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Dragonsdawn (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #6)
by Anne McCaffrey
by Anne McCaffrey
67 out of 100 for 2010
If you like 'Dragon' fantasy, Anne McCaffrey is pretty much the gold standard. Her 'Dragonriders of Pern' is one of the longest running, and certainly the most respected, series in this genre.
Dragonsdawn is not the first novel in the series, but is more a prequel, one that shows Earth settlers landing on Pern, the terrible trouble they face from a naturally occurring spaceborne menace, and how the human settlers use genetic engineering to create dragons to fight the menace (called thread). If you like SF written to expain the fantastic in a world (a la Bradley's Darkover Landfall), this is doubly good.
A great book, a great read, wonderful world building.
If you like 'Dragon' fantasy, Anne McCaffrey is pretty much the gold standard. Her 'Dragonriders of Pern' is one of the longest running, and certainly the most respected, series in this genre.
Dragonsdawn is not the first novel in the series, but is more a prequel, one that shows Earth settlers landing on Pern, the terrible trouble they face from a naturally occurring spaceborne menace, and how the human settlers use genetic engineering to create dragons to fight the menace (called thread). If you like SF written to expain the fantastic in a world (a la Bradley's Darkover Landfall), this is doubly good.
A great book, a great read, wonderful world building.
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