Dragonfire
Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So thebold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flyingdragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed theshimmering strands before they reach the ground.
But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern,and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed anymore dissent... before his brother F'nor would be foolhardy enough tolaunch another suicide mission... and before those dratted fire-lizardscould stir up any more trouble!
Cover art by Michael Whelan
After ten long Turns, Lessa was ready to come out of hiding, to reclaimher birthright and to impress the young dragon queen and becomeWeyrwoman of Benden.
Suddenly, the deadly silver Thread once again threatened all Pern withdestruction. But the mighty telepathic dragons that for centuries haddefended Pern were now few in number, not nearly enough to protect theplanet in its hour of greatest peril. So Lessa hatched a daring anddangerous scheme: Rally support from people who had long ago ceased toexist.
A fantasy of a time when...
Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed betweenthe daring and adventurous young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary whitedragon, Ruth. Pure white and incredibly agile, Ruth was a dragon of manytalents, though almost everyone on Pern thought he was a runt that wouldnever amount to anything.
But Jaxom knew better, knew he could teach his dragon to fly and todestroy the deadly silver Threads that fell from the sky. Disobeying allrules, Jaxom and Ruth trained in secret. Their illicit flights seemedbut a minor disobedience -- until they found themselves in the path ofdanger and in a position to prevent the biggest disaster of all!
"At last we have the long-awaited tale of Jaxom, a ruler who became adragon-friend by chance, and Ruth, the white dragon, alone of his kind.If only one could hunt up a spaceport and invest in a ticket to Pern! Atleast The White Dragon gives us the illusion of such a joy."
ANDRE NORTON
"The White Dragon is a triumph!"
MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protectedthem from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. Inexchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithedto their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern'sgreatest weapon against Thread.
But not everyone on Pern was protected. Some had been rendered holdlessas punishment for wrongdoing. Some, like Jayge's trader clan, simplypreferred the freedom of the roads to the security of a hold. Others,like Aramina's family, had lost their holds. And they all feared theoutlaws who preyed on holds and holdless alike.
The Lady Thella's renegades were the most dangerous yet -- all theyneeded was Aramina, whose telepathic link with dragons could help themevade the dragonrider patrols. But Jayge was out to stop Thella... andhewould never let her have Aramina!
