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Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern #2)

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Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So thebold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flyingdragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed theshimmering strands before they reach the ground.

But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern,and he had to find it before the rebelli

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Published October 13th 1986 by Del Rey (first published 1971)

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Mar 25, 2013 Juushika rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-fantasy, status-borrowed, trope-companion-animal

When Thread begins to fall out of schedule Pern is thrown into high agitation, aggravating troubled political relationships and sending dragonriders on a new quest: to stop the threat of Thread for good. For such a bold aim, Dragonquest is markedly undirected. It discards the flawed but compelling POVs of Dragonflight and replaces them with an ensemble cast, headhopping, and a pair of inspired minor protagonists. While largely political the plot lacks politicking (McCaffrey's antagonists are pro...more

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The silver Threads began falling again. The dragonriders took to the skies and their flying dragons swirled in space, belching flames that destroyed the strands before they reached the ground. But F'lar knew he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed any more dissent - and before his brother launched another suicide mission.

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There are dragons all over Anne McCaffrey's house. Some she's bought, but many have been made for her by adoring

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May 02, 2013 Casey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, dragons, sci-fi, time-travel

Dragonquest is an improvement upon Dragonflight. There is now an ensemble cast, which adds more complexity, and interesting minor plot points.

Is there a quest that involves dragons? Questing generally involves a long search for something. Most notably a journey of some sorts with lots of characters and events. Does this happen in Dragonquest? No, not at all, so I have no idea why this is named Dragonquest. It sounds cool, though. Dragons and Grubs Forever? That would sum of the major finding of...more Dragonquest is an improvement upon Dragonflight. There is now an ensemble cast, which adds more complexity, and interesting minor plot points.

Is there a quest that involves dragons? Questing generally involves a long search for something. Most notably a journey of some sorts with lots of characters and events. Does this happen in Dragonquest? No, not at all, so I have no idea why this is named Dragonquest. It sounds cool, though. Dragons and Grubs Forever? That would sum of the major finding of this entry.

F’lar discovers particular grubs in the Southern areas that eat Threads. Now Pern has the ultimate fighting force against Threads. This is a rather boring impetus for the story to continue. He goes a bit crazed (with good reason, they do work) and peddles them off to all the Holds and Weyrs, usually puffing his cheeks out and blowing steam.

The real interest of Dragonquest is Brekke, F’nor, and Kylara. I really was hoping for Kylara to cause a lot of evil action and conflict for books to come, and maybe she will, but it doesn’t seem likely now. The main conflict of Pern versus the Threads is a bit of a snoozer because the time fighting the Threads in Dragonflight and Dragonquest amount to maybe 10 pages.

I really liked F’nor and Brekke, their relationship particularly, and I thought their personalities were of great contrast to F’lar and Lessa. They should have been the main protagonists, they actually seem human, and not like robots. The fight between Wirenth (Brekke’s dragon) and Prideth (Kylara’s dragon), and their demise, actually made me sad. I was surprised the dragons both ended up dying – even more so because the tension between Brekke and Kylara kept me reading, whereas all the grub nonsense made me snooze. F’nor lives, which makes me think McCaffrey isn’t going to kill off main characters.

Lessa doesn’t have much of a role in Dragonquest. She is certainly more tame and skillful in negotiating, and I liked this progression from the crazed rebellious person from Dragonflight. F’lar is the same. He needs to seriously loosen up a bit.

I liked Jaxom. He doesn’t seem too annoying, although his speech near the end about keeping a fire lizard made me question how old he really was. He seemed maybe about 10 or so….and then he makes a decent logical argument way out of his cognitive level, which is good for him, but odd. His parts with Falessan give a different angle to all the adult’s pedantic and argumentative gatherings.

The issues with the Oldtimers were never really resolved. It was set up as main issue in the beginning, and then pushed aside. Although the use of the fire dragons hasn’t been understood yet, I imagine them to be super cute, so I hoping for no descriptions about them. I didn't mind that they were somewhat off-topic because they are being set-up for something in future stories, hopefully.

The role of Robinton and other Harpers is very intriguing. He is essentially a bard with a lot of political power, acting like an advisor to Benden Weyr. A different take on the role of a bard for a fantasy story. However, his relationship wasn’t explained very well, other than the fact that Harpers are well respected. I would like to know why they are so respected. Certainly, Robinton shows his worth in the way he spins the conversations to go in Lessa and F’lar’s favor. Is it because everyone wants a beautiful ballad or tale about them? They have friends in many places? They are good luck?

There isn’t much of a directing story in Dragonquest. Really, it feels like the book ended prematurely. Sure, there is always the threat against the Threads, but there needs to be more conflict than ambiguous fungi.
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Oct 29, 2012 Jacqie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm re-reading a bit of Anne McCaffrey. While I appreciated more about Dragonflight after going back to it after some time, I was surprised to find that this book had aged a bit more. I remember liking it better than Dragonflight, but upon a re-read I think I've changed my mind.

What I remember liking: I liked F'nor better than F'lar, and I liked the idea of him having a romance. I also really liked the fire lizard concept, and how they could be there for all of the Pernese, not just the privile...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Ricky Ganci rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jumping ahead 7 Turns, I felt like this book settled me into the continued plot very comfortably. She became a bit longer-winded in this volume, spending a bit more time with character’s thoughts and reflections of events, but only once or twice did I feel distracted from the story and the danger of the Threadfall. F’nor takes a centerpiece in this novel, and it felt natural, being totally separate from the first book, which centered on F’lar and Lessa (both of whom appear in this book), who hav...more

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Oct 12, 2011 ***Dave Hill rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The second of the Pern books McCaffrey wrote, it both improves on the original and falters in places.

On the negative side, it's less of a unified epic. The first novel was the tale of Lessa and F'lar and the desperate attempt to ensure Pern's safety once Thread begins to fall again. This novel wanders amongst many more character, diluting the narration. Its antagonists are much more clearly bad (either conniving or weak or stubborn in their ways). And it introduces Fire Lizards, which are occasi...more

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Aug 07, 2011 lancelot schaubert rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For those who missed it, I reviewed book one of the Dragonriders of Pern last week.

What I didn't mention was that I predicted the ending. This happens a lot with me, and I don't actually hold it against a book. Quite the contrary. Often if I guess an ending, I'm thrilled to find out just how the author gets from the current point in the story to the ending.

Dragonquest, however, did surprise me at several points. I'm going to give it another 4 (since goodreads doesn't do 3.5 and there's not a fli...more

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Jun 17, 2011 Swallowfeather rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If there were half stars, this would get three and a half... this is the last McCaffrey book in the re-reading binge I've been doing ever since my Mom gave me all her old copies, and of all of them I liked it best.

I feel like this book is a little more nuanced than the others, with slightly better characterization. Some of the antagonists are actually admitted to have good reasons for the way they think & act, and the one real Bad Person causes tragedy not through an Evil Plan but by being s...more If there were half stars, this would get three and a half... this is the last McCaffrey book in the re-reading binge I've been doing ever since my Mom gave me all her old copies, and of all of them I liked it best.

I feel like this book is a little more nuanced than the others, with slightly better characterization. Some of the antagonists are actually admitted to have good reasons for the way they think & act, and the one real Bad Person causes tragedy not through an Evil Plan but by being self-absorbed and criminally irresponsible, and y'know, I actually do find that believable... it happens. (Oh wait. I forgot. Two other Bad People, too... they were more typical, totally-bad McCaffrey villains. Oh well.)

One thing I think is done really well in the dragonrider books, and that comes out very well in this one, is the "voices" of the dragons. They're said to have sentience and intelligence but to live only in the moment--able to think & communicate in words, but still on some level having the simplicity of animals... and they really do; it comes through in the way they "speak" to their riders. I don't know how to explain it beyond that, but it sure does work, and it's endearing. You really do grow to like them--and as someone else said, F'nor's dragon Canth is one of the most likeable characters in this book. When he was telling F'nor how he (view spoiler) it almost made me cry. You could really hear the pain.

I also liked how this book subverted the usual quest story. The big climactic quest (view spoiler) Kinda cool.

The best part of this book for me, though, was the relationship between F'nor and Brekke. Rather unique for this series and deeper than usual, and I really love them both as characters. EXCEPT that the reason this 3.5 star book isn't getting a four-star from me in the actual displayed rating is that scene where (view spoiler) Actually that bothered me so much that after I read it I just decided to pretend it had not happened... which was why I was able to enjoy the rest of their relationship. So... yeah. But the rest of it was great.(less)

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Mar 26, 2011 Paradoxical rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reading-list, books-otherwise

I feel like reading this book was a lot like wading through muck, and that there are times when it's easier and times when you're so bogged down it makes going really tough. I grew rather bored with various characters and very few of them really interested me. It doesn't help that I dislike ever shifting POV changes. It definitely didn't help when (view spoiler)...more

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Mar 20, 2011 Elizabeth rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I went back and forth between giving it two or three stars, but since I like to stick to the goodreads definitions of stars I felt like saying I liked it was going a tad too far.

I enjoyed Dragonquest a lot more then Dragonflight, it was told better. The thing that is really killing this series for me though is that the bad guys are always idiots. Seriously? If you don't agree with Lessa and F'nor you obviously must be crazy? I also found the work to be somewhat illogical and self-indulgent.

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Sep 25, 2010 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Everyone

Shelves: fantasy, romance, science-fiction, novels, fiction

The Pern books are technically science fiction, set on a lost colony of Earth, but it's often found on fantasy lists, for here be dragons. Although I lost interest in the series with its later books the original trilogy and the Harper Hall trilogy set in the same universe remain favorites I've reread more than once. (If you haven't already, you should read the first book, Dragonflight, before reading Dragonquest.)

Part of the reason I love the early Pern novels is that McCaffrey sets up an intri...more

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Aug 22, 2011 Brie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, fantasy, read-more-than-once

Much improved from the first book in the series, Dragonflight. I would probably give this one 3.5 stars.

The writing was probably the most obvious improvement from the first book, and considerably less annoying. The dragon and rider dynamic is more developed and descriptive and therefore more interesting. The always entertaining fire lizards are first introduced in this book, and they are still one of my favorite elements in these stories. Seriously, who wouldn't want one for a pet?

The constant t...more

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Oct 14, 2010 Kelly Flanagan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Whenever I find that I can't get 'into' any of the books I brought home from the library, or any I have been waiting to read,I find certain series to be cathartic. Certain writers (sometimes it's a series, sometimes it's the built in rhythm that is inherent in whatever way that person chooses to communicate.)have that chicken soup, warm cuddly blanket feel and are able to help when no other books do. Anne McCaffrey is one of these. I find I am able to turn to the world of Pern or one of her othe...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Amita rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I thought this book was a big improvement from Dragonflight. F'lar and Lessa are significantly less annoying this time around, due mostly to their already established relationship and leadership. No shaking or yelling or lack of communication this time around; they're partners and bring out the best in each other. They're also not the only major characters, thankfully. I really enjoyed Jaxom's plot, both in his relationship with Lytol and his experience with dragons. The scene where he (view spo ...more I thought this book was a big improvement from Dragonflight. F'lar and Lessa are significantly less annoying this time around, due mostly to their already established relationship and leadership. No shaking or yelling or lack of communication this time around; they're partners and bring out the best in each other. They're also not the only major characters, thankfully. I really enjoyed Jaxom's plot, both in his relationship with Lytol and his experience with dragons. The scene where he (view spoiler). Brekke's storyline was really interesting in exploring the sexual culture of the weyr. Her disinterest in casual sex poses problems when her queen is set to mate soon, and her romantic interest in F'nor creates an interesting question about whether browns should be allowed to join the mating competition.

We also get to see a little more thoroughly the idea of what happens when a rider loses a dragon, both in further development in Lytol, and more immediately with a couple of other characters within this book. I also really like the discovery of fire lizards, and what that means for the relationship between the holds and the weyrs as well as the fact that there's no gender line for impression. It was briefly suggested that since a woman could impress any type of fire lizard, she could also impress any type of dragon and therefore be a rider, but this idea was not fully developed. I'm hoping that's addressed more directly later on.

I appreciate that instead of focusing on one clear solution to one overarching antagonist, McCaffrey creates multiple approaches to various problems in these books, not all of which are necessarily successful. In the future goal of making Pern Thread-free, there's both the idea of going to the Red Star and destroying the source, as well as spreading the grubs. In the quest for better communication, there's stationing dragons at various holds, training fire lizards, and the crafthall's technological efforts. There's antagonisms on every level; between different social groups in general (weyrs vs. holds vs. crafthalls), between the different weyrs (Oldtimers vs. Benden), down to individuals (Kylara, Meron, etc.). It gives a feeling of a real society, going through trial and error as they try to better themselves.

However, one fault with trying to tackle so many different concepts is that often they aren't given enough depth or focus. Some problems seem to be handled rather conveniently, or even ultimately ignored. One of the major plots in the book deals with the Oldtimers, as they struggled to adapt to a new society where Thread had not been a concern for so long, and weyrs had fallen from their status of unquestioned superiority. After such a big build up, there's a rather abrupt and somewhat unsatisfying conclusion to these tensions halfway through the book, and not really mentioned again. Kylara is also set up as an interesting antagonist, but is then later easily discarded and ignored. Also, even though I labeled it a plus earlier, without one major plot where everything comes together in a climax, Dragonquest ends up feeling a bit unfinished. That's often a problem with 2nd books in trilogies, however, so I'm looking forward to a more concrete conclusion in White Dragon.(less)

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Aug 22, 2012 Kerry rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, 8, ebooks, sf, reread

I've always liked this book in the Pern series, probably more than I like Dragonflight. I really like F'nor and Brekke and the introduction of the fire lizards. It's also in this book that the characters really start to begin discovering their history and the technology of the Ancients, which is a trope I generally always really like in SF/Fantasy. I love those cross-over books that feel like fantasy but you discover have a solid, SF premise underneath.

I absorbed the Pern books so long ago in my...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Vasya rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-paranormal

Ugh, I find myself really frustrated with these books. I've been eyeing them for years in my library, but always found something else to read because it had a nicer cover, but I didn't expect that I would be this disappointed.

It's all about politics. It's all about order and timetables and having yourself matter the most. I expected this to be something adventurous, something that was going to blow my mind of but instead I got this politically oriented, bad Sci-Fi, with no battles or real argum...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Jesse rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi

I liked this second book more than the last one. This one felt like more of a story...we really got to understand the dynamics of the the character's relationships and the politics of Pern. In the last book, there was a lot more establishment of the world...which left me feeling like the story was lacking in plot. BUT! It was also an excellent way to leave the reader wanting more...so kudos McCaffrey.

I also feel like this book ended with a lot unresolved, and thus I want to jump into the next bo...more

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Aug 01, 2011 Punk rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, fantasy, dragons

Fantasy. Again, this book teaches that the way to a woman's heart is through dubious consent. This time it's just F'nor being a dick; horny telepathic dragons had nothing to do with it. Apparently our hero sees nothing wrong with having sex with a woman who is "fighting him." He's also a big fan of domestic violence: "It was too bad you couldn't beat a Weyrwoman with impunity. Her dragon wouldn't permit it but a sound thrashing was what Kylara badly needed."

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Feb 10, 2013 Bob rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I like most of McCaffery's books. The Crystal Singer books were light, but fun. I enjoyed the Ship Who Sang. The first Pern novel was pretty good. Most of these stories, though, were fairly "small" tales. Dragonflight, while interesting, really was focused on one couple. Dragonquest, however, really opened up this world and focused not only on other Dragonriders (including the Old-Timers), but also on the whole society. Some of my favorite characters were the Land Holders, the Master Craftsmen,...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Donnie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First of all I did not read the entire book,that being said it was because I could not stay interested. There was too much small uninteresting nonsense,to much focus on the mundane and not enough focus on important subject matter. This book would be good for me if I was a person who just read to fill my time,however I'm not. I like being submersed in a story so I can live an adventure or just be entertained.Sadly I just lost interest.Most of the time (while reading) I was thinking about previou...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Hnasman rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So pretty much everything that COULD have annoyed me about the first book in this series -- namely, tons of ridiculous names with apostrophes, McCaffrey's bordering on the interesting obsession with male domination in sexuality -- DID annoy me about this book. It doesn't have the advantage Dragonflight had of being simple and epic; instead, McCaffrey insists on spreading readers' attention thinly over a ridiculous amount of characters who aren't terribly distinct from one another in both name an...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Sara Gonçalves rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: leituras-2012, trilogies-tetralogies

Este é um livro que me deixa indecisa em relação se gostei, se gostei muito... Tendo gostado tanto do livro anterior, é óbvio que parti para este com grandes expectativas, mas esta não se satisfizeram com esta leitura.
Este é um livro que começa sete anos (rotações) após o fim do anterior. Muita coisa aconteceu nesse intervalo, coisa que não gostei ao principio, gostaria de ter acompanhado esses acontecimentos, mas compreendo que a escritora tenha querido condensá-los porque haveria coisas mais...more Este é um livro que me deixa indecisa em relação se gostei, se gostei muito... Tendo gostado tanto do livro anterior, é óbvio que parti para este com grandes expectativas, mas esta não se satisfizeram com esta leitura.
Este é um livro que começa sete anos (rotações) após o fim do anterior. Muita coisa aconteceu nesse intervalo, coisa que não gostei ao principio, gostaria de ter acompanhado esses acontecimentos, mas compreendo que a escritora tenha querido condensá-los porque haveria coisas mais interessantes para contar.
Nesta história vemos o que a vinda dos Veteranos do passado para o presente trouxe de bom e de mau. Confesso que me arreliei muito com eles - que tacanhos! Conhecemos uma nova raça de animais inteligentes, Impressionáveis e muito aparentados com os dragões :) Uma coisa que olhando para trás também gostei deste livro foi a presença de uma personagem odiável - Kylara. O primeiro livro não dava a conhecer tão bem esta personagem, mas após saber o que esta pensa e como interage com as pessoas nobres, é fácil não gostar dela. Apesar de (quase) nunca gostar deste tipo de personagens nos livros, a verdade é que lhes dá uma outra cor, permite-nos saborear melhor a história.
Seguimos de perto os protagonistas do primeiro livro Lessa e F'lar, embora estes não sejam tão presentes como no anterior. Podemos conhecer melhor F'nor, Jaxom, Brekke, personagens muito relevantes para a história, e que gostei bastante de conhecer. Este miúdo Jaxom tem muito que se lhe diga! - vai ser importante no 3º livro.
A história em si é boa, rica em acontecimentos, embora muitos destes sejam pobres em acção, de maneira que a sua leitura foi lenta e não me entusiasmou tanto como o seu precedente.
[No entanto reconheço que tais tenham sido importantes para o desenvolvimento da trama, a história não chegaria onde está sem eles.] Ainda assim, deixou-me ansiosa pelo último livro da trilogia, muito devido aos últimos acontecimentos deste. Muito neste livro se encaminha para o culminar da história. E que bela história :)(less)

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Aug 16, 2012 Gem rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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May 21, 2012 Marie Malyon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was lent this book along with nine others in the series by a good friend along with the recommendation they are his favourite fantasy books. I have to say now that I am at the second in the series I have not been let down.

Don't let the publication date of 1971 put you off! This has some seriously well developed female characters of Lessa, Kylara & Brekke who I fell in love with in this book. The developing relationships, emotional turmoils and childhood scandals appealed to me greatly and...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Laura Lemay rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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After Anne Mcaffrey died late 2011 I rooted around in my bookshelves for all my old pern paperbacks from the early 80's. I was utterly obsessed with these books when I was a young teenager, and they were extremely formative in my own history as a writer. The first novel I ever wrote -- longhand, in mead spiralbound notebooks -- was a thin knockoff of Dragonflight (I seem to remember it had unicorns, but I'm so embarrassed by that book I haven't managed to actually read enough of it to check).

I...more After Anne Mcaffrey died late 2011 I rooted around in my bookshelves for all my old pern paperbacks from the early 80's. I was utterly obsessed with these books when I was a young teenager, and they were extremely formative in my own history as a writer. The first novel I ever wrote -- longhand, in mead spiralbound notebooks -- was a thin knockoff of Dragonflight (I seem to remember it had unicorns, but I'm so embarrassed by that book I haven't managed to actually read enough of it to check).

I reread all three books in the first Pern trilogy because I was curious to see if they held up to my very fond memories of them. Sadly the answer was no. Sometimes its best to let your fond childhood memories remain memories. :(

(I've duplicated this review across all three books).

Dragonflight: The earliest of the Pern books and the most problematic. It's a fast read and an OK story, but...ugh. My memories of the book were that it was one of the few SF books at the time that revolved around a strong female lead, one that I could identify and aspire to when I was 13. I was appalled to discover on reread that the gender politics are solidly prefeminist and really, really icky. And the writing is terrible -- terrible characters, terrible descriptions, too many similar confusing names, to many shift of POV. I was ashamed for my younger self for liking this book so much.

Dragonquest: Similar gender issues in this book to the previous, but better writing and a really compelling plot. I ripped through the book in a few hours. Not great art, but good storytelling. The best of the three.

The White Dragon: I didn't realize that the entire Harper Hall trilogy is supposed to take place in between Dragonquest and TWD, and I should have read those before starting this one. I didn't think much of this book; it felt much more leisurely than the fast-paced plotting of Dragonquest, with many more characters and threads (heh) and not a lot of narrative tensions. Jaxom as a character didn't much appeal to me, and it was just as gross to see the wierd gender politics of Pern from the male point of view. The big reveal as to the origins of Pern seems a sort of deus ex machina letdown (although the extended prologues always explained this, it was never a big part of the plot). It just didn't feel like a satisfying conclusion to me, and after reading this book I just felt all dragonned out.

Also as a side note, everyone is always striding in these books. F'lar strode in to the room! F'nor strode out of the weyr! I mentioned it to my husband about 2/3rds through TWD and then I couldn't help laughing about it every time the word showed up after that. You could make a drinking game out of it and get truly pissed indeed.
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Feb 04, 2013 Ronel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Once again the audio book was wonderfully narrated with the characters' different personalities clearly shown. Although I prefer reading a book myself, the audio books do seem to give it a different (but not necessarily bad) feeling.

The story was more gripping than Dragon flight with not only the protagonists but also the antagonists properly flushed out. However, towards the end of the book you only hear about the antagonists in passing except for one. At points you simply could not guess what...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Judah Nielsen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, this is the second book of a trilogy, and then there's another trilogy, and then some other books, and when you've tallied it all up, you have something like 27 books in the series. And I've read the first two, but unless I get pneumonia and my reading time suddenly quadruples, I'm probably done, and I feel strange about it, because when all is said and done, I don't hate these books.

The setting is imaginative. The stories move along at a good pace. The stories are interesting. If that was a...more

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Mar 02, 2010 Tamcamry rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

• This book is an excellent follow up to the last one. It shows a Pern that still has many of the characteristics of the planet during the long 400 year interval, but now with Thread. It shows a believable picture of how each different kind of person has trouble adapting to their new life. It also shows that there could be an end to Thread in sight. I like that they actually do send someone to the Red Planet to find out what’s there. I also like that the dragonriders sort themselves out. I again...more

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May 30, 2013 Katherine Coble rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Ugh. This book.

Yes, I'm giving it four stars. Yes, I really really liked it.

So where did the fifth star go?

I'll tell you.

It disappeared.

Just like the scene where a villain of the story--whom we've seen from their POV, been inside their head--gets comeuppance for doing a violent and horrible thing.

Readers need closure. If we've watched calumny and nefarious wickedness of a character, it is only right and fair that we get to experience that character's reckoning and consequences.

That doesn't...more

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Oct 04, 2010 Judy Knight rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a wonderful escape into another world and time--impossible but imaginative scenario! The continued use of transporting and 'teleporting' dragons now with petite domesticated fire lizards and new astronomical discoveries add to the story and give this book series new ways to expand. The reader gets to imagine how advanced the original colonists of Pern must have been with each new discovery of their ancestral history. One wonders what happened to all the technology those colonists had and...more

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Anne McCaffrey was born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 1:30 p.m., in the hour of the Sheep, year of the Fire Tiger, sun sign Aries with Taurus rising and Leo mid-heaven (which seems to suggest an early interest in the stars).

Her parents were George Herbert McCaffrey, BA, MA PhD (Harvard), Colonel USA Army (retired), and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, estate agent. She had two...more

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