Dragons vs. Drones: 1 - Softcover

King, Wesley

3.82

190 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595147985 ISBN 13: 9781595147981

Publisher: Razorbill, 2017

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Marcus Brimley was just four years old when his CIA analyst father went missing and the world branded him a traitor. Eight years later, searching for clues to find his father and prove his innocence, Marcus breaks a complex code that sends him shooting through a storm into an alternate realm--but he's not alone. When Marcus lands in this new world, Dracone, he finds that he has been followed by government drones, and they're out to destroy Marcus and all of Dracone. While fleeing the drones, Marcus meets Dree, a twelve-year-old Draconian girl who comes from a family of dragon riders. Dree explains to Marcus that while humans and dragons used to be friends, the rise of Dracone's prime minister has turned them into enemies, with humans hunting dragons for sport and dragon-riding families like Dree's pushed to the poorer outskirts of the city. However, with the drones opening fire on the dragons and the people of Dracone, Marcus and Dree realize that they must enlist help from the dragons if they want to avert an all- out war that will leave Dracone decimated.

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Review:

"This mash-up of fantasy and sci-fi is excellently done. Middle-grade readers will devour this and rejoice that the ending leaves room for a sequel." --Booklist
"[Dragons vs. Drones] will hold strong appeal for kids who are into coding and all things tech." --School Library Journal

About the Author:

After discovering that his first career choice, Jedi, was somewhat impractical (for now), Wesley King moved on to his second option: fiction author. While he lives in suburban Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, he spends most of his time in the imagined universes of superpowered children, dying stars, and magical fantasy realms. His first novel, The Vindico, won a Red Maple Award, and he has twice been a Junior Library Guild Official Selection. He travels the rolling Canadian countryside speaking to schools and conducting literacy workshops, especially aimed at getting boys to read and write. You can like him on Facebook at the Wesley King fan page, follow him on Twitter @WesleyTKing, or check out his website at www.wesleytking.com. From the Hardcover edition.

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