Book Review: Anne McCaffrey’s A Gift of Dragons
An omnibus of four short stories that include bullying in the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series and revolving around the dragons and culture of Pern.
An omnibus of four short stories that include bullying in the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series and revolving around the dragons and culture of Pern.
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.
The Red Star’s orbit has been shifted and this is the last time Thread will fall. It means that the dragonriders, led by F’lessan, son of F’lar and Lessa and rider of bronze Golanth, and Tia, rider of green Zaranth, must forge a new place for themselves in a world that may no longer need them.
It’s been two-hundred years since the deadly Thread fell like rain upon Pern, devouring everything in its path. No one alive remembers that first horrific onslaught and no one believes in its return — except for the dragonriders.
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.