Dragon's Kin vs Dragonsdawn: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction

Cover of Dragon's Kin

Dragon's Kin Anne McCaffrey · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.2 298 pages · ≈ 5 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Dragonsdawn

Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.2 435 pages · ≈ 8 h 03 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Dragon's Kin is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Dragonsdawn.

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