The Dragonriders of Pern
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DRAGONFLIGHT
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack. 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 reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon the back of a great dragon with whom she shares a telepathic bond more intimate than any human connection. Together, dragon and rider will fly, and Pern will be changed forever.
DRAGONQUEST
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 human and otherworldly, a young rider named F’nor and his brown dragon, Canth, hatch a bold plan to destroy the alien scourge at its source—the baleful Red Star that fills the heavens and promises doom to all.
THE WHITE DRAGON
Never in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyal—qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choice—one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern itself.
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Closer to 3.5 stars . Almost DNFed it, glad I didn’t. Second half of the book was much better and more fast-paced than the first. Really liked the setting and plot, but characters and the romantic relationship in this book were mostly questionable if not really bad. Although the author is a woman, it feels very much written with a chauvinistic male gaze, which might be attributed to the time this was first published. From todays perspective large parts of the dialogue and character interaction made me cringe. Read this just after reading the Fourth Wing series an feel like Rebecca Yarrows must have been inspired by if not heavily borrowing from Dragonriders of Pern.
2 Stars is being charitable. I want to be charitable to this book, and that is why I am giving it two stars, but to be honest I cannot remember the last time I completed a book that I have such a low score two. Usually I DNF them will before. There are definitely some good elements, Lessa is absolutely a character I could get behind. Sadly the book let's get down. I know it's written in a different era (53 years ago at the time of writing this.) but this is no excuse. My main issue with it is the romance between Lessa and F'lar. I'm sure at one point he was effectively raping her! But by the end Lessa was within pages of each other, worried he was going to physically harm her, abs then melting into his embrace (said embrace being the first time she seems to explicitly consent! I know this book has a list of fans, and it means a lot to some people. That's ok. I'm now in two minds about whether I want to continue with the series. If I hadn't read the Harper Hall series set in the same world, I doubt I would. If I do it would most likely be from an anthropological stance.
Description
DRAGONFLIGHT
On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack. 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 reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon the back of a great dragon with whom she shares a telepathic bond more intimate than any human connection. Together, dragon and rider will fly, and Pern will be changed forever.
DRAGONQUEST
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 human and otherworldly, a young rider named F’nor and his brown dragon, Canth, hatch a bold plan to destroy the alien scourge at its source—the baleful Red Star that fills the heavens and promises doom to all.
THE WHITE DRAGON
Never in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyal—qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choice—one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern itself.
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Closer to 3.5 stars . Almost DNFed it, glad I didn’t. Second half of the book was much better and more fast-paced than the first. Really liked the setting and plot, but characters and the romantic relationship in this book were mostly questionable if not really bad. Although the author is a woman, it feels very much written with a chauvinistic male gaze, which might be attributed to the time this was first published. From todays perspective large parts of the dialogue and character interaction made me cringe. Read this just after reading the Fourth Wing series an feel like Rebecca Yarrows must have been inspired by if not heavily borrowing from Dragonriders of Pern.
2 Stars is being charitable. I want to be charitable to this book, and that is why I am giving it two stars, but to be honest I cannot remember the last time I completed a book that I have such a low score two. Usually I DNF them will before. There are definitely some good elements, Lessa is absolutely a character I could get behind. Sadly the book let's get down. I know it's written in a different era (53 years ago at the time of writing this.) but this is no excuse. My main issue with it is the romance between Lessa and F'lar. I'm sure at one point he was effectively raping her! But by the end Lessa was within pages of each other, worried he was going to physically harm her, abs then melting into his embrace (said embrace being the first time she seems to explicitly consent! I know this book has a list of fans, and it means a lot to some people. That's ok. I'm now in two minds about whether I want to continue with the series. If I hadn't read the Harper Hall series set in the same world, I doubt I would. If I do it would most likely be from an anthropological stance.