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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Dragonsdawn (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #6) in Books
Nov 12, 2019
The first of the Pern novels that fills in the backstory of the main sequence of books, this tells the tale of the first few years of the colonisation of Pern from a delegation from Earth. They find a lush paradise full of interesting plants and animals and spread out across the warm southern continent. And then the Thread starts to fall...
Teased by the end of The White Dragon, this is a full-blown science fiction novel. The various plot points don't just cover the details of the human habitation and the devastating impact of Thread on an unprepared populace, but also provides dramatic tension in the greed of a small number of the colonists in trying to secure what riches there are on the planet.
This is a more-or-less essential read for anyone who enjoys the Pern novels, so much of the way the later society works, and the dragons themselves, are explained. It is not perfect, however. It is a pretty much by-the-numbers story, with a lot of the outcomes already known and some of the sub plots are superfluous and slow some parts down too much. Also the need to namecheck every Weyr and reference from the original novels is a little tiresome - and unnecessary.
Still, a solid entry on the impressive list of novels that does deliver what it promises.
Teased by the end of The White Dragon, this is a full-blown science fiction novel. The various plot points don't just cover the details of the human habitation and the devastating impact of Thread on an unprepared populace, but also provides dramatic tension in the greed of a small number of the colonists in trying to secure what riches there are on the planet.
This is a more-or-less essential read for anyone who enjoys the Pern novels, so much of the way the later society works, and the dragons themselves, are explained. It is not perfect, however. It is a pretty much by-the-numbers story, with a lot of the outcomes already known and some of the sub plots are superfluous and slow some parts down too much. Also the need to namecheck every Weyr and reference from the original novels is a little tiresome - and unnecessary.
Still, a solid entry on the impressive list of novels that does deliver what it promises.
Report of the FAO/Nepad Workshop on Climate Change, Disaster and Crises in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in West and Central Africa: ACCRA, Ghana, 1-2 November 2012
Food and Agriculture Organization
Book
The purpose of the regional workshop on climate change, disasters and crises in the fisheries and...
WM
Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare: 6th International Conference, MobiHealth 2016, Milan, Italy, November 14-16, 2016. Proceedings: 2017
Giuseppe Andreoni, Paolo Perego and Giovanna Rizzo
Book
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th International Conference...
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Wizard Returns (Dorothy Must Die, #0.3) in Books
Jan 15, 2018
Catherine (40 KP) rated The Book Thief in Books
Aug 31, 2017
Unique in its Approach (1 more)
Written Well
A Favorite
Contains spoilers, click to show
The Book Thief is one of my favorite young adult novels. The creativity of writing from the perspective of Death made this story memorable to me. I felt close to the characters and empathized with them.
Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Skin Deep (Originally published in anthology Inked) in Books
Mar 1, 2018
graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated American Hippo (River of Teeth, #1-2) in Books
Dec 9, 2018
Joelene Marie (28 KP) rated Break in Case of Emergency in Books
Oct 1, 2018
