The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey

Never Underestimate A Dragon& His Rider! (814 words)
by Darkqueen - written on 19/07/01, updated on 21/07/01 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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they are queen riders mainly. Craftmasters and their craftsmen provide necessary services to support Pern, both holders and Weyrs. I have been a big fan of Anne McCaffrey for years. I discovered The White Dragon in my high school library. After reading it, I was fascinated with the thoughts of dragons living on a world, where no technology exsisted. The White Dragon got started my love of Scifi/Fantasy which still goes on strong to this day, 23 years ago. I would recommend anyone who's a dragon fan to get a copy of this book to read. The power of overcoming the odds of life and ...

Dragonsdawn - Anne McCaffrey

Go back to the beginning, and discover how dragons became ma ... (1090 words)
by skybluecat - written on 20/10/09 (Very useful, 45 readings)
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===Who is the author?=== Anne McCaffrey is one of the world s best -loved science/fiction fantasy writers, who has won the Hugo and Nebula Awards, as well as many others. She is probably best known for her Chronicles of Pern series, of which this is the eighth full-length novel (it is actually the ninth book, but the one immediately before it - Nerilka s Story - is really more of a long short story!). ===What kind of book is it?=== Interestingly, since all the previous Pern books are distinctly works of fantasy, this particular novel has much more of a pure science fiction feel. This took me by surprise a little when I first started reading it, but after a while ...

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 ...