The Dragon Keeper

Name: The Dragon Keeper
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Mindy Mejia
ISBN: 9781541438323

Author: Mindy Mejia

Narrator: Chloe Cannon

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/26/2019

Categories: Fiction, Animals, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

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. 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.

About Mindy Mejia

Mindy Mejia is an internationally acclaimed author known for psychological thrillers that blend sharp suspense with unexpected heart. Her breakout novel Everything You Want Me to Be was a bestseller that earned wide critical praise, introducing readers to her gift for creating characters as complex as the mysteries they inhabit.

Since then, Mejia has continued to captivate audiences with novels like Leave No Trace and Strike Me Down, stories that explore the shadows of ambition, survival, and family. Her writing is celebrated for its propulsive plots, layered psychology, and a sense of place so vivid it becomes a character of its own.

Whether she's setting her stories in the wilds of Minnesota or the high-stakes world of competitive business, Mejia brings a unique blend of tension and empathy that keeps readers hooked until the very last page. Her novels are proof that the most gripping thrillers are not only about what happens next, but about what it means for the people caught in the storm.

Reviews

Goodreads review by luce (cry baby)

| | blog | tumblr | ko-fi | | 3.25 stars The Dragon Keeper tells a very specific type of story. This the third novel I've read by Mindy Mejia and it certainly has a unique premise. Mejia's books differ in style and subject-manner, yet genre distinctions aside, each one of her story is underlined by......more

Goodreads review by John

I finished this last night. One of the first and most remarkable charms of this remarkably readable book is the author managed to make me care deeply about a cold-blooded reptile (a komodo dragon) and a near-autistic zookeeper who cared about the reptile. This is a love story in the best sense of th......more

Goodreads review by Alanna

Having worked at a Zoo myself, I found Mindy accurately depicted a Zoo's "behind the scene" setting. The conflict between doing what is best for the animals vs keeping an organization funded and thriving is the core struggle at every Zoo. Mindy captured this struggle effortlessly, as well as capture......more

Goodreads review by Kristin

Not a fantasy book! Eco lit about Komodo dragons! I know I wrote a review for this book last fall so I don't know where it's gone. I had to re read the beginning for a class and I kept going. This is a first novel, so there are some bits and pieces that aren't perfect. But the whole is so good, IMO,......more