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  <title><![CDATA[Dragonsdawn (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #6)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0893662135]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780893662134]]></isbn13>
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  <default_description>Over 6,000 people of the Federated Sentient Planets spend fifteen years in deep sleep on a one-way trip to establish a colony on Pern. The landing is succcessful and proceeds for several years until the first arrival of Thread. The threadfall is devastating. Scientists determine that this is not a short-term problem. Realizing help cannot come from the FSP, the colonists discover they might be able to alter the genetic structure of Pern's fire-lizards. The scientists make the necessary alterations and wait with little hope for the final result.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">13</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1988</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Dragonsdawn (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #6)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Anne McCaffrey]]></name>
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    <review id="33011886">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 16 11:12:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 16 11:26:03 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>7</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my all time favorite Pern novels.  It tells the story of how people came to Pern to colonize the planet, how the first appearance of Thread almost destroyed them and the measures they took to survive.  It is a wonderful story that includes the creation of the Dragons from the fire liz...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33011886">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44960277">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 31 11:07:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 01 15:47:43 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, yeah, I still love this one. I have to not think about science or villain!logic or much of anything at <em>all</em>, but I love this book. I'm still not sure how Pernese society got from here to what we see in Lessa's time (other than twenty-five hundred years of increasingly feudal society, but <em>damn</em>),...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44960277">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="46641972">
    <user id="2042021">
    <name><![CDATA[Lizzy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those looking for something a little different in their sci-fi.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 17 10:10:21 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 17 10:10:50 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[When the colonists first landed on the untouched, uninhabited world of Pern, they thought they had finally found the place they sought...a tranquil, serene new world that would allow them to create their own civilization, far away from the reaches of war and corruption that scarred their old worlds....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46641972">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46641972]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="53685329">
    <user id="1318266">
    <name><![CDATA[Onewooga]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 22 23:04:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 25 19:29:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I need a shelf: currently re-reading. I started the Dragon Heart book by Todd McCaffrey and got sort of re-introduced to Pern. So I thought--you know, I can't remember exactly what happens in the later bits when the Pernese find the colonists's computers and technology resurfaces and might make drag...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53685329">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="48112520">
    <user id="1744181">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenni]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Albuquerque, NM]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 03 09:48:06 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 03 09:52:57 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Chronologically, this book is the first of the books about Pern.  This book is more science fiction then fantasy fiction in that it deals with the original settlers of Pern.  They have come from earth or one of its colonies, most to escape the tramas of post war.  They expect to find peace and auton...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48112520">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="59752214">
    <user id="1995871">
    <name><![CDATA[Jake]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chelsea, MI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1995871-jake]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 15 10:57:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 07:47:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My introduction to Anne McCaffrey was <em>The White Dragon</em>, which I thoroughly enjoyed. On the strength of that book, I decided to backtrack and see how a society colonized Pern in the first place. In short, I was fully satisfied. <br/><br/>McCaffrey is adept at mixing drama, romance, fantasy, and in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59752214">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59752214]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="52385098">
    <user id="2096667">
    <name><![CDATA[Ceci]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Guatemala City, 07, Guatemala]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 12 09:14:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 10 17:08:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[oh I loved it! but in some parts i got frustrated and very angry... like when Avril steels the <em>Mariposa</em> and kills Kenjo, injures Ongola and Sallah...<br/><br/>I get too angry just to write it... <br/><br/>(i will say it in spanish because I dont know the words in english)<br/><br/>Miss Pau no ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52385098">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="16431459">
    <user id="945050">
    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth May]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Endicott, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 26 12:05:37 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 16 20:16:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>lots</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[this was the first book i read in this series, before i realized it was part of a series.  i have tried since to read others, but have been uninterested in them, because they didn't focus on what i like the most about this book - the whole idea of the colony.  the idea of a diverse selection of the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16431459">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16431459]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75367561">
    <user id="2866446">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lubbock, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2866446-michelle]]></url>
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 22 08:27:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 08:31:34 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I checked this book out of my public library when I was in junior high.  It's one of the earliest books that I can remember having some kind of impact on me because it had a more complex story and imaginative world than I had experienced before.  I remember being disappointed with the subsequent boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75367561">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75367561]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60626656">
    <user id="1242515">
    <name><![CDATA[Hannah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sydney, Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 22 07:41:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 22 07:41:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Dragonsdawn&quot; finally tells the story of how people came to be on Pern, and how they gradually integrated themselves into the life of the planet. An interesting prequel to the Dragonriders stories, particularly since it involves the characters that are always spoken of as 'legendary' by th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60626656">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60626656]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47558600">
    <user id="56815">
    <name><![CDATA[Aaron]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hillsboro, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 25 20:45:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 26 05:19:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent book, I discovered that this one was the first in the Pern series.  This book contains the details of the initial landing and colonization of Pern.  It also describes the advent of Thread and the near destruction of the colony due to it's nature.  It also describes how the dragons and d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47558600">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47558600]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66015797">
    <user id="2581411">
    <name><![CDATA[Tia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dillon, SC]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 03 11:22:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 05 06:18:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I've enjoyed the two Pern books I've read but I'm confused as to the order they should be read in... I will try to remember to read the rest of them at some point in time because I did enjoy the story. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66015797]]></url>
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    <review id="68576736">
    <user id="2374708">
    <name><![CDATA[Joanne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kapaa, HI]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 23 12:59:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 23 13:04:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book caught my imagination with Pioneers moving to a new planet. This was my first Anne McCaffrey novel and I liked it well enough to read several more in the series]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68576736]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="78673790">
    <user id="2166872">
    <name><![CDATA[Susan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2166872-susan-moore]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 22 16:43:48 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 24 12:33:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love how she writes her books. I got to met her in the early '90's and had a great talk with her. This is part of a series that I'm going to read in order as I most of them.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78673790]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="60668369">
    <user id="2388553">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Alhambra, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 22 13:01:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 22 13:02:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book tells how space travelers from Earth discovered the planet Pern, explaining why the Pern series is based in science fiction, although it appears to be fantasy.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60668369]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43598535">
    <user id="1890483">
    <name><![CDATA[Isblue]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 19 12:05:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 12:09:43 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The prequel to the original trilogy (plus however many came after). I have a weakness for such books. This was satisfying in that regard. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43598535]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45370777">
    <user id="1270260">
    <name><![CDATA[Katelyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 11:44:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 11:48:43 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this when I was about 12, which was interesting considering the sex scenes.  But it was a really good book. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45370777]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="33957090">
    <user id="1568820">
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    <body><![CDATA[Unless I have my titles wrong, this is the backstory for how the settlers wound up on Planet Pern and started the whole dragon-riding enterprise. There is much exciting world-building, but the characterizations, what I require most from a novel, are one-dimensional. Due to horrific and unexpected en...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24595734">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of my favorites in this series so far. It answered a lot of the questions I've always had since starting her books back in middle school. Excellent.]]></body>
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