Nerilka's Story (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #5)
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Ashamed of her father's refusal to help the others of Fort Hold, Nerilka helps Lord Alessan prepare...
Dragonsdawn (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #6)
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The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists - until unimaginable terror turned...
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
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An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds and Weyrs of Pern that it had...
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Dragonflight
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After ten long Turns, Lessa was ready to come out of hiding, to reclaim her birthright... and...
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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall #1) in Books
Apr 29, 2021
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Dragonsinger (Pern: Harper Hall, #2) in Books
Nov 12, 2019
As usual with the Pern novels the way that ordinary life fits together is well described and the characters McCaffrey uses here are very well developed and incredibly three dimensional. It's a world that almost seems close enough to touch.
As with Dragonsong, having a book that does not focus on the rarified world of the dragonriders is refreshing showing a different take on the world, even if it is still a position of privilege in one of the most respected professions on the world.
However for me this does suffer the same weakness of the other books that are in essence a periphery to the dragon-centric stories: they don't move the overall story arc forward and as such are a pleasant enough read but ultimately not as satisfying as some of the other books. And anyone who finds characters being relentlessly talented and nice to each other grating won't appreciate a lot of the story. Still a good read though.