The Dragonriders of Pern

I started reading The Dragonriders of Pern series back in the 80's. There are like 16 or 17 books to the whole series now and I read them all as they came out. I am reading them all again now. It is hands down the best series and world I have ever been too and I wish I lived there! LOL! The characters are very real and easy to see. Anne McCaffrey is one of the best authors I have ever read. I have read almost all of her books and I cried when she passed because she won't be here to take me to new places and people anymore. The Dragonriders of Pern series makes me want to be a better person, a more caring person. The writing is fast, interesting and involved. I would urge anyone from 12 to 100 to lose themselves in Pern and her dragons and their brave riders. Loved them all. Five star reading all the way!

I have always loved Anne McCaffrey‘s Dragonrider books. I have personally purchased the entire set in hardcover. I always wished a mini series would be made of these books. They would be as popular as the Harry Potter books.

I felt a need to write a review of these books after reading that a movie version is in the works. Please, please do not ruin these wonderful books like SciFi destroyed the fabulous Earthsea series by Ursula K LeGuin a few years back! I first read the novella Dragonrider in a science fiction anthology many years ago in college, and I re-read this trio of books every couple of years and never get tired of it. Anne McCaffrey has created an amazing world of lost technology, deadly Thread, and an interesting cast of characters in a wonderfully drawn society that continues to endure years after its creation. Of course, there are the dragons- both the huge telepathic beasts and the dainty fire lizards. I remember discussing with my fellow geeky college friends how we all wanted our very own fire lizard . For me, these three books and the Harper Hall trilogy were the best. I have not consistently read subsequent books, but I admit that I have not liked the follow up books nearly as much as I liked the aforementioned works. There is a freshness about the first trilogy that seems absent later on, and I think the story of the struggle to find the lost history and technology of the planet while seeking to eliminate Thread was incredibly well written and interesting. I also found the characters of F'lar, Lessa, F'nor , Robinton, Fandarel, Jaxom, etc. and their dragons to be the most appealing to me- I simply couldn't get as involved in some of Ms. McCaffrey's later characters. So, pay attention, Hollywood! These books are classic. They deserve to be adapted to the big screen by someone who appreciates them and will not change the story to be more "Hollywood." I would rather that they never make it into film if they are butchered by some producers lookig to make a quck and cheap buck. Addendum: RIP Anne McCaffrey. Thank you for all the years of entertainment and for making dragons real. You will be missed

First off, I have to say that I love Anne McCaffrey's works. I have read almost all of her books, and the "Dragon Riders of Pern" trilogy is right at the top of my list of her best work. I have re-read them so many times that this is actually the 4th copy I have purchased. I have worn out 2 sets of the original, individual paperbacks, and one copy of the first combined volume, which is what this book is. "The Dragon Riders of Pern" is actually a collection of the first 3 novels in a large body of work by Ms. McCaffrey telling the stories of people on the planet Pern. These 3 novels are; "Dragon Flight", "Dragon Quest" and "The White Dragon". Anne McCaffrey knows ... well knew (you are sorely missed, Anne) how to tell a story! Even after reading these books numerous times, she can still make me laugh or bring tears to my eyes or get my heart pumping with excitement. "Dragon Flight" and "Dragon Quest" focus primarily on two Characters; Lessa who is found on "search" and brought to the Weyr to "impress" (to become psychically attached to) the new-hatching Queen dragon. And of F'Lar who is the rider of a Bronze dragon and finds Lessa and brings her to the Weyr. The dragons protect the planet Pern from a periodic "attack" by a mindless spore which drifts to Pern from a red planet that comes around every few hundred years. These spores are called "Thread" and destroy any organic material they come into contact with. "The White Dragon" revolves primarily around the character of Jaxom who inadvertently impresses a small, and rather special, white dragon and how the two of them become pivotal in the battle against Thread. While the story involves the battle against Thread, it is driven by the characters and their stories. There is frustration as Lessa and F'Lar have to wait for Lessa's Golden Queen dragon, Ramoth, to mature before F'Lar can move forward with what he knows must be done. There is ... well, I don't really want to give very much away and there are plenty of synopses available if you want to read them. Instead, I highly recommend getting this book and reading it. As I said in the headline, the printing/typographical errors are not as numerous as the previous single volume book had. The prior release (which shows the original cover art from the individual books) did have quite a few, rather glaring, typos. As I had read the original books several times before I got that one, the errors, while annoying, didn't detract much from the story. This volume seems to have been re-edited to at least some extent and has fixed most the typos. A few remain, but again, don't detract from the story. The typos are are one of the things that brings this book from a 5-star to 4 for me. However, this is an excellent story by a superb writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy and I highly recommend it.

Wonderful book

Good story. The Kindle edition works great for me.

Vienen los 3 volúmenes juntos por lo que es un libro grande y pesado, pero su cubierta es muy delgada por lo que es frágil. Yo lo forré como los libros de texto de la escuela y con eso quedó perfecto 👌

Este volumen recoge los tres primeros libros ("Dragonflight", "Dragonquest" y "The White Dragon") de la clásica saga "Dragonriders of Pern" de Anne McCaffrey; tiene más de 800 páginas y viene encuadernado en tapa blanda, por lo que hay que leerlo y moverlo con cuidado. Está en inglés y se lo recomendamos a todos los amantes de los géneros de fantasía y ciencia ficción.

Vi läste denna till bokklubben. Den är lite problematisk gällande syn på kvinnor men med tanke på när den kom ut så är den ändå bra. Med tanke på andra böcker från samma (eller tidigare) tid så är det ett gigantisk framsteg att det ens finns kvinnor med som karaktärer. Jag gillade den kvinnliga huvudrollsinnehavaren.