{"product_id":"9780062121912","title":"Talker 25 (Talker 25 Series #1)","description":"\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 \u003cb\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/b\u003e and Ann Aguirre's \u003cb\u003eOutpost\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003eKissing Dragons\u003c\/b\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.\"—\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010230206704,"sku":"9780062121912","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062121912_p0.jpg?v=1763626991","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062121912","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}