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The Masterharper of Pern Anne McCaffrey · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 431p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In a time when the deadly scourge Thread has not fallen on Pern for centuries--and many dare to hope that Thread will never fall again--a boy is born to Harper Hall. A musical prodigy who has the ability to speak with the dragons, he is called Robinton, and he is destined to be one of the most famous and beloved leaders Pern has ever known. It is a perilous time for the harpers who sing of… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Moreta Anne McCaffrey · 1983 · ★ 4.5 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate All seems well on Pern until a mysterious ailment strikes killing myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders. Pern is left in mortal danger with noone to rise to char the prarasitic Thread. The dragonriders of Pern are in danger from a mutated strain of influenza. The dragonriders of Pern are in danger from a mutated strain of influenza. Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragonseye Anne McCaffrey · 1996 · ★ 4.1 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In Anne McCaffrey's New York Times bestselling DRAGONSEYE, join Weyrleaders, Holders, and Craftmasters in the creation of the legendary Star Stones and the teaching ballads of Pern!It's been two-hundred years since the deadly Thread fell like rain upon Pern, devouring everything in its path. No one alive remembers that first horrific onslaught and no one believes in its return--except for the… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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The Skies of Pern Anne McCaffrey · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In this triumphant return to Pern, Anne McCaffrey takes us on an adventure as surprising and unforgettable as any that has come before . . . It is a time of hope and regret, of endings and beginnings. The Red Star, that celestial curse whose eccentric orbit was responsible for Thread, has been shifted to a harmless orbit, and the current Threadfall will be the last. Technological marvels are… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey · 1988 · ★ 4.2 · 435p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 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 colonists—until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything—and everyone—on their path. It… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragon's Kin Anne McCaffrey · 2003 · ★ 4.3 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate 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 wings of Anne's imagination, following book by book the evolution of one of science fiction's most beloved and honored series. Now, for the first time, Anne has invited another… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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The Renegades of Pern Anne McCaffrey · 1989 · ★ 3.9 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern's greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was protected. Some, like Jayge's trader clan, simply… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragon's Time Anne McCaffrey · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Weyrwoman Fiona struggles to keep her surviving Weyr in fighting shape while Lorana plans a complicated time-travel journey to save their world. Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey · 1986 · ★ 4.4 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to Ruatha Hold, where Lord Alessan was frantically… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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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, Life on other planets, Dragons
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All the Weyrs of Pern Anne McCaffrey · 1991 · ★ 4.4 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Moderate For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flow to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before it could reach the planet's surface. But the greatest dream of the dragonriders was to find a way to eradicate thread completely,… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey · 1968 · ★ 4.1 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise--and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragon Harper Anne McCaffrey · 1987 · ★ 4.5 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate For millions of readers the world over, the name Pern is magical, conjuring up grand vistas of a distant planet whose blue skies are patrolled by brave dragons and their noble riders, a paradise threatened by the periodic fall of deadly Thread. But not all dangers descend from the skies. Now, in their third collaboration, Anne McCaffrey and her son, Todd McCaffrey, spin a tale of a mysterious… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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The Chronicles of Pern Anne McCaffrey · 1993 · ★ 4.5 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Let the queen of dragons herself take you back to the earliest days of Pernese history as Anne McCaffrey brings to life events that shaped one of the most popular worlds in all of science fiction, in this first-ever Pern short-story collection. 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… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey · 1971 · ★ 4.1 · 333p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground. But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed… Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey · 1978 · ★ 4.5 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Moderate 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. … Shares Pern, Space colonies, Life on other planets, Dragons
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Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith · 2003 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Dragons with this book.
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Vengeance of Dragons Holly Lisle · 1999 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Dragons with this book.

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