false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204646934m/127567.jpg 127567 15 When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, they did not comealone: intelligence-enhanced dolphins also crossed the stars to colonizethe oceans of the new planet while their human partners settled the vastcontinents. But then disaster struck. The deadly silver spores calledThread fell like rain from the sky, and as the human colonists' dreamsof a new, idyllic life shattered into a desperate struggle for survival,the dolphins were forgotten.<P>Now, centuries later, as the dragonriders of Pern were preparing tocomplete the momentous task of ridding their world of Thread forever,T'lion, a young bronze rider, and his friend Readis, son of the LordHolder of Paradise River Hold, made contact with the legendary"shipfish." And as the dragonriders grappled with the ending of an era,T'lion, Readis, and the dolphins faced the start of a new one: revivingthe bond between land and ocean dwellers -- and resurrecting the dreamsof the first colonists of Pern!<P><HR>"McCaffrey here adds yet another dimension to her colorful and vividsaga by focusing on the attractive dolphins and their highly believablesociety."<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY</I><P><HR> 1104950 1993 The Dolphins of Pern total:2277|5:631|4:722|3:727|2:192|1:27| 2277 8548 2786 30 3 1 false false Wed Jul 09 14:35:13 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 12:22:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Aug 02 20:22:56 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 20:55:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 20:22:30 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 18:10:33 -0700 2008
There are a few drawbacks, of course. Readis, the main character, is rather dull. His story has already been told in the Pern series (A young person gets crippled, faces disapproval from o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 14 01:57:32 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 02:41:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 27 12:58:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 13:10:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 06:49:26 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 07:23:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Feb 13 11:51:58 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 11:51:58 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:50:27 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:51:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 20:23:10 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 20:23:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 10:37:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:37:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 23 15:56:09 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:56:19 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 23:52:57 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 23:52:57 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Aug 15 23:51:49 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 23:51:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sat Aug 02 19:24:33 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 00:01:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed May 21 09:17:37 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 09:20:56 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 10:11:46 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:47:13 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Apr 10 16:21:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:21:11 -0700 2008
Honestly, I don't remember a lot about it.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 04 21:08:31 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 21:08:31 -0800 2008 4+ 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 11 06:44:31 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:52:07 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Feb 27 09:38:19 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 09:38:19 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=127567