A BIOTECH RACE AGAINST TIME TO DEVELOP MILITARY-GRADE DRAGONSBrilliant genetic engineer Noah Parker is pitted head - to - head against the founder of Build - a - Dragon to design custom dragons for the military.Genetic engineer Noah Parker has at last landed the job he's long coveted: director of dragon design for the Build - A - Dragon Company. With a combination of genetic engineering and a cryptic device known as the Redwood Codex, he and his team can produce living, breathing dragons made - to - order. But sales of dragons have plummeted, and the Build - A - Dragon Company will have to find new revenue streams if it hopes to stay in business. A contract to develop dragons for the US military promises a much - needed lifeline. Yet the specs are more challenging than anything Noah has ever designed. Worse, he learns that a shadow company headed by former CEO Robert Greaves has stolen the dragon-making technology to make a competing bid. Noah's dragons will face off against those of his old adversary. It's a head - to - head design competition, with the ethical future of domesticated dragons hanging in the balance.