The White Dragon
About this book
On the planet Pern, which was colonised hundreds of years ago by Earth folk looking for a more agrarian lifestyle, "dragons" help humans to fight a deadly Thread that falls from a neighbouring planet as it cycles past once every couple of hundred years. When dragons hatch, each gold (the Queen), bronze, blue or green dragon makes a telepathic connection with a child, and they beome inseparable. Naturally, lads destined to inherit and rule the semi-autonomous Holds cannot be part of this Thread-fighting life, but when young Lord Jaxom sees the struggle the last small egg is having, he can't help himself and runs to its assistance. The poor little runt is white and nobody expects it to live long, so Jaxom is allowed to keep Ruth.
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 163 readers · 457 pages · ≈ 8 h 28 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The White Dragon?
About ≈ 8 h 28 m — 457 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The White Dragon?
457 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The White Dragon?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is The White Dragon in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The White Dragon take place?
It is set in Pern.
Who wrote The White Dragon?
Anne McCaffrey.