Los Angeles has seen earthquakes, wildfires and film sets the size of cities. It has never seen
anything like him.
In a hidden laboratory in the desert, Dr. Roger tells the morning news that he is growing snakes
to five hundred feet. He says it is for medicine. He leaves out the part about the weapon.
One egg survives the experiment. From it comes a tiny creature that understands every word it
hears. It slips away into the lights of the city, learns to speak from radios and street corners,
and, one lonely night, finds a girl crying in a garden on a hill.
Amli has lost her parents to the people who were meant to protect her. The Snake King has lost
the mother he never met. In a cellar full of old preserves they become each other’s whole world,
until the day the laboratory comes looking for what it believes it owns.
Snake King in Los Angeles is a cinematic adventure about found family, mercy over revenge,
and a city that has always been home to people starting over. It asks a question that grows
more urgent every year: if we can change the minds of animals, what do we owe the minds we
create?
Perfect for readers who love big-hearted adventure, gentle fantasy and a hero who chooses
kindness.