18 books like Anne McCaffrey

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Dragonsinger Anne McCaffrey · 1977 · ★ 4.3 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong. Shares Harper Hall, Pern, Dragons, Fantasy fiction

Dragonsong Anne McCaffrey · 1976 · ★ 4.2 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Menolly, a young fisher's daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harper's craft. Her musical talent is not valued in her fishing hold, especially by her parents the holders, as women in general tend to be less valued and have fewer choices than men in Pernese society. When her father denies her what she regards to be her destiny, she flees Half Circle Hold just as Pern is struck by… Shares Harper Hall, Pern, Dragons, Fantasy fiction

The Poison Jungle Tui T. Sutherland · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala. Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Hive Queen Tui T. Sutherland · 2018 · ★ 5.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Growing up in the hives, cricket has always had 1,000,000 questions. Wiretree soap forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? In the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: why is cricket immune to queen wasp"s powers? Whenever the queen takes control of all the hype wing, speaking through their mouths and seeing through their eyes, cricket has to hide, terrified of… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Chronicles of Dragon Craig Halloran · 2013 Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure with this book.

The Dangerous Gift Tui T. Sutherland · 2020 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong. It's a perfect and simple plan, backed up by all the IceWing magic Snowfall can find. That is, until a storm of unidentified… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Ice Dragon George R. R. Martin · 2006 · ★ 3.7 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Light Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction. Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm Christopher Paolini · 2018 · ★ 4.5 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunari, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Shares Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

A Sending of Dragons Jane Yolen · 1987 · ★ 4.3 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki are left to certain death in the wilderness of the planet Austar IV but, with the aid of five baby dragons, manage not only to survive but also to gain unusual powers and insights. Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Dragon's Blood Jane Yolen · 1982 · ★ 3.8 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Jakkin was born into bond, in service in the great dragon barns of Master Sarkkhan. The key to his freedom was a fighting dragon of his own, a skilled and deadly beast that could triumph in the dragon pits which lay beneath the Rock. But that was a distant dream - until the day Jakkin stole a hatchling, and found himself the proud possessor of a dragon among dragons, a true fighting red, a… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Murtagh Christopher Paolini · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 688p · ≈ 22h · Moderate The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air - and Murtagh… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The Blade Itself

The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of… Shares Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Last Dragonslayer (Last Dragonslayer, #1) Jasper Fforde · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--Provided by publisher. Fifteen-year-old foundling Jennifer runs Kazam, an employment agency for magicians, but it is hard to stay in business when magic is drying up.… Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Dragon Haven Robin Hobb · 2010 · ★ 4.1 · 570p · ≈ 19h · Moderate The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Keeper returns with a second enthralling tale of dragons and humans, adventure and discovery, love and freedom. Centuries had passed since dragons last roamed the war-torn world of the Rain Wild River. But as peace once again settled upon the land, a lost generation of sea serpents—ancient, half-starved, and weary—returned to cocoon,… Shares Dragons, Fantasy

Dragon Keeper Robin Hobb · 2009 · ★ 4.0 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Enter the spellbinding world of dragons...and those who tend themOne of the most gifted fantasy authors writing today, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb has dazzled readers with brilliantly imaginative, emotionally resonant, and compulsively readable tales set in far-flung realms not unlike our own. In this enthralling new novel, she returns to the territory of her beloved Liveship… Shares Dragons, Fantasy

Darkness of Dragons Tui T. Sutherland · 2015 · ★ 5.0 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A young NightWing may have had the first true prophecy in generations. Something is coming to shake the earth. Something is coming to scorch the ground. Jade Mountain will fall beneath thunder and ice. Unless the lost city of night can be found. Will the return of Darkstalker bring a horrible future to Pyrrhia? Or can five young dragons save the world; again? Shares Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Dragonsblood Todd McCaffrey · 2005 · ★ 4.5 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate In Dragon's Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional creation. That writer was her son, Todd McCaffrey. Together, they penned a triumphant new chapter in the annals of the extraordinarily popular Dragonriders of Pern. Now, for the first time, Todd McCaffrey flies alone. And… Shares Pern, Dragons, Fantasy fiction

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