{"product_id":"9780062121936","title":"Talker 25","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTalker 25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Joshua McCune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebut author Joshua McCune's gritty and heart-pounding novel is a masterful reimagining of popular dragon fantasy set in a militant future reminiscent of Paolo Bacigalupi's \u003cem\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/em\u003e and Ann Aguirre's \u003cem\u003eOutpost\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/em\u003e called it \"absolutely gripping and absolutely horrifying.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a high-school prank gone horribly wrong—sneaking onto the rez to pose next to a sleeping dragon—and now senior Melissa Callahan has become an unsuspecting pawn in a war between Man and Monster, between family and friends and the dragons she has despised her whole life. Chilling, epic, and wholly original, this debut novel imagines a North America where dragons are kept on reservations, where strict blackout rules are obeyed no matter the cost, where the highly weaponized military operates in secret, and where a gruesome television show called \u003cem\u003eKissing Dragons\u003c\/em\u003e unites the population. Joshua McCune's debut novel offers action, adventure, fantasy, and a reimagining of popular dragon lore. \"The story packs significant punch.\"—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Absolutely gripping and absolutely horrifying, Talker 25 is a sort of fantasy Gulag Archipelago, an account of the stripping down of humanity under extreme duress. That McCune manages an upbeat ending is a surprising feat, but readers will be left shaken by what came before.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062121936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41071357231310,"sku":"9780062121936","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062121936.jpg?v=1648611609","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062121936","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}