![]() ![]() He is 12 years old and one of a field of candidates to be the next apprentice or Dragoneye, a person who can commune with and direct one of the 12 “energy dragons.” So far, so familiar. The eponymous hero, Eon, resembles the protagonists of shelf-loads of fantasy series. While there are many set pieces familiar from previous fantasy series, Goodman has freshened up creaking plot devices to produce a slow-building work that over and over again challenges reader expectations. ![]() “Eon: Dragoneye Reborn,” the first half of Australian Alison Goodman’s planned two-volume, Asian-influenced dragon-based series, is wonderful, with its whirlwind of gender exploration, imperial ambition, dragon lore and dissection of nature versus nurture. ![]()
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