{"product_id":"9781982125110","title":"Domesticating Dragons","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDomesticating Dragons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dan Koboldt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP MEETS JURASSIC PARK WHEN A NEWLY GRADUATED GENETIC ENGINEER GOES TO WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT AIMS TO PRODUCE CUSTOM-MADE DRAGONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoah Parker, a newly minted Ph.D., is thrilled to land a dream job at Reptilian Corp., the hottest tech company in the American Southwest. He’s eager to put his genetic engineering expertise to use designing new lines of Reptilian’s feature product: living, breathing dragons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Although highly specialized dragons have been used for industrial purposes for years, Reptilian is desperate to crack the general retail market. By creating a dragon that can be the perfect family pet, Reptilian hopes to put a dragon into every home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While Noah’s research may help Reptilian create truly domesticated dragons, Noah has a secret goal. With his access to the company’s equipment and resources, Noah plans to slip changes into the dragons’ genetic code, bending the company’s products to another purpose entirely . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eDomesticating Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Koboldt delivers and funny and immersive look at the world of genetic engineering. . . . With characteristic verve, Koboldt contrasts the playful adventure plot with eerie dystopian setting and a seering examination of corporate greed and ambition. Fans of inventive speculative fiction are sure to be pleased.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Dan Koboldt:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003e. . . \u003c\/i\u003every readable and highly enjoyable. . . . Characters that are more than the sum of their parts, a world that has so much to offer, and a story that races along apace . . . ” —SFF World on \u003ci\u003eThe World Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982125110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40941462421710,"sku":"9781982125110","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_341c55f8-e222-4947-a73b-8cf34c1a2404.jpg?v=1645906284","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982125110","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}