Unable to share her secret even with her new friends, the soldier eunuch Ryko and Lady Dela, a “Contraire,” or transgender courtier, Eona must confront the corrupt Lord Ido and save the empire from his schemes-and discover how to invoke the power of the Mirror Dragon. But then the Mirror Dragon, mysteriously absent for 500 years, appears at the competition and selects Eona. Crippled years earlier, she is least likely to be chosen. Because women are forbidden to study Dragon magic, 16-year-old Eona disguises herself as Eon, a 12-year-old boy, to compete to be an apprentice Dragoneye, a communicant with one of 12 energy dragons. ) weaves a fantasy with contemporary themes about gender identity and female power. Inspired by Asian culture, Goodman ( Singing the Dogstar Blues
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