John Wiswell presents THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS

Join us in Remington for the release of John Wiswell's new novel THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS, with author Jo Miles!
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Join us in Remington on Saturday, July 18, to celebrate the release of John Wiswell's new novel The Dragon Has Some Complaints. John will be in conversation with author Jo Miles.

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About The Dragon Has Some Complaints

In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different...personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places.

Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human.

When a nearby battle goes awry, Garrodigh sneaks into an elite dragon rider academy, pretending to be tame to get free food and a warm bed. Lucky for him, rider Rania Charvátová is desperate enough for a dragon of her own that she overlooks his eccentricities.

As Garrodigh recovers under Rania’s care, all three heads start to turn, for the first time, in the same direction. Each wants to protect her from the invaders who killed their fourth head—the same invaders who seek to conquer Kardoša. When the academy comes under attack, can this wild dragon and his wilder rider save their homeland together?

This cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a “monster.”

The Dragon Has Some Complaints releases on Tuesday, July 14 and is available for preorder !

John Wiswell is a disabled writer who lives where New York keeps its trees. His novel Someone You Can Build a Nest In won the Nebula Award and Locus Award and was nominated for the Hugo Award. He has also won a Nebula and a Locus for his short fiction, and has been a finalist for the British Fantasy Award and World Fantasy Award. He is also the author of the Nebula Award-nominated novel Wearing the Lion and The Dragon Has Some Complaints.

Jo Miles writes short stories and novels across the spectrum of speculative fiction, featuring vivid characters, quirky world-building, and a sense of hope.

Jo is a graduate of the Viable Paradise and Taos Toolbox writers’ workshops. Jo’s short fiction has appeared in numerous places, including Lightspeed, F&SF, Analog, and Fireside. Their story “The Longest Season in the Garden of the Tea Fish” in Strange Horizons was nominated for a WSFA Small Press Award.

Jo lives in Maryland, where they help nonprofits use the internet to save the world, but mostly serve the whims of their two cats.