All the Weyrs of PernFor generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fightingThread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky toravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragonsthey flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before it could reachthe planet's surface. But the greatest dream of the dragonriders was tofind a way to eradicate Thread completely, so that never again wouldtheir beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.
Now, for the first time, it looked as if that dream could come true. Forwhen the people of Pern, led by Masterharper Robinton and F'Lar andLessa, Weyrleader and Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr, excavated the ancientremains of the planet's original settlement, they uncovered thecolonist's voice-activated artificial intelligence system -- which stillfunctioned! And the computer had incredible news for them: There was achance -- a good chance -- that they could, at long last, annihilateThread once and for all!
Cover art by Michael Whelan
Masterharper of PernIn a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern forcenturies -- and many dare to hope that Thread will never fall again --a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability tospeak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to beone of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known.
It is a perilous time for the harpers who sing of Thread -- they arebeing turned away from holds, derided, attacked, even beaten. In thisclimate of unrest, Robinton will come into his own. But despite thetragedies that beset his own life, he continues to believe in music andin the dragons, and he is determined to save his beloved Pern fromitself -- so that the dragonriders can be ready to fly against thedreaded Thread when at last it returns.
"At last, Robinton has his own book... McCaffrey adds another absorbingchapter to dragon lore... Readers will revel in this compellingcharacterstudy of a fascinating personality."
ROMANTIC TIMES
"The story takes wing... when McCaffrey's beloved dragons roar and theirriders soar upon the beasts' mighty backs... Fans of Pern will likely beenthralled."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"McCaffrey succeeds again in depicting the serenity and beauty ofdragons in their symbiotic relationship with humanity on a world calledPern."
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Cover art by Brom
The Dolphins of PernWhen the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, they did not comealone: intelligence-enhanced dolphins also crossed the stars to colonizethe oceans of the new planet while their human partners settled the vastcontinents. But then disaster struck. The deadly silver spores calledThread fell like rain from the sky, and as the human colonists' dreamsof a new, idyllic life shattered into a desperate struggle for survival,the dolphins were forgotten.
Now, centuries later, as the dragonriders of Pern were preparing tocomplete the momentous task of ridding their world of Thread forever,T'lion, a young bronze rider, and his friend Readis, son of the LordHolder of Paradise River Hold, made contact with the legendary"shipfish." And as the dragonriders grappled with the ending of an era,T'lion, Readis, and the dolphins faced the start of a new one: revivingthe bond between land and ocean dwellers -- and resurrecting the dreamsof the first colonists of Pern!
"McCaffrey here adds yet another dimension to her colorful and vividsaga by focusing on the attractive dolphins and their highly believablesociety."
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The Skies of PernBeloved characters, and a brand new threat, prove that dragons will always be needed in the skies of Pern. The first Dragonriders of Pern novel in three years features McCaffrey's most popular characters: F'lar and Lessa, from the original trilogy, their son, F'lessan, and, of course, the dragons.
