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''Dragonriders of Pern'' is a science fantasy series written primarily by American author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series (as of 2022) comprises 24 novels and two collections of short stories. The two novellas included in the first novel, '' Dragonflight'', made McCaffrey the first woman to win a Hugo Award for writing fiction as well as the first to win a Nebula Award.''Publishers Weekly'' review of Robin Roberts, ''Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons'' (2007)Quoted by Amazon.com Retrieved 2011-07-16. Overview Humans have colonized the planet Pern in the Rukbat star system, but have lost much of their technology and history (including their origin on Earth) due to periodic onslaughts of Thread, a mycorrhizoid spore that voraciously consumes all organic material, including humans and their crops, given the opportunity. Thread comes from the Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonsblood
''Dragonsblood'' is a science fiction novel by Todd McCaffrey in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series that his mother Anne McCaffrey initiated in 1967. Published in 2005, this was the first with Todd as sole author and the nineteenth in the series.. Retrieved 2011-10-09. Collaboration Todd's solo contribution followed two years after the first published collaboration between mother and son, ''Dragon's Kin''. Although set only a decade later, ''Dragonsblood'' is not a sequel. During the next few years, the McCaffreys co-wrote two sequels to their ''Dragon's Kin'' and Todd completed two sequels to his ''Dragonsblood''. Plot overview All of Todd's novels are set just before or at the beginning of the "Third Pass", about 500 years after human settlement on Pern (500 AL, "After Landing") and 2000 years before the "Ninth Pass" events chronicled in most of Anne McCaffrey's Pern books. ''Dragonsblood'' features an epidemic that strikes fire-lizards, probably first, and dragons (reptil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonsong
''Dragonsong'' is a science fantasy novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Released by Atheneum Books in March 1976, it was the third to appear set on the world Pern of the ''Dragonriders of Pern''. In its time, however, ''Dragonsong'' brought the fictional planet Pern to a new publisher, editor, and target audience of young adults, and soon became the first book in the '' Harper Hall of Pern'' trilogy. The original ''Dragonriders of Pern'' trilogy with Ballantine Books was not completed until after the publication of ''Dragonsong'' and its sequel. ''Dragonsong'' and the second Pern book ''Dragonquest'' are set at the same time, seven years after the end of the seminal ''Dragonflight''—that is, more than 2500 years after human settlement, during the "Ninth Pass" of the Red Star that periodically brings a biological menace from space. Their primary geographical settings are not distant in space yet worlds apart: ''Dragonsong'' in an isolated sea-hold and ''Dragonquest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonsinger
''Dragonsinger'' is a young adult science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Published by Atheneum Books in 1977, it was the fourth to appear in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series written by Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd McCaffrey.. Confirmed 2011-10-09. As the sequel to ''Dragonsong'', it was the second book in the ''Harper Hall of Pern'' trilogy, with a new publisher, editor, and target audience (young adults). The original ''Dragonriders of Pern'' trilogy was completed after publication of the first two Harper Hall books. Plot summary The novel follows Menolly, now apprenticed into the Harper Hall, a type of music conservatory for harpers (minstrels/educators) and other music professionals, as she begins her musical training to become a harper herself one day. The story begins within hours of the final events of ''Dragonsong'', rounding out the tale of Menolly's coming of age. Menolly arrives at Harper Hall to find herself the center of unwanted at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Weyrs Of Pern
''All the Weyrs of Pern'' is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Published in 1991, it was the eleventh book published in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series.. Retrieved 9 October 2011. Plot summary The story follows immediately from the final scene of ''Renegades of Pern'', in which the Admin building from Pern's first generation of colonists is discovered, along with an advanced computer called ''AIVAS'' (Artificial Intelligence Voice Address System), at the Landing site that is being excavated. AIVAS has remained undisturbed since the events of ''Dragonsdawn'' some 2500 years earlier and, in addition to holding a huge volume of stored information long since lost to the Pernese society, claims to be able to eliminate the threat of Thread forever. The Weyrs, led by Lessa and F'lar, enthusiastically embrace this possibility, and with the support of the Holds (led in particular by Jaxom) and the Crafthalls (championed by Masterharper Robinton) pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonheart (novel)
''Dragonheart'' is a science fiction novel by Todd McCaffrey in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series that his mother Anne McCaffrey initiated in 1967. Published by Del Rey Books in 2008, it was the second for Todd as sole author and the twenty-second in the series.. Retrieved 9 October 2011. Written after his first book, ''Dragonsblood'', it is a concurrent-time book as opposed to a prequel or sequel. The frame story of ''Dragonheart'' takes place in a few days of winter 508 AL (years After Landing on Pern), weeks after the beginning of the Third Pass and its attendant Threadfall. Synopsis Pern is still trying to recover from a deadly plague that devastated the holders and craftsmen, not even 15 turns (years) before. Although the dragonsriders and weyrfolk were spared from the devastation of that plague, they are about to be tested with a deadly illness that afflicts the dragons. Fiona of Fort Weyr, the only surviving child of Lord Holder Bemin of Fort Hold, is thrust into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragondrums
''Dragondrums'' is a young adult science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Published by Atheneum Books in 1979, it was the sixth to appear in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series by Anne or her son Todd McCaffrey.. Retrieved 2011-10-09. ''Dragondrums'' completed the ''Harper Hall of Pern'' trilogy one year after ''The White Dragon'' completed the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' trilogy. Boxed and omnibus editions of both trilogies soon followed. Plot summary ''Dragondrums'' is the coming of age story of Piemur, a small, quick, clever apprentice at Harper Hall. When Piemur's clear treble voice changes, his place among the Harpers is no longer certain. He is sent to the drum towers to learn drumming, the primary method of long-distance communication on Pern for non-dragonriders, while his voice settles. There he has to deal with the jealousy and bullying of the other drumming apprentices. When Masterharper Robinton secretly asks Piemur to be his apprentice, Piem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragongirl
''Dragongirl'' is a science fiction novel by Todd McCaffrey in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series that his mother Anne McCaffrey initiated in 1967. Published in 2010, it is the sequel to ''Dragonheart'' and third with Todd as sole author.. Retrieved 2011-10-09. Plot overview ''Dragongirl'' is set primarily during a few months of year 508 AL (After Landing on Pern), beginning weeks after the start of the "Third Pass" of the Red Star and its attendant Threadfall. Primarily it continues the story of gold dragonrider Fiona of Fort and the people she leads. In broad terms, it continues the history of the crisis that the start of every Pass brings to Pern, the third such crisis. Plot summary Until nearly the end of ''Dragonheart'', Fiona had been a very young Weyrwoman in the past, during a long episode of time travel. She had led a large group of young dragons and young dragonriders with the primary purpose simply to survive and to mature in the relative safety of the past. That w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Fall
''The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall'' is a 1993 collection of short fiction by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. All five stories are set on the fictional planet Pern; ''First Fall'' is one of two collections in the science fiction series ''Dragonriders of Pern''. The collection The ''First Fall'' stories are united by the setting: they span a period from before humans arrived and the first few decades of settlement in the southern continent. Generally the stories are about the relocation and reorganization of the southern colony in response to the "First Pass" of the "Red Star"—an erratic planet that periodically brings a biological menace, in the form of falling thread. The twelfth ''Dragonriders of Pern'' book, ''First Fall'' shares its early setting only with one previously published book in the series, ''Dragonsdawn'' (1988). McCaffrey places ''Dragonsdawn'' and ''First Fall'' in a perspective of the ancient history of Pern. ''First Fall'' was published simultane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gift Of Dragons
''A Gift Of Dragons'' is a 2002 collection of short fiction by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. All four stories are set on the fictional planet Pern; the book is one of two collections in the science fiction series ''Dragonriders of Pern'' by Anne and her son Todd McCaffrey. The collection The stories are not united by any theme, but three of four are set about 2500 years "After Landing", the beginning of human settlement on Pern. That is just before or during the "Ninth Pass" of the "Red Star", an erratic planet that periodically brings a biological menace from space. Those three stories therefore share a Pernese historical period with most of the previous books in the series (11 of 16). The seventeenth ''Dragonriders of Pern'' book, ''A Gift of Dragons'' was the last one in the series written by Anne McCaffrey alone, before the entry of her son Todd (see ''Dragon's Kin''). It was published first in the US and four months later in the UK with the same cover art, by De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonflight
''Dragonflight'' is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the first book in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series. First published by Ballantine Books in July 1968, it was a fix-up of two novellas which between them had made McCaffrey the first woman writer to win a Hugo and a Nebula Award. In 1987, ''Locus'' ranked ''Dragonflight'' at number nine among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers. Origins Two components of ''Dragonflight'' were award-winning novellas published by ''Analog'' science fiction magazine. The first segment, "Weyr Search", illustrated by John Schoenherr, had been the cover story for the October 1967 issue. The second segment, "Dragonrider", appeared in two parts, beginning in December 1967, and was also a cover story illustrated by Schoenherr. "Weyr Search" features a young woman named Lessa being recruited to establish a telepathic bond with a queen dragon at its hatching, thus becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's original logo was a pair of mirrored letter Bs back to back, while its current logo is two Bs stacked to form an elaborate gate. The firm's early editors were Stanley Kauffmann and Bernard Shir-Cliff. History Following Fawcett Publications' controversial 1950 introduction of Gold Medal paperback originals rather than reprints, Lion Books, Avon and Ace also decided to publish originals. In 1952, Ian Ballantine, a founder of Bantam Books, announced that he would "offer trade publishers a plan for simultaneous publishing of original titles in two editions, a hardcover 'regular' edition for bookstore sale, and a paper-cover, 'newsstand' size, low-priced edition for mass market sale." When the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
