Volume I of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the groundbreaking series by master storyteller Anne McCaffrey On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat to Pern … threat to Pern reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon the back of a great dragon with whom she shares a telepathic bond more intimate than any human connection. Together, dragon and rider will fly . . . and Pern will be changed forever.
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I love Anne McCaffrey! Her dragon stories are wonderful! As a fan of all things dragon, the world of Pern is a creative, blend of adventure, delight and danger. I love to visit Pern in all the many twists and turns she provides.
It’s been a long while, but I loved all of The Dragonriders of Pern books, as well as several other Series by Anne McCaffrey. Her Pern books were my first experience with the Science Fiction genre, which then led me to Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Marion Zimmer Bradley, among the old great SF authors. These are all worthy of another visit through their worlds.
I loved this book. I have owned two copies and with moving have lost them. Time to buy and read again.
First book in series. Subsequent books are better developed, but this one should be read first.
This is one of the classic Fantasy stories. It was one of the stories that started me reading fantasy and science fiction back in the sixties and seventies. Her other series are also fantastic to read!
This was a re-read for me. Still enjoyable.
I have read this book in hard copy before. It is a perfect start to the story of Pern’s dragon riders in their fight to survive an ancient danger that usually occurs every 500 years. They are not ready and their ranks have been drastically reduced to less than 500 dragons and only one breeding pair. Ms. McCaffrey does a magnificent job of telling their story, not just the story of the current riders but also future books in the series that help fill in the stories behind the legends that are part of their history. Todd McCaffrey, her son, has magnificently taken the challenge to continue to tell their story upon the death of Ms McCaffrey.
This is classic Anne McCaffrey. This tells the story of Lessa, the sole survivor of the takeover of her families Hold. The story lays the ground for multiple story lines, tracing the dragon riders, musicians, crafters (engineers) and other groups. A story well worth reading.
I read this book and all of the books by this author that I could get my hands about dragons and dragon riders when they first came out. This is my second time reading this book and it was just as exciting and interesting as the first time that I read it.
Greatly enjoyed this book good story line and charactors
I have read this book many times. It feels a bit like visiting old friends. However, on my last read, plot holes and contradictions with later books in the PERN series marred my enjoyment.
The first of the Dragon Riders of Pern series. Read it many years ago. Suitable, I think, for YA as well as adult audiences.
The whole series of the Dragonriders of Pern, of which this is the first, is absolutely one of my all time favorites. This book IS a standalone. No cliffhanger endings to annoy. But the ones that come after are every bit as good, so if you love this one, don’t miss out on the others. The trilogy was published in a single volume, which I have, and now have in digital form too because I reread them so often the cover fell off. That just about says it all. Enjoy!
Reread a book I loved a long time ago and it still entertained!
love it and she is on my auto buy list
I really enjoyed this book and the whole series that followed it. A whole planet and its various cultures were created. I highly recommend the entire series.
All of the Dragons of Pern are well written and wonderful to read. Dragonflight follows in this tradition.
The book that got me hooked on Perm.
dragons in an alien world what more could you ask for?
What do you say about someone’s that’s passed away? All of her books are wonderful of which I have many. This particular book is just one of the great books about my love of dragons and their loss to this world of ours… Anne’s writing was fun, original, romantic and kept you up at night. Her death was a great loss but her books live on…