Dragon Teeth

By Michael Crichton

Book Overview

Not since Jurassic Park has digging up the past been so dangerous The legendary #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel. . . . The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories, even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape, and two monomaniacal paleontologists pillage the Wild West, hunting for dinosaur fossils while surveilling, deceiving, and sabotaging each other. Into this treacherous territory plunges William Johnson, a student who has joined world-renowned paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh on his latest expedition. But when Marsh becomes convinced that William is spying for his nemesis, Edwin Drinker Cope, he abandons him in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a locus of crime and vice. William joins forces with Cope and soon stumbles upon a discovery of historic proportions. With this extraordinary treasure, however, comes exceptional danger, and Johnson's newfound resilience will be sorely tested... "Crichton delivers." -- USA Today

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062473360
• ISBN13: 9780062473363
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Wild West Adventure

I found this really interesting and entertaining. It blends fiction and historical events in a wild west adventure. I wish some of the characters would have been fleshed out a bit more but it didn't detract too much from the story.

A little like a tour, but still very fun.

It takes a minute to get to the real fun of the story, but we do get there and it is great when we do. It can feel like a tour of the west at times, but it's got some great action through the middle and end. Unique premise.

Crichton has a way to intertwine real historical figures with his masterful sense of creativity

This was definitely 100% western. I really enjoyed the historically accurate figures like Wyatt Erp and the 2 paleontologist who were all real people from that era. Also the adventure that ensued a rich kid who made a bet with a fellow class mate that he couldn't endure a summer out west. A page turner through and through. Filled with climatic shootouts, wild indian attacks, 2 paleontologist sabotaging each other's dig. The attention to scientific detail when it came to the process of photography at the time. All very interesting. I always find myself researching topics after reading Crichton novels. He definitely did his due diligence in research. Absolutely fun read. I read it in 3 days.