Harper Hall Trilogy: Dragonsinger - Anne McCaffrey

The fairytale continues (691 words)
by Ariel_uk - written on 07/09/01, updated on 07/09/01 (Very useful, 134 readings)
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This sequel to Dragonsong, continues the action from the final moment of Dragonsong. Part of Anne Maccaffrey’s Dragons of Pern series, these two stories focus on the early life of a teenage girl, Mellony, as she escapes her family home, and finds her spiritual family in the Harper Hall. Unlike Dragonsong, this book does not explain how the civilization of Pern comes to be, so I will try and give you some context. The books are set way into the future, Pern is a planet colonised by settlers determined to reduce to a minimum their dependence on technology. Some years after first settling the colonists discovered a deadly problem with their Eden – periodic ...

Dragonsdawn - Anne McCaffrey

Brave New World (1109 words)
by campb3ll - written on 01/09/01, updated on 08/10/01 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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like to believe in after years of being jaded by various wars that have sprung up across Earth. In this 9th novel in the Dragon series by McCaffrey, we get an explanation of how and why colonists set out for Pern and, also, how the fantastic dragons were created. This seems rather odd as, ordinarily, you might expect an explanation of a strange new world to come at the start of a series. I suppose this may be an afterthought on McCaffrey's part to make this fantasy series seem more like traditional science fiction or perhaps to address questions by her fans. The main characters in this novel are Sallah Telgar, Sean Connell and Sorka Hanrahan. Sallah is one of ...