The Dragon Keeper - Fantasy Novel for Adults | Epic Adventure Story | Perfect for Book Clubs & Fantasy Lovers
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A zookeeper fights to save the animal she loves, even as her own life crumbles around her...Meg Yancy knows she may be overly attached to Jata, the Komodo dragon that has been in her care since it arrived at the zoo from Indonesia. Jata brings the exotic to Meg's Minnesotan life: an ancient, predatory history and stories of escaping to freedom. A species that became endangered soon after being discovered, Komodos have a legacy of independence, something that Meg understands all too well. Meg has always been better able to relate to reptiles than to people, from her estranged father to her live-in boyfriend to the veterinarian who is more concerned with his career than with the animals' lives. Then one day, Meg makes an amazing discovery. Jata has produced viable eggs-without ever having had a mate.Faced with this rare phenomenon, Meg must now defend Jata's hatchlings from the scientific, religious, and media forces that converge on the zoo to claim the miracle as their own. Finally forced to deal with the very people she has avoided for so long, Meg discovers that opening herself up comes with its own complications. And as she fights to save the animal she loves from the consequences of its own miracle, she must learn to accept that in nature, as in life, not everything can be controlled. Mindy Mejia's gripping debut novel highlights the perils of captivity and the astonishing ways in which animals evolve.
Customer Reviews
I was first attracted to this book by its unusual subject matter - a young, introverted zookeeper who is overly-attached to the Komodo dragon in her charge. After I started reading, I was immediately sucked in by first-time novelist Mejia's assured prose and fully-fleshed, pleasingly complicated characters including zookeeper Meg Yancy, whose prickly exterior masks a tendency to nurture; Meg's nemesis Antoine, the hotshot veterinarian known for sleeping with his interns; Ben, Meg's default boyfriend; and single mama Gemma, the iguana keeper intent on keeping her job. And then there's Jata, the Komodo dragon, who lays viable eggs without ever having mated - a virgin birth. Meg and Jata's peaceable kingdom is suddenly threatened by zoo politics and the mass media - and by Jata's changing nature. In addition to being smart and sexy, THE DRAGON KEEPER is a first-rate thriller. I loved this book!
