Dragonseye

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Summary: An interesting addition to the Pern Chronology.
Review: I really enjoyed the story and how it filled in a gap in Pern's history. I'ts interesting to see how technology died out as Pern loses touch with the rest of the Universe. The one thing I disliked was her depiction of the gay riders. WHERE did she get those stereotypes. They're awful. I've yet to meet a gay man that acts like P'tero.

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Summary: great background for the series
Review: This book is great background material for Pern followers. In it you learn how the educational system of harpers began, among other things. I recommend this book to anyone who wants their collection to be complete.

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Summary: McCaffrey pulls another one..
Review: Though the characters and the time reference are new, the same storyline as Dragonflight... unprepared for Thread after a long interval, the people and dragon riders of Pern try to battle the menace again. However, there are some interesting parts...and what we all expect and demand from McCaffrey...dragons!

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Summary: Right Up There
Review: After reading most of Anne McCaffrey's other books, I was very delighted to have been able to find Dragonseye. I wished she hadn't brought up the subject of homosexuality - we were all fine and happy, even though we kind of knew already, until she mentioned it! I especially enjoyed the friendliness between dragonrider and non-dragonrider (the artist and the green). Anne, if by any chance you ever read this, are you planning on writing a book that goes on after Chronicles...? I hope so.

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Summary: Very enjoyable - Finally, GAY RIDERS!!!
Review: This was a very enjoyable book to read. I would like to get up and cheer that the Lady Anne has finally blatantly stated that the green and blue riders are GAY!!! The only other even mention of it was in Moreta, where she mentioned that K'lon and A'murry were "friends". Now it's out in the open, and I thank her for it! It was always there if you put together that both greens and blues had male riders and mated each other, but now it's right there. Thank you, Anne, from all your gay readers, we now have a place in your world.

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Summary: Fills in the gaps
Review: All this book really did for me was explain some things that happened earlier in Pernese history. I could have used a character list to keep up with all the two dimensional characters. McCaffrey could have written a much juicier novel. I hope she beefs up her next Pern book.

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Summary: Absolutely fantastic
Review: I've been a fan of Anne McCaffrey's for over fifteen years. I've read every book that she has had published. My favorites are the Pern series, this book just follows in a glorious tradition. I'm glad that a lot of questions have been answered; such as the apprentice system they use, it is similar to what we use now but with some signifcant differences. The beginning of the Harpers. A truly great read.

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Summary: Dragonseye: A new look at Pern and it's colorful inhabitants
Review: Anne McCaffrey again recaptures the spirit of the Pernese as they continue their fight to settle and survive on the planet picked by ancestors to become their home. The setting is immediately prior to the second pass of the deadly menace Thread. The people are preparing for this and adjusting to the agragarian lifestyle as the technologies of their ancestors rusts and crumbles. It doesn't meet the extremely high ratings that I would give the Harper Hall Trilogy or the Dragonriders of Pern Trilogy. It does, however satisfy the need within me to get more from McCaffrey. The storyline has many heroes as compared to McCaffrey's tendency to have at least one Lessa, Moreta, or Killashandra. I look forward to reading her next release (Masterharper of Pern) which is already on my bedside table. In fact, I am late for that now. Enjoy the book, I know that I did!!!

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Summary: A fair representation of Pern and it's characters but....
Review: I purchased this book because I always buy Anne McCaffrey's books all in fact. And the books of Pern have always been the best stories I've read. This book though ends abruptly and gives a whole section to the characters P'tero and M'leng I think the nature of these two characters and the purpose for their being in the story was way more than I for one needed to read. If Miss McCaffery had some sort of publisher quota for minority references then I think the publisher should leave their quota's out of existing story lines. It wasn't needed. Also it had no bearing on the story what so ever. Sorry so critical. I will continue buying and reading your stories but, don't trash a story line and a world you created with our problems and lack of sexual knowledge and gender based problems. Pern was supposed to be above this. Your stories are great without corrupting them with real world problems and issues. I'll look foward to the next story from Pern.. Just don't leave me hanging. Do they make it. :) your fan still Steven J. Rairdon

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Summary: Did the past history with Pern dissolve?
Review: Reading "Dragonseye" made me feel that Rod Sterling is alive and well and has taken up residence either in Pern or with McCaffrey. The book makes it sound like its era, 257 years after landing, is only the 2nd Fall to have ever occurred. What about the Oldtimers' and F'lar/Lessa's Fall? Didn't AIVAS eliminate Thread? How did all the Halls and Crafts fall into disuse? Where are/were the Harpers? If this is just an alternate universe/time line where Pern also might have gone, just say so. But this book is a total dis-connect. On a more literary level, I didn't find the characters or the plot as well developed as I'd anticipate from McCaffrey. None of the characters or group of characters were ones that were made very interesting. The "plot" seemed to be that one greedy, degenerative Lord Holder doesn't believe that Thread will reappear - VERY thin. Hope for better next time!!!