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Ratings: ★★★★☆ (3.9/5)
Genre: Historical Fiction# Adventure# Thriller

Book Review:
Dragon Teeth is a posthumously published historical adventure novel by Michael Crichton# the author of Jurassic Park. Written in 1974 but published in 2017# the novel is set in the American West during the ''Bone Wars#'' the famous 19th-century rivalry between real-life paleontologists Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope . The story follows William Johnson# a Yale student who# after a bet# joins Marsh's expedition but is abandoned and forced to join his rival# Cope. Johnson's journey leads him to a monumental fossil discovery and a fight for survival against outlaws and the elements . While some readers find the plot predictable and the pacing uneven# noting it feels like an early# unpolished draft # others praise it as a fast-paced# thrilling# and engaging read that offers a glimpse into Crichton's early work. It is a must-read for fans of Crichton's signature blend of science and adventure.