Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597370215 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 357 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But of all their problems, the most difficult to overcome was time.…. An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying; and the mysterious ailment had spread to all but the most inaccessible holds. Her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch; spring had made a glorious debut; the Gather at Ruatha Hold was extremely merry; and Moreta was enjoying the attentions of Alessan, the new Lord Holder of Ruatha Hold.With only eight Turns remaining before the deadly Thread would cease to Fall, all seemed well on Pern.Then, without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. For, if dragonriders did not rise to char Thread, the parasite would devour any and all organic life it encountered.The future of the planet rested in the hands of Moreta and the other dedicated, selfless Pern leaders. Pern was in mortal danger
"Choose your Chronological order wisely." according to dagwinn. I've been binging on Pern books for a while. I started with "Dragonflight," "Dragonquest" and "The White Dragon." Then I decided to read them all in chronological order according to the Pern timeline. That wasn't necessarily a good idea.Following the fictional timeline, "Moreta" comes after a five-book arc where the Riders are . Another stellar Pernese story Aislynn Faire This is my second go-through for this installment in McCaffrey's Pern series. I read it many many years ago as a teenager. It is just as good, if not better, than it was back then. I never get tired of visiting and revisiting Pern. McCaffrey's writing style is addictive. If you've never read a Pern book before, the introduction. Always a fan of Anne. I have been a fan of these books for over 20 years now. My addiction stared in junior high and has grown into the love that it is today. Her style along with the descriptions have emersed me in the dragonriding fantasy world of Pern. The characters are so vivid in my mind that they actually feel like friends or foes. She is by
From the Publisher There are dragons all over Anne McCaffrey's house. Maybe that's because if you squint your eyes and look sideways, shrimp are kind of dragonlike, and I was eating them in the right company! --Shelly Shapiro, Executive Editor . I don't make dragons, of course. She made us dinner that night, too--the one and only time in my life that I've actually liked shrimp cocktail. Some she's bought, but many have been made for her by adoring fans and given to her as gi
McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland. . Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction’s most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Tw