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Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey |
| Dragonflight is the
first in a world-famous series set on the far planet Pern.
Settled by Earth pioneers centuries before, the people have lost
their technology and history due to a periodic climate disaster
known as "Thread", which destroys all organic matter. Only
fire-breathing dragons and their riders defend the planet, for
Thread dies by fire. The book begins with Lessa, the lone survivor of family massacred by a power-hungry lord, who has been living in the shadows of her own home. She is discovered when the dragonriders come in search of females to "impress" the last queen dragon, still in her egg. Lessa discovers that she can not only "hear" the thoughts of her telepathic dragon but can speak to all of Pern's dragons. As the dragonriders prepare for a new wave of Thread, Lessa challenges tradition and accepted fact to save Pern. Reviewed by Janeway
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