The Dragon Has Some Complaints
"The dragon may have some complaints, but readers won't. By turns silly, sweet, and subversive, this novel has all of Wiswell's characteristic blend of tension and heart." —Caitlin Rozakis, New York Times bestselling author of Startup Hell
In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different...personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places.
Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human.
When a nearby battle goes awry, Garrodigh sneaks into an elite dragon rider academy, pretending to be tame to get free food and a warm bed. Lucky for him, rider Rania Albright is desperate enough for a dragon of her own that she overlooks his eccentricities.
As Garrodigh recovers under Rania’s care, all three heads start to turn, for the first time, in the same direction. Each wants to protect her from the invaders who killed their fourth head—the same invaders who seek to conquer Kardoša. When the academy comes under attack, can this wild dragon and his wilder rider save their homeland together?
This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a "monster."
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John Wiswell
John Wiswell writes fantasy from the perspective of characters who are usually expected to be the monsters. His fiction can be gruesome, funny, tender, and strange within the space of a few pages, using creatures, haunted houses, ancient myths, and other speculative ideas to explore belonging, disability, loneliness, and the complicated business of caring for other people.
An American writer from New York, Wiswell grew up around Mount Kisco and graduated from Bennington College in 2005. Long before his first novel appeared, he built his career through short fiction, publishing stories in venues including Uncanny Magazine, Nature, Lightspeed, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Tor.com. For six years he also maintained the unusual discipline of publishing fiction on his blog every day, leaving behind a public record of his development as a writer.
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