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Dragonsdawn (Dragonriders of Pern Series)
By: Anne McCaffrey Publisher: Del Rey Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Del Rey Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: August 13, 1989 Release Date: August 13, 1989
The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists --until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly sporeswere falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything --and everyone -- in their path. It began to look as if the colony, cutoff from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, wasdoomed.
Then some of the colonists noticed that the small, dragonlike lizardsthat inhabited their new world were joining the fight against Thread,breathing fire on it and teleporting to safety. If only, they thought,the dragonets were big enough for a human to ride and intelligent enoughto work as a team with a rider...
And so they set their most talented geneticist to work to create thecreatures Pern so desperately needed -- Dragons!
"Anne McCaffrey 'remains a master of the well-told tale.'" CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Few are better at mixing elements of high fantasy and hard sciencefiction in a narrative that disarms skepticism by it open embrace ofthe joys of wish fulfillment." NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"This is must reading for fans of the The Dragonriders of Pernseries..." SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE
Rehash The villains are overstated and the other characters are bland. The opening is without interest and slow. The best scene is the discovery of fire lizards and even that is repeating an event from a previous book.
To be fair, the author has a difficult task in front of her. Her previous books, set in a later era of Pern, contain many references to the the founding of Pern. Now, writing the "first" book, she is left with the task of connecting her dots and making a story out of them. This isn't her best work, but she manages a credible story that may be more enjoyable to those who have not read so much of the Pern series as I have.
Great story! WOW! Anne McCaffrey is an amazing author, and she doesn't disappoint in her start to the Pern Series. What a great book! Interesting characters, and you really felt the hardships of the colonists when the thread started to fall. Two thumbs way up!
Dragonsdawn (Dragonriders of Pern) My first audio book. came fast and in good shape. Anne McCaffery is as usuall up to her very best. The story is fun and interesting.
Dragonsdawn The story of the development of a young Harper and her fire lizards is very good.
Not Free SF Reader The new colonists on the planet Pern had chosen it because it looked like a pretty nice place to live. It is, except for that rather destructive thread menace.
They have to come up with a way to fight the menace, with resources available locally, as what they have brought with them won't do much. They turn to genetic engineering when they notice what the little lizard types they have adopted as pets can do. Make 'em bigger!
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