false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170598061m/61975.jpg 61975 56 How can one girl save the world? To the nobles who live in Ruatha, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa's world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world... 2467422 book 1968 Dragonflight (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #1) total:6272|5:2279|4:2549|3:1555|2:251|1:75| 6272 25106 7676 298 1 12 false false Tue May 22 19:31:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 24 18:47:00 -0700 2009
I forced myself into reading the first three books because some crazy old lady at work lent it to me and i didn't want to offend her; i admit i was also horribly fa...more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed May 16 12:10:47 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 12:11:11 -0700 2007 Dragonriders of Pern series actually does have a good story, with intere...more...]]> 1 5 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 09 19:14:33 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 09 11:20:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 14:14:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 12:23:56 -0700 2009 1
The book is a nice mix of Science Fiction and Fantasy. The setting is the world of...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 01:14:21 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 13:08:59 -0700 2008 The Renegades of Pern that my mom had put down. I next read All the Weyrs of Pern (thrilling at the brilliant cover art by Michael Whelan) and then started from the be...more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Apr 30 06:02:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 07:03:54 -0700 2009 1
I've decided to skip this one. It doesn't look any more exciting than it wasn't in my early years. Too little time for books that aren't ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Mon Sep 22 16:54:27 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:05:57 -0700 2008 1x cover-to-cover, but had to reread many parts for comprehension
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I strongly dislike the inconsistencies in the storylines, grammar/spelling, and editing (e.g., says "he" instead of ...more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 13:42:38 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 20:05:48 -0700 2008 1 1 false true Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 14 08:53:24 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 26 07:19:18 -0700 2009 2 blames herself for his treatment of her...more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon May 19 10:38:48 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 07:02:17 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 10:38:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 23:22:05 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 23:56:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri May 09 06:28:08 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 07:12:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 14 17:04:51 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 17:05:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 11:59:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:59:52 -0700 2009
Dragonflight (1968)
The short stories Weyr Search and Dragonrider are incorporated in this book.
Dragonquest (1971)
Dragonsong (1976)
Dragonsinger 1977)
The Smallest Dragonboy, in: Get Off The Unicorn (1977) and A Gift of Dragons (2002)
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Oh, of course I read crazy amounts of Anne McCaffrey when I was in my teens! Your own personal dragon who talks to you? I was all over that - although, as I recall, I did read the Harper Hall trilogy first.

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I suppose I just need a big rugged man to grab me by the shoulders an...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=61975