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Summary: Extrodinary Book
Review: I think The Dolphins of Pern is a fantastic book. Sure in the beginning of the Pern series the dolphins did not talk, but they were most assuredly there on the ships coming to Pern. The dolphins, like the fire lizards are a wonderful addition to Pern. They can diagnose health problems before they get too bad, and they make a little boy into a wonderful, helpful person. Read this book. It is a MUST in the Pern series for true fans of Anne McCaffrey.
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Summary: Better than people said
Review: The Dolphins of Pern was the first Pern book I read. It's very good and I like it more than the other Pern books I've read (The White Dragon, Moreta). About a young boy who likes the water and discovers the intelligent enhanced dolphins when he and his uncle, Alemi, are caught in a storm at sea. No one belives him at first, until they meet the happy, talking dolphins themselves. A very good book and I recommend it for the Pern lovers who aren't too attached to the dragons because there is only one in the book, Ruth, and he's not there much.
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Summary: I really enjoyed this book
Review: This is one of the better books in the Pern series. It is definately worth reading. I would only recommend this book to people that have read other Pern books before and enjoyed them.
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Summary: Dolphins not up to par
Review: Hmm - how to describe 'The Dolphins of Pern'. Well, I've read nearly all Anne McCaffrey's dragon works (except 'Red Star Rising' and 'The Girl who Heard Dragons'), spent hours browsing bookshops, libraries, wearing out copies etc and I must admit that the earlier works (especially the Harper Hall books) are a much better read. I'm not sure if ideas are starting to run out or the concept is becoming a shade jaded, but this latest offering didn't light my fire much. I knew all the characters almost too well, more drama next time please! It seems like, after all the fuss surrounding the Oldtimers and AIVAS, Pern is all happy n content with no more fuss. Aramina's character development seemed a bit confused. Why she suddenly became harder seemed a bit of a mystery to me. Surely, dragon contact hadn't affected her that much. Her antipathy towards the dolphins seemed to be unexplained as well. Not quite sure where the saga goes from here - the book left that very cloudy. Perhaps a recontact with the original explorers (even though they interdicted Pern). The alteration of the Red Star could be enough to bring em back. But I am of the old school, who prefer the earlier tales (Dragonsong + Dragonsinger particular faves) so this latest tale isn't up to par. Sorry to any I may offend!
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Summary: the best book that I've ever read!!
Review: I'm not one for fantasy and far out ideas, but the incredible way that McCaffrey displayed her talents in this book took my breath away!! She has amazed me and forever bound me to the incredible tales of the weyrs, holds and crafts of Pern in her "highly believable society". I have now read 7 of the books in the series and was captivated equally by each one. I'm not stopping there.................
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Summary: Another wonderful Pern adventure!
Review: One of the most "true" qualities of McCaffrey's on-going "Pern" saga is the astute way in which she ties in events from other books in the series. Readis becomes another human person in a series of so many memorable characters. How unassumingly he is tied in with the appearance of Menolly, the grieving scene accompanying the news of the Masterharpers's death, the return of the dolphins - the lost friends of the early colonists - to the the Permese and Aivas, and the fulfillment of its purpose, the end of thread. To praise the many wonders of the books is to rewrite it. As one reviewer commented, I hope Anne McCaffrey sees some of these reviews just to know that her work is appreciated and that she brings so much joy to so many. Sometimes I think I live in the suburbs of Dragonhold-Underhill. What a great visit that would be!
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Summary: what a waste!
Review: This book has its good points which don't make up for Aramura turning into a total jerk! She was so cool in 'the girl who heard dragons' and now she's an ----- on a level with Menolly's parents!
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Summary: Avoid later-day Pern stuff, read the early works
Review: I am really not being fair, since I haven't read this book. But I've been burned by "later day" Pern books, so I am secure in telling people not to read this or anything made recently except All the Weyrs of Pern (it's a must, all the rest of poorly written unimportant crap).I really DO NOT like McCaffrey writing the story of the first settlement, or the first fall, or the founding of this or that place or weyr, since a) it takes the magic and legendary quality out of the Pern, and b) exposes us to her later-day writing, which is far less in quality than the Dragonwing/Harperhall trilogies and Moreta (gotta read Moreta!). Do yourself a favor, and don't read any of the "early Pern" books. Get what you need to know about the founders from Moreta and avoid the rest. P.S. What does she add things like talking dolphins later when they were NOT there from the beginning?
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Summary: An enjoyable read, even if the plot was a bit predictable
Review: I liked the way this book ran parallel to the events in "All the Weyrs of Pern". A good read, despite the fact that I thought the ending was a bit rushed.
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Summary: Well worth the read...
Review: I recommend reading all the Pern books in order... as this one was a bit confusing with information I hadn't read before and slots of time missing and unaccounted for in this book (although accounted for in the books prior to this that I had not yet read). All of the Dragons of Pern series books are outstanding reads and I would recommend them for both the young and the old.
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