Blaine's Reviews > Dragon Teeth

You would think that people who had experienced injustice would be loath to inflict it on others, and yet they do so with alacrity. The victims become victimizers with a chilling righteousness. This is the nature of fanaticism, to attract and provoke extremes of behavior. And this is why fanatics are all the same, whatever specific form their fanaticism takes.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dragon Teeth. I mean, Michael Crichton probably left it unpublished for a reason, right?

Well I’m happy to say Dragon Teeth was better than I expected. It read like some of his older works. Unlike so many of his novels, this book is very light on the science. Instead, this work is historical fiction, with a heavy focus on the history of the 1870s American West. Numerous real-life figures appear throughout the pages (Wyatt Earp was my personal favorite). The story moves fast, is interesting, and has a nice mix of humor and drama. Recommended for Crichton and/or Wild West fans.