Sky Dragons, Anne McCaffrey
Sky Dragons, Anne McCaffrey
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Sky Dragons

Author: Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/26/2012

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling mother-and-son team of Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey comes the final installment in the riveting Pern saga that began with Todd’s solo novel Dragonsblood. Now, with all of Pern imperiled by the aftereffects of a plague that killed scores of dragons and left the planet helpless against the fall of deadly Thread, the only hope for the future lies in the past.There, on an unexplored island, a group of dragon-riders led by Xhinna, a brave young woman who rides the blue dragon Tazith, must battle lethal Mrreows and voracious tunnel snakes to build a safe home for themselves and the dragons, whose offspring will one day—if they survive—replenish Pern’s decimated dragon population. But as the first female rider of a blue dragon, and the first female Weyrleader in the history of Pern, Xhinna faces an uphill battle in winning the respect and loyalty of her peers…especially after an unforeseen tragedy leaves the struggling colony reeling from a shattering loss.Amid the grieving, one girl, Jirana, blessed—or cursed—with the ability to foresee potential futures, will help Xhinna find a way forward. The answer lies in time…or, rather, in timing it: the awesome ability of the dragons to travel through time itself. But that power comes with risks, and by venturing further into the past, Xhinna may be jeopardizing the very future she has sworn to save.

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.

About Todd McCaffrey

Todd McCaffrey is the bestselling author of the Pern novels Dragonsblood, Dragonheart, and Dragongirl, and the co-author, with his mother, Anne McCaffrey, of Dragon’s Time, Dragon’s Kin, Dragon’s Fire, and Dragon Harper. A computer engineer, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Having grown up in Ireland with the epic of the Dragonriders of Pern,® he is bursting with ideas for new stories of that world, its people, and its dragons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn on July 31, 2012

This is a sad end to the great work which Anne McCaffrey has given us through the years, and I think that a lot, if not all, of the blame has to be placed at the feet of Todd. I have tried to keep an open mind to their collaborations in the last few years, and Todd's solo efforts, but things seemed......more

Goodreads review by William on May 15, 2012

Sky Dragons by Todd & Anne McCaffrey This is a tale of dragons from Pern, the home of Anne McCaffrey’s dragonesque imagination. Plague has decimated the dragons of Pern and their riders to the point where there is an insufficient defense against Thread. This book details how a small band of courageou......more

Goodreads review by Little on June 20, 2022

Last of the prequel books before the original stories. This has been a nice group of books to fill in alot of gaps in the development of the Dragonrider's customs and the planets makeup. good read. Recommended......more

Goodreads review by Book2Dragon on December 12, 2022

Todd McCaffrey co-wrote this, or rather wrote this. Anne was ill and passed away before the book was published. The plot--same as the previous two books written by Todd; ie., plague, deaths, dragons lost, dragons found, people lost, people found, time travel, sex with everybody, more dragonriders, Mo......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on February 28, 2015

Sky Dragons (Pern, #24) McCaffrey, Anne It is better sweet to turn the last page of An Anne Mccaffrey book, knowing that this is the last book she put her hands on and approved. I have read all her books, and #24 is no different then the first, with tears streaming down your face as you feel the ebb......more

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