false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167947254m/28541.jpg 28541 31 Menolly loved music and wanted to be a Harper, though her father would not allow it. It was a disgrace for a woman even to think of such a thing. Finally, he forbade Menolly to even sing for fear her ambition would become known. Menolly had no choice but to run away. On her journey she meets a group of fire lizards who bring new adventure, challenge and direction to her life. 1171182 book 1976 Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall, #1) total:5350|5:2075|4:1938|3:1148|2:160|1:29| 5350 21920 6307 215 5 5 false false Wed Aug 29 02:04:32 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 02:30:22 -0700 2007 Dragonsong is also a very good book of its type...more...]]> 5 2 false true Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Wed Jun 11 03:11:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 04:29:06 -0700 2008 10
I read this book when I was an adolescent an...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Dec 27 08:52:20 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 08:58:44 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 2 false false Tue Aug 19 13:58:31 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 21:15:08 -0800 2008
A bit heavy on the "Menolly is a girl, oh no!" and things don't really pick up until the fire lizards show up, but even so ... good stuff. And still the comfort read it was 20 years ago. :-)]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 09:40:05 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 19:40:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 06:22:56 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 06:45:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 20:08:12 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 27 07:52:24 -0800 2008
A brief forward to the review: “Dragonsong” is the first book in Anne McCaffrey’s Harper Hall trilogy. The series is generally catalogued as children’s (at least in the nypl catalog) but is really for any readers. Like many of McCaffrey’s novels, it’s set in the world of Pern...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 19:39:05 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 19:46:18 -0800 2007
Menolly is the the main character, she is a girl only 15 years old, and she has an incredible talent. She is a gifted signer and musician, she would make for the perfect harper. Only one problem, ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 24 21:51:35 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 23:59:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Dec 07 22:33:05 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 22:44:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 14:44:19 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 15:29:15 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Apr 10 15:51:57 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 15:51:57 -0700 2008
As a girl, I enjoyed reading about how Menolly breaks the mold of classic female roles. Also, I could spend all night dreaming about her firelizards.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 20:16:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 20:22:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1986 Fri Sep 21 17:37:21 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 17:38:10 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 13:05:05 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 11:01:38 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 20:51:45 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 20:58:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Wed Nov 04 20:46:54 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 21:15:40 -0800 2009
But having read them since, I'm still a fan. Both Dragonsong and the next in the series, Dragonsinge...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 13:38:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 25 13:30:54 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 29 13:38:44 -0700 2009
What can I say about Dragonsong? It's...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Sep 21 18:53:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 20:12:14 -0800 2009
Menolly is the youngest daughter of the leader of a small fishing hold in Pern. Menolly is an extremely talented musician and dreams of becoming...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 20:35:44 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 19:26:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28541