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Dragonsdawn (1988)

by Anne McCaffrey

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My trying to explain this to my husband was hilarious! (I can hardly get him to read any novel, let alone fantasy!) But, I really enjoyed it, it explained a lot of the things hinted at so far. ( )
  Ameliapei | Apr 18, 2013 |
I found this veeery interesting for the background it gave to the rest of the series. ( )
  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |
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  ogorobez | Apr 6, 2013 |
This is the prequel to all of the Pern novels - the story of the first settlers to Pern. This is the one I've enjoyed rereading, although I haven't tried it for quite a long time. Perhaps this novel in particular is good for a more grownup audience. ( )
  amaraduende | Mar 30, 2013 |
...Dragonsdawn is a prequel of sorts and I guess to an extend is suffers from the problems many of these books almost inevitably run in to. The outcome is known, the solution to the threat the colony faces is obvious, the colonists' loss of their technological base a certainty. I guess that problem is what really tips the scale for me. Compared to Dragonsflight, McCaffrey's writing has matured a lot but with a more or less predictable story and the book's tendency to jump from one character to the next in rapid succession, it is not really a satisfactory read. None of the characters really develop enough depth to draw me into their story or make me feel more that a touch concerned for their wellbeing. I do get the feeling that if you have read more of the Pern novels than I have, some of the names and events mentioned will have more meaning than they have to me. Dragonsdawn can be read on its own just fine but in the end I think it much more enjoyable for the real fan of the series.

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  Valashain | Sep 5, 2012 |
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THIS BOOK WAS ALWAYS FOR
Judy-Lynn Benjamin del Rey
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"Probe reports coming through, sir," Sallah Telgar announced without taking her eyes from the flickering lights on her terminal.
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The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists - until an unimaginable terror turned it into hell.
Suddenly deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything - and everyone - in their path. It began to look as if the colony, cut off from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, was doomed.

Tehn some of the colonists noticed that the small, dragon-like lizards that inhabited their new world were joining the fight against Thread, breathing fire on it and teleporting to safety.
If only, they thought, the dragonets were big enough for a human to ride and intelligent enough to work as a team with the rider ...

And so they set their most talented geneticist to work to create the creatures Pern so desperately needed - Dragons!
    FIRST THREADFALL!

Sorka glanced over her shoulder, and terror lent strength to her arms as she urged the mare to greater effort. They were nearly to the ledge, nearly to what little safety it offered from the hissing silver fall that splatted so ominously across the woods they had only just left.

On the shoreline, the thick clumps of tough bushes they had ridden through only moments before were no longer visible, covered by a writhing mass of "things" that seemed to enlarge as they watched. 

Sorka felt sick to her stomach.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345362861, Mass Market Paperback)

After 7 weeks on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list, the newest novel of the Dragonriders of Pern series is finally in paperback. Chronicling the first settlers of Pern, this is the story of the colonists' efforts to breed dragons to fight the deadly Thread before the lush planet is destroyed. "Dragonphile alert! Anne McCaffrey is back. . .Must reading for fans of the series."--San Diego Tribune. HC: Del Rey.

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A novel that takes place before the Dragonriders of Pern series. This describes how the planet Pern was colonized & the origins of the deadly Threadfall.

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