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But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 127566 24 1760364 2001 The Skies of Pern total:1998|5:570|4:680|3:619|2:104|1:25| 1998 7660 2507 30 26 3.85 117164 2590 76630645 247896 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.84 1878
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 3 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 16:16:33 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 17:25:49 -0800 2009
McCaffrey's books aren't usually particularly compelling, but they're usually enjoyable quick reads. Skies of Pern is no exception, although the more recent books have struggled to find strong characters worth an entire book.

I'...more...]]> 46304262 2026111 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 3 0 false Sat Feb 14 01:57:40 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 02:04:30 -0800 2009
Unfortunately, this story focuses on their son, so you don't get much of them, and you ...more...]]> 22333558 769001 61952 0345434684 9780345434685 1 <![CDATA[The Skies Of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597992m/61952.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597992s/61952.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61952.The_Skies_Of_Pern 3.54 54 The Skies of Pern, she confronts her standard cast of characters with the consequences of those solutions, consequences that are a whole new set of problems. Now that the Red Star has been pushed to another orbit, there will only be a few more ravenous Threads descending from it for them and their dragons to fight--and what role will that leave for them? They have successfully reclaimed Earth's lost technology--and suddenly everyone with a craft that might be outmoded, or who is phobic about surgery, is on the rampage, sabotaging and smashing and making up rumors. These fundamentalist Abominators are sure that something terrible will happen if the old ways are not gone back to--and sure enough, fire descends, on cue, from the skies.

Anne McCaffrey's tales of genetically engineered dragons and a lost colony that has declined into feudalism are ultimately SF rather than fantasy because they are about finding solutions to problems, solutions that involve working with what you are given to start off with; The Skies of Pern is all about elegant solutions to credible problems. --Amazon.co.uk

]]> 2001 2 0 false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu May 15 17:48:58 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 17:50:49 -0800 2008 artificial intelligence wh...more...]]> 11626183 145359 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 08:42:56 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 08:53:43 -0800 2008 It was a great read - I had forgotten how much I love McCaffrey's telepathic dragons and their riders. Her story figured on two dragon riders, one shy and new rider and one the lead ...more...]]> 40734926 1568820 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 4 0 false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Dec 22 22:37:53 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 27 01:10:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66459033 1296270 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 3 0 false Thu Aug 06 14:17:23 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 14:31:41 -0700 2009
If you love McCaffrey and have read everything thus far, no reason to stop now. Those who want the best of McCaffrey should stick to the origina...more...]]> 77928354 2944200 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 3 0 false Sun Nov 15 21:57:28 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 21:38:57 -0800 2009 49922835 2147364 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 4 0 false Fri Mar 20 20:23:22 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 20:23:22 -0700 2009 39089299 1767093 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 0 0 false Mon Dec 01 23:54:25 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 23:54:25 -0800 2008 67577012 898138 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 3 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Aug 15 23:52:26 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 23:52:36 -0700 2009 46022018 698729 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 5 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 11 06:44:58 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 15 07:32:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 9163495 622826 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 1 0 false Thu Nov 15 14:34:19 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 07:22:05 -0800 2007 ...more...]]> 19305552 416642 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:09:30 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:13:25 -0700 2008
I highly recommend this book to dragon lovers everywhere. Anne McCaffery has outdone herself with this book. Why these books haven't...more...]]> 73769933 2752636 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 0 0 false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:28:57 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 13:29:21 -0700 2009 10838453 705747 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Dec 21 15:09:14 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 15:09:14 -0800 2007 more...]]> 36956829 1498152 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 4 0 false Wed Nov 05 08:40:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 08:42:12 -0800 2008 61839626 2480141 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Jul 01 19:51:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 09:47:54 -0700 2009 19894741 1073334 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 3 0 true Thu Apr 10 16:22:18 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:22:18 -0700 2008
I enjoyed it because it continued with F'lessan. I didn't like the new ability given to dragons. I thought it was forced and I just didn't like the idea of where it was going.]]> 12306024 719391 127566 0345434692 9780345434692 28 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087m/127566.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171940087s/127566.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127566.The_Skies_of_Pern 3.83 1998
But change is not easy for everyone. There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. But now, as the friendship of F'Lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforseen tragedy strikes; a tragedy destined to forever change the future - not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern...]]> 2001 5 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jan 11 22:28:24 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 22:42:50 -0800 2008
]]> 588617 50617 61960 0552146315 9780552146319 1 <![CDATA[The Skies of Pern]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597994m/61960.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597994s/61960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61960.The_Skies_of_Pern 4.14 36 Pern series has been running successfully for so long that most of the Dragonriders' original problems have been solved; inThe Skies of Pern, she confronts her standard cast of characters with the consequences of those solutions, consequences that are a whole new set of problems. Now that the Red Star has been pushed to another orbit, there will only be a few more ravenous Threads descending from it for them and their dragons to fight--and what role will that leave for them? They have successfully reclaimed Earth's lost technology--and suddenly everyone with a craft that might be outmoded, or who is phobic about surgery, is on the rampage, sabotaging and smashing and making up rumours. These fundamentalist Abominators are sure that something terrible will happen if the old ways are not gone back to--and sure enough, fire descends, on cue, from the skies... One of the reasons why Anne McCaffrey's tales of a lost colony declined into feudalism and of genetically engineered dragons have always been, ultimately, sf rather than fantasy is that they are about finding solutions to problems, solutions that involve working with what you are given to start off with; The Skies of Pern is all about elegant solutions to credible problems.]]> 2001 5 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Thu Apr 05 12:12:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:34:47 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=127566