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Dragonriders of Pern volume 2
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English
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Volume II of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the legendary series by award-winning author Anne McCaffrey
Since Lessa and Ramoth, her golden queen dragon, traveled into the past to bring forward a small army of dragons and riders to save their world from deadly alien spores, fear and desperation have spread across the land. But while the dragonriders struggle with threats both otherworldly and human, a young rider named F’nor and his...
Since Lessa and Ramoth, her golden queen dragon, traveled into the past to bring forward a small army of dragons and riders to save their world from deadly alien spores, fear and desperation have spread across the land. But while the dragonriders struggle with threats both otherworldly and human, a young rider named F’nor and his...
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English
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“[McCaffrey is the] master of the well-told tale.”—Chicago Sun-Times
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was...
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was...
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Series
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Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Perfect for diehard fans as well as readers discovering McCaffrey for the first time, this dazzling new volume features three classic novels from the early years of Pern–Dragonsdawn, Dragonseye, and Moreta.
The spectacular planet Pern seems a paradise to its new colonists–until unimaginable terror turns it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores are falling like silver threads from the sky, destroying everyone...
The spectacular planet Pern seems a paradise to its new colonists–until unimaginable terror turns it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores are falling like silver threads from the sky, destroying everyone...
Author
Series
Acorna series volume 5
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Determined to rebuild her world after surviving an enemy's attack, Acorna becomes increasingly alarmed when her people, including her lifemate Aari, begin disappearing, and she discovers the remains of a subterranean world.
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Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 14
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Author
Series
Acorna series volume 3
Publisher
HarperPrism
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Abandoned in space as a baby, and rescued by gruff human asteroid miners, Acorna is the last among her own, until she finds her true people at last, and she sets out to right an unspeakable wrong against her people
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English
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“[Anne] McCaffrey here adds yet another dimension to her colorful and vivid saga by focusing on the attractive dolphins and their highly believable society.”—Publishers Weekly
When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, they did not come alone: intelligence-enhanced dolphins also crossed the stars to colonize Pern’s oceans while their human partners settled the vast continents. But then disaster
Author
Series
Acorna series volume 6
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Seeking her beloved lifemate Aari, Acorna journeys to the jungle planet of Makahomia, the home of the mysterious Temple cats, where she discovers an evil conspiracy that reaches far into space.
Author
Series
Acorna's children volume 2
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by her android "brother," Khorii, the rebellious daughter of the legendary Acorna and her lifemate, Aari, searches for the cause of a mysterious and deadly plague before those responsible use it to cripple an entire star system.
Author
Series
Acorna's children volume 3
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The rebellious Khorii, Acorna's daughter, risks everything in order to protect the universe from a mysterious plague-spreading enemy, an effort that is compromised by threats closer to home.
12) Acorna's triumph
Author
Series
Acorna series volume 7
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Having rescued her people from their enemies, Acorna is disturbed by sinister changes that are demonstrated by her beloved lifemate, Aari, a situation that is complicated by the workings of a vicious criminal and the deadly Khleevi.
13) Sky dragons
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 30
Publisher
Del Rey Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Xhinna, the first female Weyrleader, and her group of young dragonriders struggle to rebuild the decimated dragon population and protect the world from a deadly alien spore by collecting dragon eggs and protecting baby dragons from predators and saboteurs.
15) Dragondrums
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures.
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Volume I of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the groundbreaking series by master storyteller Anne McCaffrey
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat to Pern reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon...
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat to Pern reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon...
17) Dragonseye
Author
Series
Dragonriders of Pern volume 17
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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In Anne McCaffrey’s New York Times bestselling Dragonseye, join Weyrleaders, Holders, and Craftmasters in the creation of the legendary Star Stones and the teaching ballads of Pern!
It's been two hundred years since the deadly Thread fell like rain upon Pern, devouring everything in its path. No one alive remembers that first horrific onslaught and no one believes in its return—except for the dragonriders. For two...
It's been two hundred years since the deadly Thread fell like rain upon Pern, devouring everything in its path. No one alive remembers that first horrific onslaught and no one believes in its return—except for the dragonriders. For two...
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