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
Dragon's Kin
Beginning with the classic Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey has created a complex, endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons. Millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering…
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Dragonsdawn
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Go back in time and visit Pern like it’s never been seen before in this thrilling prequel about the creation of dragons.   The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dragon's Kin is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Dragonsdawn.
- Dragonsdawn has the widest readership — 42104 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Dragon's Kin | Dragonsdawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (42104) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (32) | 4.0 (111) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (97) | 4.5 (202) |
Reception
| Dragon's Kin | Dragonsdawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 97 | 42104 |
| Editions | 24 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 10357 |
| Reading it now | — | 970 |
| Written reviews | — | 867 |
| Wikipedia attention | 292 | 482 |
| Pages | 298 | 435 |