Anne McCaffrey
Hardcover | Pages: 864 pages Rating: 4.24 | 26407 Users | 530 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern #1-3) |
| Author | : | Anne McCaffrey |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 864 pages |
| Published | : | October 12th 1988 by Turtleback Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Dragons. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Alternate cover edition can be found here. Finally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one of the great science fiction writers of all time: DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST, THE WHITE DRAGON. Those who know these extraordinary tales will be able to re-visit with Lessa, F'lar, Ruth, Lord Jaxon, and all the others. And for those just discovering this magical place, there are incomparable tales of danger, deceit, and daring, just waiting to be explored..Point Books Toward The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern #1-3)
| Original Title: | The Dragonriders of Pern |
| ISBN: | 0785729194 (ISBN13: 9780785729198) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dragonriders of Pern #1-3, Pern (Chronological Order), Pern #1, 2 & 5 , more |
| Characters: | Lessa, F'lar, Jaxom, Ruth (The White Dragon), Masterharper Robinton, F'nor, Brekke |
| Setting: | Pern |
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Ratings: 4.24 From 26407 Users | 530 ReviewsAppraise Out Of Books The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern #1-3)
great characters. totally believable world, great progression and arcI had not read any of these books in something like 25 years and only had the vaguest of memories of what the books were about. I knew there were dragons (obviously) and they were used to destroy something called Thread that fell from the sky but that was about it, and that I enjoyed the books as a kid. So it was with great enthusiasm that I revisited the series with this handy collection that covers the first three novels in the Pern series. I was surprised to discover it was a science fiction
I truly LOVED these books as a child 30 years ago. I tried re-reading them to my ten-year-old (same age as when I read them) and was really taken back by how much I thought the writing was horrible. Whatever charm I saw as a ten-year old was gone as an adult. My ten-year-old really did not like them either. He found them confusing to keep track of who was who.
This is a re-read for me. I read these books many years ago. So long ago that while I remembered the general theme of the books, I couldnt remember the details. As it turned out, many of the things I remembered about these books, werent in these books. That doesnt mean that what I remembered wasnt in one of the books, there are many books Anne McCaffrey wrote about Pern. You can see the list on Fantastic Fiction.To get back to the book, The Dragonriders of Pern is an omnibus containing three
This book combines the first three novels of the Pern series. It was a fascinating world with unique ideas, but I couldn't find a story in it. Characters would constantly repeat things (e.g "not dragon versus dragon" or "the Red Star can't be reached") but then these talking points would be dropped to focus on the next shiny object without any resolution. It lacks action, proper villains, and realistic characterizations of culture. For example, religion (of any kind) doesn't appear to exist.
I actually enjoyed reading the beginning of this trilogy and those parts which were more concerned with the planet, its colonization and its periodic interplanetary crises. As it when on, however, it became increasingly a fantasy, rather than a science, fiction. Not only was it just a fantasy, but it was a rather typical one, employing over-used dragon themes and idealized mediaeval social structures. By the completion of page 750, I was thoroughly bored.
Went back to read this in a fit of nostalgia, and realized I should have left well enough alone. I still love the original concept, but the original characters, not so much. Especially Lessa. Now that I'm older, her manipulative interactions grate. Ah, well, I'll remember the dragons happily, and keep it at that.
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