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Dragonflight

71.4% complete
1968
1981
2 times
See 7
Map - Map
Introduction - Introduction
Part I - Weyr Search
Part II - Dragonflight
Part III - Dust Fall
Part IV - The Cold Between
Dragondex - Dragondex
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Copyright © 1968 Anne McCaffrey
Dedicatory Note

Dear God,
Yes there is a Virginia who helped me create this planet and the marvels thereon.  And for whom I thank you.

AMJ
Lessa woke, cold.
May contain spoilers
Mother of us all, he was glad that now, of all times conceivable, he, F'lar, rider of bronze Mnementh, was a dragonman of Pern!
Comments may contain spoilers
I first read this book in 10th grade.  My grandmother bought this for me along with Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R Donaldson in Ardmore, Oklahoma.  I had finished the Lord of the Rings for the second time and wanted to get a couple of new series going.  Both of these where book one of a trilogy (at the time at least).
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Added: 29-Dec-2002
Last Updated: 02-Dec-2021

Publications

 01-Jan-1983
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback
In my libraryI read this editionOrder from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
Cir 01-Jan-1983
Format:
Mass Market Paperback
Cover Price:
$6.99
Pages*:
303
Read:
2 times
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
1474
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-345-33546-5
ISBN-13:
978-0-345-33546-3
Printing:
55
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Bob Porter - Map
Michael Whelan  - Cover Artist
LESSA'S
LAST CHANCE

After ten long Turns, Lessa was ready to come out of hiding, to reclaim her birthright... and to Impress the young dragon queen and become the Weyrwoman of Benden.

Suddenly the deadly silver Threads once again threatened all Pern with destruction.  But the mighty telepathic dragons that for centuries had defended Pern were now few in number, not nearly enought to protect the planet in its hour of greatest peril.  Then Lessa hatched a daring and dangerous scheme to rally support from people who had long ago ceased to exist!
Cover:
Book Cover
Notes and Comments:
A short version of this novel appeared in Analog copyright 1967 by Condé Nast Publications Inc under the title "Dragonriders".

The Dragondex is copyright 1978 by Wendy Glasser.
 17-Jun-2008
Brilliance Audio
MP3 Audio
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Date Issued:
17-Jun-2008
Format:
MP3 Audio
Cover Price:
$24.47
Length:
9 hrs 14 min
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
2332
Publisher:
ISBN:
Unknown
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Dick Hill  - Narration
From audible.com:

On the beautiful planet Pern, colonized for centuries, Land Holders and Craftsmen have traditionally tithed food and supplies to the dragonweyrs to which they are bound. In times past, the mighty telepathic dragons and their riders were the only protection from the dreaded, life-threatening Thread.

But it has been over 400 years since the last Threadfall, and some people have come to doubt that the menace will every strike again. But F'lar, rider of Pern's greatest bronze dragon, has no such illusions. The Red Star is near; Thread will fall soon.

Book another flight with the Dragonriders of Pern.
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01-Jan-1983
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback

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17-Jun-2008
Brilliance Audio
MP3 Audio

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Author(s)

 Anne McCaffrey
Birth: 01 Apr 1926 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death: 21 Nov 2011 County Wicklow, Ireland

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