Kindan is an apprentice harper at the Harper Hall but he is finding the lessons very difficult and although he has his friends, Nonala, Kelsa and Verilan, he also has enemies, such as the bully Vaxoram. Things begin to improve for Kindan when he beats Vaxoram in a duel and Vaxoram becomes first his servant and then gradually his trusted friend. Then Kindan impresses a fire-lizard and becomes the proud owner of the magnicent Valla. At the hatching he meets Koriana, daughter of Lord Holder Bemin of Fort Hold. She also impresses and she and Kindan fall in love, but her parents disapprove and she has to return to Fort Hold. Then a plague begins to spread across Pern, killing nearly everyone infected. Kindan and his friends search the harper records to see if they can find a cure, but all they can find is mention of a similar plague over a hundred Turns past. As the plague gets worse Kindan and Vaxoram are sent to Fort Hold to help tend the sick. Kindan will be reunited with Koriana, but will she be free of the plague, and will he be able to find a cure before more people die?
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A pleasant, feelgood read...the sort of thing that it's good to sit down with on a rainy day and read from cover to cover (SFX )
Todd McCaffrey takes the reins of the dragonriders of Pern in a coming-of-age story (DeathRay )
Captivating . . . The McCaffreys are well known for their brilliant characterizations, and they do not disappoint here (Booklist )
Todd McCaffrey takes the reins of the dragonriders of Pern in a coming-of-age story (DeathRay )
Captivating . . . The McCaffreys are well known for their brilliant characterizations, and they do not disappoint here (Booklist )
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By E. McKiernan
Format:Paperback
I have been reading the Pern stories for over a decade now and every time I read a new one I just feel more and more disapointed. Books like The White Dragon and Dragonsong are truely magical and I've read Moreta more than 10 times and it still makes me cry. It feels to me that these stories keep on coming just to keep the franchise going rather than to add anything new or exciting. I hope that new readers wont be put off trying the original books by efforts like this one. My advice is to forget this one and go back to the old favourites.
40 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By Calum White
Format:Paperback
I'm a huge, huge fan of Anne McCaffrey's work and own every book she's written. Unlike some i'm really optimistic about the collaborative work she's done with Todd, and lots of solo adventures from the son in the near future.
However, and there usually has been a however with Todd so far, he has got to give us some happiness! I get the opinion this is mostly Todd's work, his plan and execution only being 'supervised' by mummy.
I felt with Dragon's Blood, and I feel with this that the majority of the book is simply too bleak, and gives a fairly majorly unsatisfactory ending. It is poignant, evocative and does have a real sense of place that shows incredible skill in storytelling - that said I will not read this book a second time.
Would I recommend it to people? Yes. Because if you're a fan of Pern, like me, you will suffer anything to delve in to that incredible fantasy world. But the books recently are breaking my heart, and I feel that Todd needs to let some sunshine in from time to time!
As a product I have given it '4', because it outclasses anything else i've read in style and technique. However, on a scale of 'Novels of Pern' this would not rate highly for me, and I would be flabergasted to be found in the minority.
Give us something to smile about while the tears flow down our cheeks, Todd!
However, and there usually has been a however with Todd so far, he has got to give us some happiness! I get the opinion this is mostly Todd's work, his plan and execution only being 'supervised' by mummy.
I felt with Dragon's Blood, and I feel with this that the majority of the book is simply too bleak, and gives a fairly majorly unsatisfactory ending. It is poignant, evocative and does have a real sense of place that shows incredible skill in storytelling - that said I will not read this book a second time.
Would I recommend it to people? Yes. Because if you're a fan of Pern, like me, you will suffer anything to delve in to that incredible fantasy world. But the books recently are breaking my heart, and I feel that Todd needs to let some sunshine in from time to time!
As a product I have given it '4', because it outclasses anything else i've read in style and technique. However, on a scale of 'Novels of Pern' this would not rate highly for me, and I would be flabergasted to be found in the minority.
Give us something to smile about while the tears flow down our cheeks, Todd!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A good story that keeps the Pern traditions going. Timeline for the story is not clear so difficult to place in relation to other Pern stories.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Urbanvix
Format:Paperback
Sadly disappointing. This entirely lacks the charm and eloquence of Anne's series with Todd McCaffery appearing to 'miss the point' frequently. Gone is the our immersion in the world of Pern; instead of native terms such as 'blackrock' (coal) and 'agenothree' (HN03), now the characters refer shamelessly to substances such as Quartz and Citrine by their 'earth' geological names and contemporary properties. The themes are blunt and obvious and not only lack time period (at what point in Pern's history did women regress to second class citizens and remain so throughout living memory?) but seem present simply to furnish the antagonist with opportunity for chivalry and honour. Here is a new author with guaranteed publication riding the legacy of the old. I am sure Todd McCaffery will get better, as newly-published authors often do, but skip DragonHarper and read either one of the more recent, or older books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Must say it was a tear jerker in places. Wont spoil it by saying why, but must say Todd McCaffrey sure can work well with his Mum Anne. When it finally come to Todd taking over fully, the series is in safe hands!
Highly recommend reading the book, but read the few just before it as it follows on from them & gives you a better background on some of the characters. Tho the book does give some of that itself through the book for 1st time readers.
Now cant wait for the next paperback to follow!!
Highly recommend reading the book, but read the few just before it as it follows on from them & gives you a better background on some of the characters. Tho the book does give some of that itself through the book for 1st time readers.
Now cant wait for the next paperback to follow!!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By LeelooSmart
Format:Paperback
Well I am a long-time fan of the Pern series; the first book I read was Moreta.
I understand that it's time for Anne to hand over her beloved Pern to a new author (I keep forgetting she's in her 80's now) but surely you would think she would pass the reins onto an actual TALENTED writer, rather than her son - who has the approximate ability of a small tomato.
I am half-way through this book and I find it awful. The writing is stilted, it jumps round all over the place - it's just plain BAD. I struggled to even figure out WHEN in the series this is set. I have seen far better written fanfiction than this total drivel, which doesn't even stick to Anne's canon rules in some places. There is no sense of time and the events which take place are jumbled together with no real time-line. For instance, what's with Salina? She shows them to their rooms, she has breakfast with them, suddenly she's in isolation. There's no mention at any point that she's sick or has been in contact with the sickness.
For a "lad" of around 12 years old Kindan comes across more like he's in his 20s. The writing is extremely poor - it should have "1/10, see me!" at the bottom. I am astonished that Anne has allowed the use of her name on this - it's an insult to Pern and the world she built in her previous books. If she co-authored this book then she is obviously not entirely with us anymore, which is a real shame.
If this is the way that Pern is going then I will not be buying any more books. I have only given this one star because I couldn't give 0.
Very very poor. Stay away unless you want Pern to be ruined.
I understand that it's time for Anne to hand over her beloved Pern to a new author (I keep forgetting she's in her 80's now) but surely you would think she would pass the reins onto an actual TALENTED writer, rather than her son - who has the approximate ability of a small tomato.
I am half-way through this book and I find it awful. The writing is stilted, it jumps round all over the place - it's just plain BAD. I struggled to even figure out WHEN in the series this is set. I have seen far better written fanfiction than this total drivel, which doesn't even stick to Anne's canon rules in some places. There is no sense of time and the events which take place are jumbled together with no real time-line. For instance, what's with Salina? She shows them to their rooms, she has breakfast with them, suddenly she's in isolation. There's no mention at any point that she's sick or has been in contact with the sickness.
For a "lad" of around 12 years old Kindan comes across more like he's in his 20s. The writing is extremely poor - it should have "1/10, see me!" at the bottom. I am astonished that Anne has allowed the use of her name on this - it's an insult to Pern and the world she built in her previous books. If she co-authored this book then she is obviously not entirely with us anymore, which is a real shame.
If this is the way that Pern is going then I will not be buying any more books. I have only given this one star because I couldn't give 0.
Very very poor. Stay away unless you want Pern to be ruined.
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sadly not in the league of the originals, either in character detailing or in narrative management. Too many logical inconsistencies and gaps, and too much plagiarisation from others in the series by McAffrey solo, Best left alone.
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