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Alternative title: Dragoneye Reborn
Is part of Eon Alison Goodman , 2008 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Two Pearls of Wisdom
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'Eon is a potential Dragoneye, able to manipulate wind and water to nurture and protect the land. But Eon also has a dark secret. He is really Eona, found by a power-hungry master of the Dragon Magic in a search for the new Dragoneye. Because females are forbidden to practise the art, Eona endures years of study concealed as a boy. Eona becomes Eon, and a dangerous gamble is put into play. Eon's unprecedented display of skill at the Dragoneye ceremony places him in the centre of a power struggle between the Emperor and his High Lord brother. The Emperor immediately summons Eon to court to protect his son and heir. Quickly learning to navigate the treacherous court politics, Eon makes some unexpected alliances, and a deadly enemy in a Dragoneye turned traitor.' (Publisher's blurb.)

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Reference: Indirect
Importance: High
Note: Asian medievalism

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has references to China and is classified as 'Asian Medievalism'. According to the author's website the text is based on the "ancient lores of Chinese astrology and Feng Shui."

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2008 .
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      Extent: 430p.
      Description: illus.
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      • On cover: In a world of lies, the truth can be deadly ...
      ISBN: 9780732288006 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Bantam Books ,       2008 .
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      Extent: 430p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 9780593061367 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Viking ,       2008 .
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      Alternative title: Eon : Dragoneye Reborn
      Extent: 531p.
      Description: map
      ISBN: 9780670062270 (hbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Bantam Books ,       2009 .
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      Extent: 512p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 7th 2009
      ISBN: 9780553819885 (pbk.)
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2009 .
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      Alternative title: Eon
      Extent: 430p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published December 1st 2009
      ISBN: 9780732290115 (pbk.)
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       David Fickling ,       2009 .
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      Alternative title: Eon : Rise of the Dragoneye
      Extent: 429p.
      Edition info: Young adult ed.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780385616447 (hbk.), 9780385616553 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Eon et le Douzième Dragon
Language: French
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Gallimard Jeunesse ,       2009 .
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      Extent: 544p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3rd September 2009
      ISBN: 9782070623044
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Gallimard Jeunesse ,       2011 .
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      Extent: 596p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 9th 2011
      ISBN: 9782070623051
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y separately published work icon Eona Eona : The Last Dragoneye Alison Goodman , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2011 Z1770501 2011 single work novel young adult fantasy 'Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is Eona, thrust into the role of her country′s saviour.

'But Eona has an even more dangerous secret - she cannot control her power. When she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon, the anguish of the ten spirit beasts whose Dragoneyes were murdered surges through her. The result: a killing force that destroys everything before it.

'On the run from High Lord Sethon′s army, Eona and her friends must help the Pearl Emperor, Kygo, wrest back his throne. Everyone is relying on Eona′s power. Can she face her own darkness within, and drive a desperate bargain with an old enemy? A wrong move could obliterate them all.

'Against a thrilling backdrop of explosive combat, ruthless power struggles and exotic lore, Eona is the gripping story of a remarkable warrior who must find the strength to walk a deadly line between truth and justice.' (From the publisher's website.)
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— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii)
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 53 no. 2 2009; (p. 32)
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'Eon' Reborn Katie Wyatt , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 5)
— Review of The Two Pearls of Wisdom Alison Goodman , 2008 single work novel Alison Goodman's The Two Pearls of Wisdom has been re-released as a young adult novel under the title Eon. The novel has been published under a number of titles; The Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon: Dragoneye Reborn and Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye in order to represent how the book is marketed across countries. The novel is part of a 'duology' that explores issues of 'gender, power and identity' (5) through the protagonist Eon/Eona, a girl with a disablitity who masquerades as a boy. The final book, Eona: Necklace of the Gods, is to be likely to be released mid to late 2010 in Australia
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[Review] The Two Pearls of Wisdom Jarrah Moore , 2008 single work review
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— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii)
Fantasy Authors Find That Crime Does Pay After All Kylie Northover , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 4 April 2013; (p. 15) The Age , 6 April 2013; (p. 22)
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