![]() ![]() Little does she know how much she’ll need to rely on her scientific expertise when the star attractions of the zoo are revealed to be 232 dragons living under electromagnetic domes in a man-made “primordial valley.” There's little action in the first hundred pages of the book while the author tries to establish the scientific plausibility of dragons that have escaped detection in the modern world. Also on the tour is CJ Cameron, who was a renowned herpetologist until an alligator attack left her scarred and wary of large reptiles. “China does big better than any other country, including America,” says New York Times columnist Seymour Wolfe, one of a handful of Americans invited by the Chinese government to tour a new zoo, a massive project to rival the Great Wall in ambition and splendor. Dragons, crocodiles and Communist Party bureaucrats abound in Reilly’s ( Scarecrow Returns, 2012, etc.) latest thriller. ![]()
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