The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, Second Edition
by Jody Lynn Nye
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An indispensable companion guide to the wonderful world of Anne McCaffrey and her dragons Guaranteed to enrich every armchair traveler's journey into McCaffrey's legendary world, this illuminating guide leaves no stone in Pern unturned! Both faithful fans and newcomers will relish the fascinating history and lore of . . . THE DRAGONS: How they developed from little fire-lizards into the huge telepathic creatures that carry human riders and fight Thread THE PEOPLE: How they live, the clothes show more they wear, the food they eat THE PLACES: What to see and do in individual Holds and Weyrs THREAD: Its appearance and behavior, the threat it poses, and ways to combat it UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE RENEGADES OF PERN, ALL THE WEYRS OF PERN, THE CHRONICLES OF PERN: FIRST FALL, AND THE DOLPHINS OF PERN show lessTags
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I bought and read this book for the short story "the impression", which is ok but not fantastic. Overall the book isn't really my thing -- its mostly a potted history of Pern and a nearly exhaustive coverage of the various weyrs, holds and craft halls that inhabit the planet. To be honest, I'd rather learn that stuff as I read the series, instead of reading a summary. Overall I think this book isn't particularly great, although its nice to have read the short story at the right time in the sequence.
Having just read Dragonsdawn, there are also some inconsistencies which grated a little (the use of HNO3 for example, and how much knowledge of the Oort cloud the survey team had string to mind as examples).
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Having just read Dragonsdawn, there are also some inconsistencies which grated a little (the use of HNO3 for example, and how much knowledge of the Oort cloud the survey team had string to mind as examples).
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A wonderful addition to help a Pern reader fill in blanks and answer questions and remember details.
I should have checked and seen I had the 2nd revised edition and waited to read it after I had read the additional books it covered. I would have enjoyed it more. As it is, I've gotten a whole big bunch of spoilers in my mind. By the time I get to the books, I hope I've forgotten a lot of it ... which is likely.
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- Canonical title
- The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, Second Edition
- Original publication date
- 1997
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