Fiona didn't mean to Impress the dragon at the Hatching. She didn't want to leave her ... more
father Lord Holder Bemin all alone - she was the only one of his children to survive the plague. But she knew her duty and Talenth was the most wonderful being a per...
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When Fiona, the only surviving member of Lord Holder Bemin's family, impresses a queen ... more
dragon, she doesn't begin to realize the perils and privileges that come with her new role. As she grows into a young woman and her dragon reaches her full growth, she faces the possibility of losing her dragon to the sickness that has claimed so many others.
Advantages: A continuation of the present era of Pern! Some old friends. Simple plot. Beautiful Dolphins! Disadvantages: Disconcerting jumping-perspective style. You'll have to read most of the library to understand this...
The Dolphins of Pern is one of the books in the Dragonriders of Pern series of fantasy/science-fiction books (imagine a fantasy world with sci-fi roots which are gradually being unearthed by the characters.) Since all of the books of the Dragonriders of Pern series are so different, I'll be making lots of comparisons with other Dragonrider books to try to explain this one. This means that unfortunately readers with no experience of McCaffrey's world might find it hard to keep up, as the book deals indirectly with the immediate aftermath of the events in "Red Star Rising", and continues the story of some of the characters from "The Renegades of Pern" The book also gives an idea of what might be in store for us in "All the Weyrs of Pern".
If you're reading, or are about to read "The Renegades of Pern" you'll probably find some ...
Advantages: I think she gives another dimension in the Sci-Fi market Disadvantages: Sometimes accused of being for women/teenagers only.
Anne McCaffrey - Writer
I must admit, I've never tried to review an author before - So I hope the attempt doesn't go too badly!
Anne McCaffrey is an American science fiction writer best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. She was born in 1926, and so will be 82 this year (2008 as I write this review).
She was married, but eventually divorced her husband - A move which also then saw her move to Ireland, where eventually she also had a house built to her own design in County Wicklow.
Anne McCaffrey was pretty unique, because she was pushing to write in what was a very heavily male dominated market. She was a single mother for a long period, struggling to make more than just an impact as a Sci-Fi writer.
Today, she has done more than just make an impact - but has become one of the most recognized of all Sci ...
runetune 15.01.2008 (10.09.2008)
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Advantages: A reasonably entertaining new journey across Pern Disadvantages: Too much crammed in
technologically advanced enough to genetically engineer giant versions of a local species of lizard, thus creating dragons - an idea from Earth myth becoming a world-saving reality, as the dragons (and their telepathically bonded riders) can fight the Thread. Time moves on, history becomes fable, and eventually we reach the fantasy world of a pastoral community - one that just happens to include dragons!
In recent years, the world of Pern has moved on a generation - I don't mean in story terms, as those cover many different time periods. But it seems that Ms McCaffrey has passed the baton on to her son, Todd. Despite being published (slightly) after McCaffrey Jr.'s first solo attempt (Dragonsblood), Dragon Fire and its sister novel, Dragon's Kin (the pair are set over the same time period), seem to me to be the transition novels, co-written by ...
