Dragonquest

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Summary: Great Fantasy/Sci Fi About Dragons!
Review: Dragonquest begins seven Turns after Dragonflight and the reader is immediately plunged back into the complex world of Pern. F'lar and Lessa are still Weyrleaders at Benden and are struggling to unite all of Pern to fight the deadly Thread. It is true that the 5 weyrs who jumped through time to come forward to aid Benden were there in Pern's time of need, but they are set in their ways and not willing to change. F'lar has heard too many complaints from Holds and Crafthalls under the protection of the Oldtimers' Weyrs to disregard them any longer. When the Weyrleaders even go so far as to keep other Weyrs uninformed of irregular Threadfall, F'lar has no choice but to take action. He immediately starts looking for alternative ways of fighting Thread and easing relations between the dragonmen and the rest of the Pernese, but it is an uphill battle all the way. Meantime, there are other problems brewing inside the Weyrs themselves. Kylara, Weyrwoman of the Southern Weyr, has caused much dissent and no end of headaches for the Weryleaders. Brekke, a new queen, is desperately afraid of what will happen when her queen rises to mate. F'nor is trying to support his half-brother F'lar in all of his endeavors, but he has many problems of his own. Outside of the Werys, the Lord Holders cannot understand why the dragonmen simply do not go to the Red Star and kill the Thread there, before it falls on Pern. Emotions are running high and F'lar and Lessa have their hands full trying to keep everything tied together, but will they be able to unite Pern?

This is the second book in The Dragonriders of Pern book and is just as good as the first one in the series. I felt that this book was a little more complex than the first because the author could spend more time on intertwining people's lives since the reader is more familiar with the world of Pern. This will make it a little more difficult for those who have not read Dragonflight, however. I simply love Anne McCaffrey's characters so it is wonderful to have a series where you get to see the characters grow and change. Even McCaffrey's supporting characters are well-fleshed out and fun to read about. If you enjoy fantasy or science fiction or dragons, do not miss out on this series!

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Summary: Great Fantasy/Sci Fi About Dragons!
Review: Dragonquest begins seven Turns after Dragonflight and the reader is immediately plunged back into the complex world of Pern. F'lar and Lessa are still Weyrleaders at Benden and are struggling to unite all of Pern to fight the deadly Thread. It is true that the 5 weyrs who jumped through time to come forward to aid Benden were there in Pern's time of need, but they are set in their ways and not willing to change. F'lar has heard too many complaints from Holds and Crafthalls under the protection of the Oldtimers' Weyrs to disregard them any longer. When the Weyrleaders even go so far as to keep other Weyrs uninformed of irregular Threadfall, F'lar has no choice but to take action. He immediately starts looking for alternative ways of fighting Thread and easing relations between the dragonmen and the rest of the Pernese, but it is an uphill battle all the way. Meantime, there are other problems brewing inside the Weyrs themselves. Kylara, Weyrwoman of the Southern Weyr, has caused much dissent and no end of headaches for the Weryleaders. Brekke, a new queen, is desperately afraid of what will happen when her queen rises to mate. F'nor is trying to support his half-brother F'lar in all of his endeavors, but he has many problems of his own. Outside of the Werys, the Lord Holders cannot understand why the dragonmen simply do not go to the Red Star and kill the Thread there, before it falls on Pern. Emotions are running high and F'lar and Lessa have their hands full trying to keep everything tied together, but will they be able to unite Pern?

This is the second book in The Dragonriders of Pern book and is just as good as the first one in the series. I felt that this book was a little more complex than the first because the author could spend more time on intertwining people's lives since the reader is more familiar with the world of Pern. This will make it a little more difficult for those who have not read Dragonflight, however. I simply love Anne McCaffrey's characters so it is wonderful to have a series where you get to see the characters grow and change. Even McCaffrey's supporting characters are well-fleshed out and fun to read about. If you enjoy fantasy or science fiction or dragons, do not miss out on this series!

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Summary: Dragonquest is my favorite of Anne McCaffery's books!
Review: Dragonquest is an excellent book because it kept me on the edge of my chair from cover to cover. Anne McCaffery did a very good job of developing the charactors. My favorite is F'lar, with his black hair (not so black at the end), amber eyes, and atrective features, he is the ideal leader of Pern.

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Summary: Dragonquest
Review: Dragonquest is an excellent book, but since it is part of a series, the plot is not totally complete. This book can be really confusing at first if you haven't read the book before this one in the series. The story is very unique. There are people on the planet of Pern. Adeadly tread rains down on the planet for long periods of time. Dragons are raised to battle the thread. When not repelling thread, the dragon riders are trying to get rid of for ever. They constuct several plans to do this. They plan to attack the red star, raise fire lizzards, and even rely on grubs. I'll recommend this book to any one. Everything in ths book is original. It contains a fresh perspective. Being able to write books like this why Anne McCaffery is my favorite author.

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Summary: When Thread falls dragon riders will save us......
Review: Dragonquest is one of the three great books I read. I enjoyed these books and I always like to read the book over again. In this book Thread starts to fall in unpredictable patterns due to the orbit of the Red Star. F'nor is injured in a fight where he is placed in the expert care of Brekke. F'nor goes to a cove in southern and finds a fire-lizard clutch. Brekke and F'nor both impressed fire-lizards while wild wherries killed most of them. F'nor impressed a gold lizard and Brekke impressed a bronze. The reason why I liked this series is the dialog and the detail is great. I recommend for everyone to read this book and series.

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Summary: Best of the Pern books
Review: Dragonquest is the best of the Dragon Riders of Pern series. I remember being so engrossed in the story that I managed to read the entire book on the way home from camp one summer.

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Summary: A Good Reason to Keep Reading
Review: Dragonquest is the only book in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey that I would not give five stars, but in this case, that isn't a bad thing.

This book is a continuation of the story begun in Dragonflight (I request you read Dragonflight before Dragonquest to save yourself endless trouble). Lessa, F'lar, F'nor, and the others have returned to continue in their endless quest to guard Pern from the deadly Thread. This time, new, interesting characters are introduced, and many surprising events occur. Dragonquest also brings the return of the legendary firelizards, 'miniature dragons' that the dragons of Pern were supposedly evolved from. The firelizards lead our Pernese friends on even more adventures that are thrilling, romantic, and suspenseful.

As I said, I did not give this book a five for a good reason. The ending of Dragonquest leaves much suspense, taking it a point down, but gives you an excellent reason to read the next book, The White Dragon.

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Summary: A marvelous adventure into an epic world.
Review: DragonQuest There are not many excellent books in the world, especially in the science fiction/fantasy area. But, in my opinion, DragonQuest by Anne McAffrey is as close to one of those books as you can get. Set in the colonized world of Pern, DragonQuest takes you on an unforgettable ride into politics, adventure, and heroism. Pern is a fantastic land governed by three different groups of people: the lord holders, the craft masters, and the dragonmen. As in the real world, the politics of this world are harsh, as all three groups disfavor each other but need each other for survival. The lords govern the lands, the masters produce food and equipment, and the dragonmen protect Pern. Pern is threatened by an astral substance known as Thread. This Thread eats organic material to pieces. In order to keep Pern safe, the dragonmen breed dragons which destroy Thread. This is their role in life. Everything in Pern is peaceful until Thread falls out of rhythm, politics crumble, and fire lizards are introduced. Things start to heat up in Pern, and F'lar, undecided leader of Pern, is having trouble keeping things intact. Soon Pern is in trouble. This book provides marvelous detail, and I began to feel as if I was part of Pern. The book is incredibly vivid and very realistic. The story was also top-notch, keeping me guessing all of the time. The story was a little shy on action however, but that's okay, as it's made up for in detail. Overall I would say this book would be fun to read for anyone who is imaginative, likes science fiction, or isn't afraid to dream. DragonQuest will be a favorite of mine for years to come.

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Summary: AS GOOD AS THE FIRST!
Review: First of all, read the first book in the series (Dragonflight) by Anne McCaffery before you read this one. Besides why wouldn't you want to, it's as good as this one. As Dragonflight, this book features the adventures of F'lar the Benden weyrleader, his weyrmate and Benden weyrwoman Lessa, Masterharper Roberton, F'nor (the half brother of F'lar) and many other characters.

This book, like the previous one is full of many problems for the characters to solve. It makes this a very good read! The oldtimers, the weyrfolk Lessa brought forward seven turns ago is stirring up trouble. F'lar and Lessa is trying to stop their many schemes.

Then of course there's thread to fight. F'lar also duels with an oldtimer and banishs them to the south. F'nor gets injured and was sent to the southern hold to recover where he falls in love with Brekke. Mastersmith Fanderel invents a distance writing and Flessan (F'lar and Lessa's son) finds hidden rooms in Benden. And more romance between the Benden weyrleaders. Then the dragonriders plan to go to the red star....

Want to know what happens? Then read this amazingly interesting book to find out! I tell you, you're going to stay up all night to read this! (You'll also find that parts correspond with the Harperhall trilogy)

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Summary: One of the Best
Review: From all of the Fantasy and Sci-Fiction books I have read this one book of the trilogy is just outstanding. The characters are very likable and the story line reads well. After finishing reading this one I couldn't wait to get to the rest of them.