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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (original 1983; edition 1984)

by Anne McCaffrey, Michael Whelan (Illustrator)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:Anne McCaffrey draws the reader back in time to an earlier Pern to tell the story of one of Pern's great and true heroines.
An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch.
Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying; and the mysterious ailment had spread to all but the most inaccessible holds. Pern was in mortal danger. For, if dragonriders did not rise to char Thread, the parasite would devour any and all organic life it encountered.
The future of the planet rested in the hands of Moreta and the other deicated, lelfless Pernese leaders. But of all their problems, the most difficult to overcome was time. . . .
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Title:Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Authors:Anne McCaffrey
Other authors:Michael Whelan (Illustrator)
Info:Del Rey (1984), Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (1983)

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~”Sh’gall is out other Weyr business.” Moreta told Nesso,for the third time, beginning to loosen her sweat and oil stained tunic as a hint ~ ( )
  ccookie | Sep 10, 2023 |
Did a recent re-read of this, one of many childhood favorites by Anne McCaffrey, because I acquired a nice first edition hard cover. However, it turned out being very timely/topical. I almost entirely forgotten that it centers around a zootonic pandemic, and both responsible and irresponsible responses and thought processes of the people effected. America could have stood to learn a few lessons from Pern here. And lets not forget the tragic ending. ( )
  jdavidhacker | Aug 4, 2023 |
With this book, I jump back to the Sixth Pass, a set of events occasionally alluded to in the Ninth Pass books through the epic song "Moreta's Ride"; this were McCaffrey's first attempts at telling stories outside of the framework of the original Ninth Pass. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern tells the story of a plague that swept across Pern and the desperate attempts to stop it, particularly by the Weyrwoman Mortea, her lover Alessan, and the Masterhealer Capian.

Moreta is an unintentionally familiar read in the COVID era, a story about a respiratory disease that can kill you, quarantines, defiant leaders, and vaccine distribution. It's fairly effective, mostly because of its main protagonist, the eponymous Moreta. She is an older woman, one who has had children and as Weyrwoman, has had a lover, but has clearly never known love. The scenes between Moreta and Alessan are the emotional core of the book and its most effective. Moreta is a Weyrwoman: she must manage her weyr and assist her Weyrleader. Alessan is a Lord Holder; recently widowed, he needs to remarry to ensure the continuation of his bloodline. The two fall in love over runnerbeast (i.e., horse) racing and dance together, but then duty pulls them as the epidemic worsens across Pern. Yet, they manage to snatch moments together. There's an effective feeling of doom layered across the whole thing, and some decent uses of the time travel abilities dragons were revealed to have in the original trilogy. I like that McCaffrey was trying something a little bit different here, and I overall found it an enjoyable, occasionally moving, read.
  Stevil2001 | Jul 30, 2023 |
It's been decades since I read this book. I don't know if it would hold up to adult Emily's standards, but what I do remember is that it's the first book that made me cry. I remember crying and hurling it across the room. Being able to elicit that memorable of a response earns it a 5-star rating, at least in my very subjective and forgiving rating system.
The Pern series overall swept me away. I remember reading the first trilogy and wishing with all my heart that it was real, that I could bond with a dragon of my own. Not all of the books were equally good, but I remember this one as a keeper. ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
For a book that I knew ended tragically, I massively deluded myself that everything would be fine.
Loved the story fantastic to see a pandemic is a fantasy/sci-fi setting while we are also living through the COVID 19 pandemic. Great read. ( )
  Kat_books | Nov 9, 2021 |
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McCaffrey, Anneprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hart, SheilaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hilling, SimoneTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Langeveld, KarinTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Weston, SteveCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Whelan, MichaelCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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This book is dedicated

to my daughter

Georgeanne Johnson

with great affection and respect

for her courage
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"SH'GALL IS OUT on other Weyr business," Moreta told Nesso for the third time, beginning to loosen her sweat- and oil-stained tunic as a hint.
Rukbat, in the Sagittarian Sector, was a golden G-type star.  (Prologue)
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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:Anne McCaffrey draws the reader back in time to an earlier Pern to tell the story of one of Pern's great and true heroines.
An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch.
Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying; and the mysterious ailment had spread to all but the most inaccessible holds. Pern was in mortal danger. For, if dragonriders did not rise to char Thread, the parasite would devour any and all organic life it encountered.
The future of the planet rested in the hands of Moreta and the other deicated, lelfless Pernese leaders. But of all their problems, the most difficult to overcome was time. . . .

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