which only mystics of Eon+s ability can see, are beautifully described.+ - New York Times -This mesmerizing story begins where most novels end: in a tension-filled climactic event . . . A world so richly imagined that it feels real.+ - Booklist , starred review, ÒEonis wonderful, with its whirlwind of gender exploration, imperial ambition, dragon lore and dissection of nature versus nurture.Ó ÑLos Angeles Times, ÒIncludes plenty of exciting sword fights and plot reversals, and the dragons themselves, which only mystics of EonÕs ability can see, are beautifully described.Ó ÑNew York Times, ÒThis mesmerizing story begins where most novels end: in a tension-filled climactic event . . . A world so richly imagined that it feels real.Ó ÑBooklist, starred review

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal823.3

Grade ToUP

SynopsisRead Alison Goodman's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. Eon --the award-winning crossover fantasy that soars Sixteen-year-old Eon has a dream, and a mission. For years, he's been studying sword-work and magic, toward one end. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye-an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a twelve-year-old boy. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life., Read Alison Goodman's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. Eon --the award-winning crossover fantasy that soars! Sixteen-year-old Eon has a dream, and a mission. For years, he's been studying sword-work and magic, toward one end. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye-an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a twelve-year-old boy. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.