All the Weyrs of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
All the Weyrs of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
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All the Weyrs of Pern

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Narrator: Mel Foster

Unabridged: 18 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2008

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before it could reach the planet’s surface. But the greatest dream of the dragonriders was to find a way to eradicate Thread completely, so that never again would their beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.Now, for the first time, it looks as if that dream can come true. For when the people of Pern, led by Masterharper Robinton and F’lar and Lessa, Weyr-leader and Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr, excavate the ancient remains of the planet’s original settlement, they uncover the colonists’ voice-activated artificial intelligence system—which still functions. And the computer has incredible news for them: There is a chance—a good chance—that they can, at long last, annihilate Thread once and for all.“When McCaffrey’s beloved dragons roar and their riders soar upon the beasts’ mighty backs…fans of Pern will likely be enthralled.” —Publishers Weekly

About Anne McCaffrey

Anne McCaffrey, one of the world’s most popular authors, is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern® series. She was the first woman to win the two top prizes for science fiction writing, the Hugo and Nebula awards. She was also given the American Library Association’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement in Young Adult Fiction, was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was named a Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Grand Master. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1926, McCaffrey relocated to Ireland in the 1970s, where she lived in a house of her own design, named Dragonhold-Underhill. She died in 2011.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerry on April 21, 2024

Anne McCaffrey, aka the Dragonlady, had a way with words and worlds; this book proves it. Can't wait to read the next ones!......more

Goodreads review by Little on January 13, 2023

This novel shifts the story more solidly into the SiFi realm. Great world building and amazing characters. Very recommended......more

Goodreads review by Danie on October 02, 2020

This isn’t a story, it’s an extended and somewhat windy episode of a soap opera. Was wonderful to see my youthful friends again and to see who they’d become, but a lack of anything resembling a narrative structure, some very sketchy and clumsily nailed-on sub-plots, plus a couple of holes you could......more

Goodreads review by Karen’s Library on April 19, 2025

Pern dragons in space! What's not to like?! Definitely a favorite!......more