Dragon Day

"He promised himself that the next time he found himself in a similar situation, he would really do it: really reach out and assert himself with his fist."

Meet Toby Sharpe, a naive, pimple-faced freshman studying at a stridently progressive university outside of New York City. Aimless and insecure, Toby falls under the wing of Thomas Wallingford, a charismatic English professor beloved for his Marxist politics and laid-back attitude. However, Wallingford's woke activism and postmodern pretentions mask a darker secret, one that leads Toby and those connected to him down a path to ruin.

Dragon Day is a tragicomic glimpse at America's culture war and social atomization. Matthew Pegas' debut novel offers a cutting and satirical look at the rise of the alt-right and their antifa counterparts, the incel mindset, and the factors that radicalize young men.