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Todd McCaffrey
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Publisher | Corgi | ||
ISBN | 9780552155762 | ||
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Susan
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Synopsis
When Fiona, the only surviving member of Lord Holder Bemin's family, impresses a queen 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, Fiona faces not only the possibility of losing her dragon to the sickness that has claimed so many others but also the challenges of becoming a Weyrwoman in her own right. What, she must ask herself, is she willing to give up in order to become a queen rider? And, although the marvellous queen dragon has chosen her, is she really suited to the life of a queen rider? As the injured dragons at Fort Weyr begin to outnumber those fit to fly against Thread, Weyrleader K'lior comes up with a desperate plan - to send the least injured and the older weyrlings back in time, so that they can grow strong enough to fight Thread in the past and then return to help the Weyr. But will only twelve older weyrlings and thirty lightly injured riders be enough to save Fort Weyr? Forced to stay behind because her dragon is still too young, Fiona must confront a life-and-death choice.
Review
This is another episode in the long history of the planet Pern. If you loved the earlier Pern books you will enjoy this.
Although it's written by Todd rather than his mother Anne McCaffrey, the creator of Pern, he has a very similar style and knows how to build believable characters.
The book comes across as very definitely a Pern book, evoking the familiar images and feel of the earlier books while still feeling fresh and bringing different aspects of the world to view.
The story takes us with Fiona, a young and inexperienced girl, on her quest to become Weyrwoman and quide her people and dragons through the dragon plague.
There is a very short section that can feel as if it drags while he's introducing all the characters but without it the characters would not work as well and once you have read that the pace picks up with life in the Weyr and the fall of Thread.
If you enjoy Scifi / fantasy or just love dragons this is an enjoyable read, perfect for long winter nights.
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