Title: Dragonquest
Author: Anne
McCaffrey
Genre: Science
Fiction
Read by: Dick Hill
Originally Published:
1971
Publisher/Date:
Brilliance Audio/1993
Dates listened to: 10/7/17 – 11/2/17
CDs/Hours: 19/12
IBSN: 978-1-59600-983-1
Thread, a destroyer of the lovely planet of Pern, are
about to get their come-uppance. Don’t
you know that grubs are their nemesis and the riders and weyr-folk are about to
figure this out. Now that I’m into the
series I’m liking it better. This time,
too, I got the book and was able to read along to some extent while listening
to the second in the series.
Also, introduced are the Fire Lizards, smaller versions of
dragons, yet from which the species of dragons evolved. Cute little critters that nestle in the crook
of your arm.
At the back of the book is a Dragondex of all sorts of
helpful things such as The Weyrs in order of founding. There are seven of them. The oldest hold is Fort Hold of Fort
Weyr. The major Holds as bound to the
Weyrs, also seven in number. It makes sense that Southern Hold is part of
Southern Weyr. An example of The Principal Lords (and their
holds) is Asgenar of Lemos Hold, Benden Weyr.
In the Craftmasters and Mastercraftsmen list is the name of the Crafter,
Rank/Craft and Location. Thus, Fandarel
is a Mastersmith from Smithcraft Hall, Telgar Hold. Owners of Fire Lizards comes next and we find
Brekke owner of the bronze Berd.
Some terms of interest are helpful in understanding things
like time. An Interval is the period of
time between passes, generally 200 Turns.
A Turn is a Pernese year.
Sevenday is the equivalent of a week on Pern. A Pass is a period of time during which the
Red Star is close enough to drop Thread on Pern.
As we leave book two we find that the Weyr folk have decided
to send a dragon and rider to the Red Star to investigate more closely the
source of Thread. It ought to be as
exciting if not more so than books one and two.
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