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    <body><![CDATA[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.<br/><br/>i read th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61705237">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44854811">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[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 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67814806">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[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.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A story about watch-whers used like canaries in coal mines.  Small-scale, like Menolly's story I suppose, and different enough to be enjoyable without feeling like he was reaching too hard for a plot line.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was great to have a book dealing with a wher trainer. It made me decide to write a character with a wher on a Dragonriders of Pern Role-Play forum. Definitely a book for those who like the series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Yikes - this was terrible! Not touching anything else with Todd McCaffrey's name on it unless I hear from a reliable source that his writing is vastly improved.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book written by her son Todd Mccaffrey.  And it definitely keeps to her dragonrider tradition. Only this time, it focuses on the watchwhers. ]]></body>
    
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