Dragonquest

Carefully crafted, and leading one to a heart-thumping conclusion in Book 2! At the same time wanting the tales of Pern’s wonderful dragons and heroic riders not to end. This book forgets no string from the 1st book; truly awesome. I recommend this series to one and all. Enough action, fights for males, and deep insights intocharacter’s personalities as well. Plus a constantly expanding look at Pern and its society as well. A joy to read, and re-read. Onward and upwzrd now, wt the tale of Book 3, ‘The White Dragon’!

The Dragon Riders of Pern is a great trilogy of young adult books. Sadly our library no longer carries the entire trilogy so I purchased the missing one. (Yes, I know….kindle possibilities…but I find that after working at a computer all day the last thing my eyes need is more screen time. I prefer the physical book.

Vivid scenes, memorable characters. Female characters given as much importance (or more) than the male characters which is not usual. (Ms. McCaffrey being a strong female character herself, readers will find this reflected in the values of her characters). I have read all of the McCaffrey dragon books and have to say that as much as I love them, none of them are as good as the initial trilogy. Please buy this book and pass it on to those who like alternative worlds and rich characters.

Second novel in the Pern series. I’ve read most of the Pern novels since they first came out, along with a number of McCaffrey’s other series. Love her work, which is a cross between sci-for and fantasy. Her world building is very realistic and based on natural scientific ideas with a magical/supernatural twist. Love that her dragons are a natural defense against the invasive spores that periodically bombard the planet of Pern, destroying all life they touch. The relationships between the dragons and their riders are wonderful and deep, and the greatest dangers they face together during Threadfall (the spores) stem as much from centuries of lost lore as the actual Threads themselves. I highly recommend the entire series for anyone who likes sci-go, fantasy and especially dragons.

Full disclosure: I’m a dragon-lover, and Anne McCaffrey has come up with a great futurist saga of genetic mods by a more technologically advanced culture on a planet that hasn’t the resources to support a level of technology beyond agrarian. Her development of the characters and the world is plausible, and I find it convincing. She creates so many characters that complexity isn’t feasible, but her characters are well developed. She has a facility for moving the action quickly while retaining the character complexity. I heartily recommend it for sci-fi/fantasy buffs.

I first read this book as a young teenager. It affected me deeply then and has stayed with me lo these many years. The series was a part of my journey into selfhood and as I reread it approaching my 50th year I am amazed at the strength, power, community, and love in the story, the characters, and the world that Anne McCaffrey created. This is a book and a series worth rereading several times over the course of your life. I am literally wiping tears from my eyes as I finish reading the passages of F’nor and Canth’s climactic journey. Can’t wait to start The White Dragon…

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