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Dragon's Kin (Pern (published order) #17)
Beginning with the classic Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey has created a complex, endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons. Millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering wings of Anne’s imagination, following book by book the evolution of one of science fiction’s most beloved and honored series. Now, for the first time, Anne ...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
December 28th 2004
by Del Rey
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Sorry...I just have no enthusiasm about this book and it shows in the review...The only reason I'm giving it a 2 is...it's Pern.
It's 491 AL, 491 years after landing, and sixteen years before Thread is scheduled to return to Pern with the primary action taking place at Natalon's mine. It parallels Dragonsblood and Dragon's Fire.
The Story
The focus in this story is on the watch-whers. Most people despise them and feel they're useless. Silstra marries Terregar. Kindan...more
It's 491 AL, 491 years after landing, and sixteen years before Thread is scheduled to return to Pern with the primary action taking place at Natalon's mine. It parallels Dragonsblood and Dragon's Fire.
The Story
The focus in this story is on the watch-whers. Most people despise them and feel they're useless. Silstra marries Terregar. Kindan...more
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• This was a nice little story into the world of Pern. I don’t know if it will have a huge impact on the universe as a whole, but it was a quick and entertaining read. I think this may have been one of Todd McCaffrey’s first forays into writing so he didn’t want to try anything too difficult. I don’t know if there will be more to this story or not, but if they went back to this time and these characters, I wouldn’t mind. I will say that the book did have a bit of predictability to it. Somet...more
Unlike many other creators of alternate worlds, Anne McCaffery continues to mine fresh ore from the soil of her imagined reality. Her storytelling is good, too.
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I expected not to like this because of the collaboration, but it was alright. I did enjoy learning something about Pern outside the Dragonriders.
A good addition to the pern series. I found it interesting that it referred to a different aspect of the society on pern, namely that of the miners and the harpers who came about after the events in Dragon's Eye. In the story the creatures that were considered to be a mistaken genetic mutation of the pern Dragons that were made by Wind Blossom are found to be of good use. They were originally thought useless, however in this story they discover much more about them and the fact that they are ...more
To me, Todd's voice show through on this, and it's bothersome. I don't know if it's actually that he's inferior to Lady Anne, or simply sufficiently different that I notice too much. I am reminded of what Corwin said in The Hand of Oberon when asked why he and his brothers strove so hard to rule Amber when each could have his own Shadow of it quite easily. I keep expecting one response, and get something a little...different. Over the course of book, it adds up.
Meh - I LOVE the world of Pern. It's always nice to visit there again, and even if the book isn't awesome, it's still good to see stories unfolding. (for the record - 2.5 stars would be my vote if it were possible...)
However, I found it difficult to stay engaged with this book - the plot jumped around a bit, especially at the beginning, the stories were compelling, then not, then compelling - it was very off and on again! Just when I would decide to give up on it, it would pick up...more
However, I found it difficult to stay engaged with this book - the plot jumped around a bit, especially at the beginning, the stories were compelling, then not, then compelling - it was very off and on again! Just when I would decide to give up on it, it would pick up...more
Kindan's family has recently moved to a new miner camp in the hopes of establishing a new hold. But tragdey strikes, leaving Kindan an orphan and the camp without a watch-wher. But the dramatic events place Kindan in new paths never imagined and he must make the choice to pursue his dream or save the camp.
It has been many, many years since I have picked up a Dragonriders of Pern book, and I was immediately reminded of why this series alone fills up a good portion of my bookshelves....more
It has been many, many years since I have picked up a Dragonriders of Pern book, and I was immediately reminded of why this series alone fills up a good portion of my bookshelves....more
Synopsis: A story told by the eyes of a boy raised to be..a Dragon Rider. Kindan excells through life as an assistant through this dreadfall life. tryin to protect himself, families, and other from the devistation threadfall.
Classification-
Audience: 10+
Purpose: to show if you wait good things will always come
Genre-setting- fantasy
Genre-style- ,elodramatic
-Genre plot: asction/adventure
Criticism: The New Story of Pern-Dragon's Kin- was written...more
Classification-
Audience: 10+
Purpose: to show if you wait good things will always come
Genre-setting- fantasy
Genre-style- ,elodramatic
-Genre plot: asction/adventure
Criticism: The New Story of Pern-Dragon's Kin- was written...more
Dragon's Kin has quite a bit of cross-over with Dragonfire, another book set in the same timeframe. I was impressed with the way both books worked as solo stories, expanding on different aspects of the same characters as they appeared at various times. Pern fans will enjoy learning more about watch-whers in this book (and to a lesser extent in Dragonfire), a topic which hasn't been explored much in the original set of dragonrider novels.
i liked this book, but found at least 2 things that contradict the other books in the series, the biggest of which is this book is set in the third pass of thread, at this time the dragon riders dont know they can go between time until the ninth pass, which is way in the future.
i read this book in lwess than 24 hrs, which tells me its very easy to read as well fun to read. its not about the dragon riders, but about a mining community and the learnings of the watch-wyers, the distanc...more
i read this book in lwess than 24 hrs, which tells me its very easy to read as well fun to read. its not about the dragon riders, but about a mining community and the learnings of the watch-wyers, the distanc...more
Do yourself a favor and stick with the older books written by just Anne. If you just have to read more Pern books then this first collaboration with her son Todd is probably the best of them. I can only assume Anne had more to do with this one than the later efforts. Personally I'm making a conscious decision to leave my memories of Pern positive and will avoid any future attempts at authorship by Todd. Sadly, talent is not hereditary.
This is basically book one of this little trilogy (Dragon's Fire, Dragon Harper). I'd heard about Anne McCaffrey but never read her books. I was actually surprised that I liked it. It was pretty good. A little slow, a lot more like a series of life events then a real build up with a definite bad guy. But it's a cool idea, with the whole Pern, space colony stuff.
It was just okay. Not bad, not irritating, not fantastic. It seemed a much faster read than some of the others, and it was an original story...not one of her cheating re-told stories. However, it seemed a little stunted, the characters weren't as developed, almost as if they were in a hurry to churn one out. That, and there weren't enough dragons involved.
While surfing the net I found that several new books had been added to the Dragon Riders or Pern series by Anne McCaffrey since I had left the US and they were on the shelves at the local library. This is the first one in the group and was a nice summer read. Not the best book in the Pern series but it finally found its footing in the end.
Okay. Not as well written as the originals. Relationships not so keenly developed. Didn't really care for any of the characters in particular. However, I really liked the idea of watch-whers as a central motif, especially the idea that they see heat, not light, and that this is how blind Nuella finds her destiny on Pern... Way cool, that!
It been years since I read a Pern book but fell back in love immediately. If you'd consider some of her books PG or PG-13 this one was G rated. I didn't want to put the book down near the end and then all of a sudden it was over. I wanted more. The ending was a little abrupt. Maybe the authors were up against a deadline.
Kindan is the son of a miner and an aspiring harper. However, when his whole family is killed in a mining accident, along with their watch wher. As Kindan, Nuella, and Harper Zist learn more about the watch-whers and their abilities, finding one to guard the mine becomes ever more important.
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The story of the watch-whers on Pern and how their trainers learn to use them for more than before, and the story of a young boy who loses his family and who’d rather be a Harper than a watchwher trainer and a young girl who sees heat rather than anything else. Good McCaffrey.
Todd McCaffrey brings a new view to Pern which is original and yet totally consistent with AM's version. I like it, although I feel the writing style isn't quite as polished as the original ones, and plot is not as strong either. But it is the next best thing.
I had been avoiding the collaborative efforts of Anne McCaffery & son Todd..... don't really even remember why. I did grow up reading of Pern's Dragons.... I suppose I though my fond memories would be tinkered with?
Quite enjoyable though & I'll continue with them.
Quite enjoyable though & I'll continue with them.
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Definitely not the greatest book on Pern, but since I liked almost all the others, I had to read this one as well. Half the book was spent setting up....something. And then the book just ends. Perhaps the related books will be more interesting.
I liked this book more than I thought I would. It is a bit different from Anne McCaffrey's style - I'm guessing Todd wrote most of it and Anne just proofed it. I could not say exactly what the difference is. But, I grew to really like the characters, Kindan, Zist, Nuella and the watchwher. I like seeing the watchwhers get more positive attention. A very good read!
I adore these books and usually read them in as near to one sitting as I can manage.
More detailed story about watch whers and the development of their uses and links with dragons - excellent and difficult to put down again!
More detailed story about watch whers and the development of their uses and links with dragons - excellent and difficult to put down again!
To put it very briefly, I liked it a lot because I am obsessed with everything 'Pern.'
One negative is that this book would probably make no sense at all to someone who hadn't read at least three or more previously published Anne Mccaffrey books.
One negative is that this book would probably make no sense at all to someone who hadn't read at least three or more previously published Anne Mccaffrey books.
I was curious what would happen as soon as the son got involved in writing these books. Fan-fiction is one of my guilty pleasures, I can't lie, and this read like fan-fiction. Like a big fan of Pern wrote a story and got it published. It was simple and predictable, yet fun. Seemed like it was geared more toward young adults.
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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....more
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