The Cold War
To gain an advantage over the Soviets, the CIA uses genetic testing to identify children who are more than human and place them in the Greenhouse, a covert school to turn them into weapons in the war against the Soviets. Lynna Harrison, who is half-human and half-sea dragon, is among the first of these children.
1983
Lynna and her teammates are using their powers to aid in the Agency's black ops, an advantage the Soviets have yet to discover. That's until Lynna goes on a mission in East Berlin and learns someone in the unit is planning to trade their secrets.
The Soviets aren't the only ones hunting for the Greenhouse, though. An unknown party with their own super-powered soldiers has entered the race, and they're determined to capture one of Lynna's closest friends in the unit and turn her into a weapon for their own ends.
Lynna finds a possible ally with answers in the ranks of these super-powered soldiers, but the more Lynna learns, the less she knows who she can trust. Her own government has plans for the Greenhouse that threatens all of them. There's also more than one traitor in her unit, and one of them is among her most trusted friends.
THE DRAGON SPY takes readers on an adventure that blends the "X-Men" with the Cold War thrillers of John le Carré and Tom Clancy.
Genre: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / HistoricalThis young adult novel comes out October 1, 2024 in English. It's already receiving four and five star ratings from reviewers on NetGalley for its unique blend of X-Men and John le Carre/Tom Clancy style Cold War thrillers. There is no sales data, as of yet, since it has not yet come out.
Not even night could conceal the sins of East Berlin. Lynna landed on the cobblestone streets a little before midnight. The tainted air of industrial smoke choked its ay into her throat. Buildings of crumbling grey bricks wore their scars from World War II as if the race between the Allies to claim this city had ended a week ago.
The black trench coat she slipped on only offered a little protection from the cold. She turned up the collar to shield the back of her neck, which her shoulder-length hair did little to protect.
She circled the block. This time of the evening, she only shared it with a white Wartburg, parked on the street next to an office building. The auto resembled a frog with wheels. Two slender pieces of black tape were placed on top of the car, above the front passenger seat, in the shape of an “X.” Smoke drifted out of the driver-side window which was cracked open enough for the driver to stick his cigarette out and tap off the ash.
Satisfied no unwelcome eyes were focused on her or the Wartburg, she climbed into the car. The driver’s startled look suggested he’d expected someone different than Lynna. At seventeen, she wasn’t much younger than him.
The clinking of glass from the back seat greeted her as she shut the car door. Boxes containing tall-neck bottles sat directly behind the driver on the floor and the seat.
“Good,” Lynna said as she reached behind her to lift one of the heavy bottles. “You brought them.”
“Weirdest damn thing I’ve ever been asked to do.” His cigarette dangled between his lips as he spoke. “Thirty quarts of water. You wouldn’t believe what it took to get all those bottles for it. What could you possibly need that much water for?”
“If you’re lucky, you won’t find out.”
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Spanish
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Translation in progress.
Translated by Samantha Sugey Priego Morales
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