Women have no place in the world of dragon magic. "It is said they bring corruption to the art and do not have the physical strength or depth of character needed...It is also thought that the female eye, too practiced in gazing at itself, cannot see the truth..."
Twelve year old Eon has been training for years in the study of dragon magic, based on East Asian astrology. He has disadvantages. He is crippled and he is a sixteen year old girl. Her master rescued her from the salt mines and groomed her in her masquerade to become a dragon eye apprentice. Ido has altered the trials to favor his candidate. The Mirror Dragon, gone for 500 years, appears and claims Eona as her dragon eye. This book has, of course, powerful and incredibly believable dragons, suspense, and excellent thought-provoking themes
Best Books YA 2010
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