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HTML: Volume III of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the influential series by sci-fi/fantasy titan Anne McCaffrey Never in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyalâ??qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choiceâ??one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern… (more) |
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This book is irreverently dedicated to my brothers Hugh and Kevin for sibling rivalries, and the mature affections and loyalties that develop from early brawling! | |
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"If he isn't clean enough now," Jaxom told N'ton as he gave Ruth's neck ridge a final swipe with the oiled cloth, "I don't know what clean is!" | |
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HTML:Volume III of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the influential series by sci-fi/fantasy titan Anne McCaffrey Never in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyalâ??qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choiceâ??one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Third book in series
where a boy and his dragon
find their place in life.
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Found it very enjoyable at the start but felt it dragged on a bit.
Couldn't get really excited about the exploration of the Southern continent and felt it didn't really build to any type of climax.
From memory this is the last of these characters in the books which is a bit of a shame. ( )