{"product_id":"animal-future-darrin-mcgraw-9781942409052","title":"Animal Future","description":"In a near-future Southern California full of mentally-enhanced animals, three unlikely companions- a Vietnamese-American policewoman, a well-dressed chimpanzee, and a fast-talking spy- find they have no choice but to combine their talents in order to stay alive. While being hunted by fanged assassins, corrupt officers, and some chillingly methodical robot snakes, the trio investigates what turns out to be a terrorist plot masterminded by unknown foreign interests.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis exciting, irresistibly quirky novel of action, comedy, and ideas features a remarkable cast of supporting characters, including a motel desk clerk with a prehensile tail, a poker-playing bison, an Aztec riflewoman, the irrepressible ferrets Larry and Leroy, and a large number of pandas in Bermuda shorts.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the mysterious Elevation began, San Diego has become the main port of entry for a flood of newly-intelligent animal species hoping for a better life in the United States. Interacting with these Provisional Citizens is just part of the job for Tactical Assault Officer Autumn Winn, of the White Knights police\/security agency. Her more pressing problems usually involve dealing with her obnoxious supervisor and struggling to convince her Americanized family that their Vietnamese cultural heritage is worth preserving.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAutumn's life takes a bizarre turn, however, when she and her partner enter a tailor shop in search of an elusive animal rights activist. Instead, they meet a team of black-clad intruders armed with machine guns. After a furious gunfight, the intruders kidnap the wife of Mr. Brian, the immigrant chimpanzee owner of the tailor shop, arousing his determination to do whatever it takes to rescue her- even if it means taking off his cufflinks.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, Autumn has a harder time getting along with handsome secret agent Mack Davis, a customer at the tailor shop who realizes the kidnappers have accidentally scooped up something he can't live without. To get it back, he is suddenly forced to rely on his new-found friends and his quick wit. At the same time, he must draw on his underworld contacts to learn the truth about the peculiar jade figurine he was smuggling in from Singapore for his old girlfriend, so that he can have a candlelight dinner with her without being ambushed by foxes with machetes.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether Autumn, Brian, and Mack hide out in the San Diego Zoo; get into a Western-style gunfight in Old Town; visit the secret lair of a deranged intelligence broker whose fur could use a little brushing; and join a daring raid on the former UCSD Geisel Library building at the University of California, San Diego. Along the way they learn from each other new perspectives on life, culture, true love, tolerance, respect, and the importance of keeping your 9mm automatic pistol well oiled.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDepending on your species, you'll laugh, growl, purr, and\/or think deep thoughts when you read this captivating adventure thriller for readers from YA to adult.\u003cb\u003e Book 1 in the Animal Future series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrin McGraw,Robert McGraw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942409052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942409052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mondrian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Darrin McGraw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083025359103,"sku":"9781942409052","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/animal-future-darrin-mcgraw-9781942409052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}