{"product_id":"9781524732479","title":"Gork, the Teenage Dragon: A novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e TODAY Show\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Pick\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eAmazon\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Beach Reads Pick\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/i\u003e Best New Fiction of the Month Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Hilarious. . . . Gork is less \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e and more \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Delightful. . . . Gork satirically plumbs some of the same supervillain territory that forms the basis of recent films like \u003ci\u003eDespicable Me\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Paul Di Filippo, \u003ci\u003eThe Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “No good human won't love this dragon named Gork.” —Dave Eggers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Outrageous storytelling and soulful humor in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut.\"—\u003ci\u003eGary Shteyngart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Gork isn’t like the other dragons at WarWings Military Academy. He has a gigantic heart, two-inch horns, and an occasional problem with fainting. His nickname is Weak Sauce and his Will to Power ranking is Snacklicious—the lowest in his class. But he is determined not to let any of this hold him back as he embarks on the most important mission of his life: tonight, on the eve of his high school graduation, he must ask a female dragon to be his queen. If she says yes, they'll go off to conquer a foreign planet together. If she says no, Gork becomes a slave.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Vying with Jocks, Nerds, Mutants, and Multi-Dimensioners to find his mate, Gork encounters an unforgettable cast of friends and foes, including Dr. Terrible, the mad scientist; Fribby, a robot dragon obsessed with death; and Metheldra, a healer specializing in acupuncture with swords. But finally it is Gork's biggest perceived weakness, his huge heart, that will guide him through his epic quest and help him reach his ultimate destination: planet Earth.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A love story, a fantasy, and a coming-of-age story, \u003ci\u003eGork the Teenage Dragon \u003c\/i\u003eis a wildly comic, beautifully imagined, and deeply heartfelt debut novel that shows us just how human a dragon can be.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144665743600,"sku":"9781524732479","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781524732479_p0.jpg?v=1763739100","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781524732479","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}