The Two Pearls of Wisdom

Under the harsh regime of an ambitious master candidate Eon is training to become a Dragoneye - a powerful Lord able to master wind and water to protect the land. But Eon also harbours a desperate secret... Eon is in fact Eona a young woman who has endured years of disguise as a boy for the chance to practice the Dragoneye's Art. In a world where women are only hidden wives or servants Eona's dangerous deception is punishable by death. Still in disguise Eona's unprecedented talent thrusts her into the centre of a lethal struggle for the Imperial throne. Summoned by the Emperor to the opulent and treacherous Court Eona must learn to trust her power and find the strength to face a vicious enemy who would seize her magic . . . and her life. Inspired by ancient Chinese lore and sharing the wonders of films such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon this thrilling novel is set in a brilliantly envisioned world where both appearances and loyalties can prove so very deceptive...