{"product_id":"dragons-gone-wild-koboldt-9781668073032","title":"Dragons Gone Wild","description":"\u003cb\u003eB.A.D. COMPANY IS AT IT AGAIN, THEIR CUSTOM-ENGINEERED DRAGONS CURBING ECOLOGICAL THREATS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUT ARE THEY AT RISK OF BECOMING A THREAT THEMSELVES?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenetic engineer Noah Parker helped domesticate dragons for use as pets and deployed them for the U.S. military. Now his team is tasked with designing dragons to tackle invasive species and other ecological problems. It's no easy job, especially because government approval requires the dragons have built-in failsafes to prevent them from reproducing in the wild. To Noah's surprise, the approval also requires the presence of an onsite observer--who happens to be his former rival from graduate school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Still, there are big problems to solve where dragons can help: from a plague of locusts threatening a precious desert oasis to a rat infestation in penguin nesting habitats in Antarctica. Every environment brings unique challenges, ones that Noah can only understand by going there in person. All that remains is watching to make sure dragons get the job done. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although the environmental control dragons are successful, the Build-A-Dragon Company starts to receive worrisome reports of wild dragons in places they should not be. Many of those point to a small Midwestern town where dragons have attacked livestock and even people. When Noah travels there to investigate, he finds the problem is far worse than they could have imagined . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDeploying Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Full of thrilling invention and discovery and show-stealing dragons, this one is for every reader who's ever dreamed of riding or at least training their very own winged beast.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fast-paced and funny ride, this book will keep readers entertained.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDomesticating Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Koboldt delivers a 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 searing examination of corporate greed and ambition. Fans of inventive speculative fiction are sure to be pleased.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It's entertaining, interesting, and Koboldt does a fantastic job of keeping the pace steady and consistent. All-in-all a fantastic, and definitely different, follow-up to his debut trilogy. I'll take more of this, please!\" --\u003ci\u003eSFF World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Lab-based science fiction, with its grounding in the real world, real situations and people who feel like friends rather than out-of-this-world superheroes is a lot of fun when it's done right. It's done right in \u003ci\u003eDomesticating Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, with its geeky hero who saves the day, gets the girl and fulfills all of our dreams of dragons.\" --\u003ci\u003eReading Reality\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for 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 . . .\" --S\u003ci\u003eFF World \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe World Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Koboldt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 166807303X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668073032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs","brand":"Koboldt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039929680127,"sku":"9781668073032","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4862cf26-ea12-42b1-bbbb-eb227943f1e1.jpg?v=1752753036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dragons-gone-wild-koboldt-9781668073032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}