Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey

Dragonquest is the second in the Dragonriders of Pern Series by Anne Mccaffrey, and is set 7 years after the first, Dragonflight. It is better if you have read the first book, as you have already been introduced to the main characters F'lar and Lessa, and this book continues their story. The Author Anne McCaffrey was born in 1926 in Cambridge Massachusetts. She graduated from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and Literatures. She tried various careers, including acting, before turning her attention to writing, and her first novel was published in 1967. She now lives in County Wicklow in Ireland. Although the Dragonriders of ...  Read the complete review

Overview --------------- Many turns ago, the planet of Pern was colonised by humans. Metal was scarce on this world, so the fuel for the diggers soon ran out, and these were thereafter cannibalised for parts, and after some time were forgotten. The ships that brought the first humans to Pern were abandoned and lost. Pern had an enemy - a neighbour planet that came to be called the "Red Star". Every 200 turns or so, the Red Star would pass fairly close to Pern on its elliptical path around their sun. When this happened, a life form called "Threads" bridged the gap between the two planets and sucked the life out of anything ...  Read the complete review