Series: The Pern Series
Volume: 2
Genre: SF
Pages: 323 pages
Publisher: Del Rey
Price: 2.95
Reader Rating: 9 out of 10
Votes: 11
Volume: 2
Genre: SF
Pages: 323 pages
Publisher: Del Rey
Price: 2.95
Reader Rating: 9 out of 10
Votes: 11
Description: 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 any more dissent...before his brother F'nor would be foolhardy enough to launch another suicide mission...and before those dratted fire-lizards could stir up any more trouble!
The ways of the oldtime dragonriders from Pern's past differ from the present. Their demands and takings from the craft and Lord Holders cause the Holder to resent the oldtimers. Open warfare is out of the question with threadfall a constant threat - to eliminate the need for oldtimers, the Holders and Crafthalls must eliminate thread completely by destroying it at its source. Trying to answer the great question, F'nor and Canth go between - to the Red Star!
Second in the Pern series, Dragonquest has appeared in 26 editions including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, and Japanese translations.
Nominated for the Hugo in 1972.
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