TWO PEARLS OF WISDOM - ALISON GOODMAN

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Permalink Reply by Deborah J Miller - Award Administrator on November 16, 2008 at 5:51pm

Hey - just thought I'd mention, I am reading the review copy of this right now, and REALLY enjoying it. A new take on an old idea (warrior who is secretly a female - don't worry, that's not a spoiler, we know from the start!) It is very character-centric (something I strive for in my own fiction) and Eon is the type of character you root for from the off. I love the descriptions of the dragons, too - very brightly drawn and exciting!

I have never read any of Alison' work before, but I certainly hope she continues to write Fantasy - the genre needs women authors like her...

(Not finished the book yet, but will hopefully write more once I'm done!)

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Permalink Reply by Liz on November 26, 2008 at 10:53pm

I was hugely honoured to meet Alison on her whirlwind tour here in the UK a few months ago. I had read the review copy and fell in love with her writing, the setting of the novel and the main character. The novel is written eloquently and from our chat, I know Alison's put in a lot of thought into the character of Eon.

It's a very worthy nomination for the award - it's a masquerade story with adventure and heart. Pure excellence.

This is the interview I did with Alison over breakfast.

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Permalink Reply by Greyweather on February 8, 2009 at 12:51pm

I hadn't realized until very recently that this book had a completely different title in the US, namely "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn".

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Permalink Reply by Deborah J Miller - Award Administrator on February 8, 2009 at 1:09pm

Yes, if you look at Alison's Nominee Pagethere's a nice pic of the rather splendid US cover art too!

I will definitely be reading the sequel...

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Guile on February 8, 2009 at 1:18pm

Blast!

Something else to read now!

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