To read more about the Eon, go here to read the review. Since this is a sequel, this review will contain spoilers for the first book starting immediately. Eon will give more background on events important to the second book and is a decent book on its own, although I do think Eona is the stronger book. While Eona is supposed to work as a stand alone novel and contains the major details from the previous book in infodump form on occasion, I’d recommend reading Eon first. These books have also been marketed for both YA and adult readers depending on the publisher/country. Likewise, Eona has several different titles depending on which part of the world it is in and has also been released as Eona: Return of the Dragoneye and The Necklace of the Gods. The first book, Eon, has also been published under the titles Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye, and The Two Pearls of Wisdom. Eona is the second half of a fantasy duology by Alison Goodman and was on the New York Times Bestseller List.
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