- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; New edition edition (2 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593040813
- ISBN-13: 978-0593040812
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 829,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For 200 years there had been no peace on Pern - but now the signs were ominous. Violent weather storms and erupting volcanoes heralded the coming of the second Pass of Thread, when the red planet would rain down its horrifying harvest and destroy every living organism.
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A spellbinding new chronicle of Pern.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I grew up reading Anne McCaffrey's novels and have enjoyed the vast majority and re-read an enormous number of them. As such all her books will get a look from me. Having said which the Pern prequels have been marginally disappointing and read more like a TV mini-series script than a good book. Thankfully Red Star Rising is a return to her form of old. New characters (from the same mold) in a new setting are an enormous help. The new setting is the half-technological and half-agricultural world that the characters now live in. This makes the Pern world fresh again and allows us to rediscover the menace of thread all over again.
Is it her best work? No. But it is substantially above some of her other recent works which have been stale and staid.
Is it her best work? No. But it is substantially above some of her other recent works which have been stale and staid.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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How many times do you have to re-read a book before it can be termed your favourite? I have read this book at least six times, and will continue to re-read it for many years to come. Of all of the Dragon books, this is at the top of my 'best' list- taking a look at early Pernese history in the run-up to the second Pass.
Throughout the book, there is a high level of tension: preparations must me made for the Thread dominated years ahead; something must be done about a cruel, self-serving Lord Holder; a young Weyrleader has to cope with self-doubt; and a recently qualified artist must learn many new meanings of the word "satisfactory."
The book is a visual treat- viewing much of the story through the eyes of the artist Iantine gives us a new and enthralling view of life within the weyr and without. Every time I read it, I am transported into a colossally beautiful, exquisitely painted world which, sadly, exists only in the imagination.
With the usual McCaffrey brilliance, the story is deeply human- taking in the gamut of emotional experience: greed, generosity, hate, love, anger, revenge, fear and courage name but the tip of the iceberg. It is a story about a human people, living with human failings in an extraordinary society.
In spite of its smattering of unsavoury characters, I often view Pern as my personal utopia.
Buy it. Read it. Then read it again.
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I am restarting my collection of Anne McCaffrey books to complement my collection of Audio books. This is just one of the books I will be buying over the next few months. I am sure it will be as good as it was first time round. The book arrived in good time and in good condition.
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