Publisher: Baen Books
Copyright: 2021
ISBN: 9781982125875
This is Mr. Koboldt's first fiction book, and it's a great one.
He previously wrote a non-fiction book entitled "Putting the Science in Fiction: Expert Advice for Writing With Authenticity in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Other Genres" which I reviewed back in December 2021, and which I found extremely interesting as it dealt with exactly what the Science Fiction genre has been lacking in for many years - science. Yes, it's in the title, but that doesn't mean it in the vast number of stories.
Domesticating Dragons looks at genetic engineering and the premise is that dogs have essentially become extinct due to a disease that swept through their species. Because of this, and because human still wanted animal companions a company found a way to custom design and "build" dragons for various roles in society. Enter Noah Parker who has an ulterior motive for wanting to design dragons (a good one) and who gets a job at Build-A-Dragon which is run by Robert Greaves (who has some not-so-good ideas).
As I said in the beginning this is a great book, and I'm looking forward to whatever Mr. Koboldt writes next.
Highly recommended.
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