Series: The Harper Hall Trilogy Volume: 3 Genre: SF ISBN: 0689860064 Pages: 223 pages Publisher: Antheneum and Bantam Books Price: £2.5 Reader Rating: 8 out of 10 Votes: 19
Description: Piemur's youthful soprano singing voice finally cracks. Singing was Piemur's main study at Harpercraft Hall. Depressed over his sudden loss, he knows full well it will take tme for his voice to settle, if he is ever able to sing again at all. But Masterharper Robinton has other uses for the wily, conniving youth, sending Piemur on political fact gathering missions for the Hall. Then Piemur steals a queen fire lizard egg, thus setting a Lord Holder against him. The information Piemur has gathered on the Lord Holder and his dealings with the banished Oldtimers must be saved. Piemur must also save himself and the unhatched fire lizard egg as well.
Winner in 1980 of the Balrog Award for Best Novel.