The pregnant Weyrwoman Fiona and the harper Kindan must somehow keep morale from fading altogether in the face of the steadily mounting losses of dragons and their riders. But time weighs heavily against them—until Lorana finds a way to use time itself in their favor.
Ooh, yet another perspective on Kindan’s life. This time we live through the plague where he loses his love, Koriana.
Anne McCaffrey “collaborated” on Dragon Kin with her son, Todd. Oh well . . .
A deadly and mysterious plague begins to wipe out the dragons and Lorana sends her firelizards back in time to Wind Blossom, the geneticist who created the dragons.
People are being Shunned. Pern’s running out of firestone. And Todd McCaffrey is no successor to Anne McCaffrey.
Dragons are falling sick, dying, all across Pern just as Thread is sighted. B’Nik and Lorana must find a solution to this plague or lose the planet.