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Summary: I loved this book
Review: I thought that this book was one of the best I have ever read. It is for mature readers but is a good book. I would highly recomnd it to young adult readers. About a sivilization on a different planet and how it grows. About how the humans got there and how some people shoulden't be there. A touching story about people trying to populate a new planet. How they have a problem and solve it. I won't get into how they solve it that would give part of the story away. I think that for fantasy readers this is a must read.
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Summary: I loved it
Review: I loved this book, not only because it was writen by one of my favorite authors, but also because it informs you on any questions you might have. It is a good book to have while reading the other novels in the series(There are others, if you didn't know)Read this book immediately!
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Summary: A Great Pern Novel, But With Some Flaws
Review: This was a great Pern novel, and I loved reading about how dragons were created and the beginning of human life on Pern, but there was some sexuality and swearing that I found questionable. I mean, why does it have to be in there, anyway? Some people might argue that it's a part of life, but sleeping with someone when the two are not married? If that's a part of life, it shouldn't be. Anyway, I would recommend this novel to anyone if you can deal with the above topics, or do not feel objectionable towards them. Myself, I read it to learn about Pern's earliest history. If you really feel objectionable to the flaws (like I was), and decide not to finish the book (although you should;the ending is pretty good), then I would recommend The Harper Hall of Pern, or maybe Chronicles of Pern: First Fall.
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Summary: Best Mccaffery ever
Review: This was the first book i ever read of Mccaffery and i couldn't stop fom there now i own all her books and am constantly on the lookout for more of her writing. this book is about the dawn of Pern and the creations of the dragons that become the center peice of all her pern series. it sets the moral integrity that permeates all of the pern books. to the new reader i would recoment either this book or Dragonflight as you first book.
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Summary: Not My Favorite
Review: I have read some of Anne McCaffrey's other books, and I thought that they were pretty good. Not the case with this one. It seems like I'm the only one that thinks this book was awful, but I just didn't like it.I thought that the story did help clear up some of the Pern "mysteries" of the ancestors, but I was constantly being averted by the numerous swear words and nasty scenes that I won't mention right now. :-) I understand that some of them may have been affected by living on a "corrupt" Earth, but I really didn't want to hear that. This book has caused my respect for the series to downslide somewhat. I believe that the same effect may be reached without the above mentioned, and yet still not be classified as a little kid's book.
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Summary: *grin*
Review: The first time I read this book I fell in love. This book was the one that truely got me hooked on this series. I checked it out of the local library and literaly wore it out. I had to buy the book and have read it seventeen. *grin* Can you tell I'm hooked?
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Summary: Good book. Just that: Good Book!
Review: This book is also the first Pern book I read. I captivated me so much I went on to read the whole series
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Summary: Solid Pern Storyline
Review: Dragonsdawn is one of a line of books centered around the original trilogy based on Pern. Anne McCaffrey does a good job explaining the origins of humans on Pern, and what many of the "missing" capabilities that their ancestors miss so much actually are. Although this is the most science-fictiony of her Pern books, it by no means gets mired in the details. The book is much more character and plot oriented than technology oriented. Although many things are explained in this book, there are still some mysteries to keep the readers guessing.
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Summary: Imaginative but...
Review: Would have preferred to give it a 3.5. This was my first Pern book. I liked the story of the dragonets and the dragons and how they interacted with their humans. So I liked the last half of the book better than the first. I didn't like the way some of the characters were handled. The "bad guys" might as well have walked around with "BAD GUY - Warning - Extreme EVIL!" written on their chests - it was way overdone, detracted rather than added to the story, and not in any way enjoyable. In general, this book suffered from what most science fiction books suffer from: while very imaginative in many ways, the human characters haven't evolved at all from current day humans. I wonder if her other books suffer from the same problems this one had.
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Summary: Pern with a little more science fiction spin
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. It combines the fantasy charm and character development of the best of the other Pern books with more of a standard "Science Fiction" feel due to the higher tech action of the colonists arriving in their space ships. I personally found it a felicitous combination. When I read this, I had already read the Dragonriders and Harper Hall trilogys, as well as Moreta, Dragonlady of Pern, and it was fascinating to go back in time to the original settlers and learn how dragons came to be. However, this could also be a good introduction to Pern for someone who had never read anything in the series.
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