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Summary: This is the most fabulous book I have or will ever read.
Review: Anne Mccaffery is normally just a so-so writer. However in this book she really hit gold. Now at this point you readers are probably thinking whoppee, sounds just like all the other reviews. Well it probably is but I am going to keep writing anyway. Most of Anne's books are all happy and joyous. They make me want to hurl. In this book someone finally dies. This probably sounds weird but since I love to cry it makes sense to me. Robinton, the beloved Masterharper of Pern, dies. Mccaffrey kills him off tastfully though and that makes the book all the more sad.The fact that his firelizard and AVAIS also die made me burst into tears. Also I enjoyed the growing up of the young boy Readis. His mother
was just evil enough( though not kill everyone evil but more of a I will make your life hell evil) to make you think of the times your own dear mum wuoldn't let you follow your dream of being a tightrope walker. Or was that just my mom?
Anyway over all the Dolphins of Pern was a gem. I got it from the library but I liked it enough to go out and buy it.
For me, when I see fit to buy a book my friends know its good. (They have all borrowed my copy numerous times. I fact I have no idea where it is.) This book is definitly a good read for a day that is rainy or any other type of day.
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Summary: Best book
Review: THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST BOOK BY THE dragonlady
THAT I HAVE EVER READ. She did a wonderful job. The main characters Alemi and Readis are interesting and
she does a wonderful job of showing how overprotective a parent can be, Ex. Aramina. This is a book that I would reccommend
to reader young and old and all fans of ANNE McCAFFRE
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Summary: The Dolphins of Pern
Review: Anne McCaffery does it again, another book on Pern! The Shipfish of Pern have been known to guide ancient mariners to safety, but many attribute it to legend. However, when Master Fishman Alemi takes young Readis out on an ill-fated fishing trip, and are actually rescued by the dolphins, young Readis' life takes an unexpected course. Did the Shipfish actually speak to him? Or was the lasting impression left by the stress of a near-fatal accident?
And why, when the great bell is tolled do the Shipfish congregate in such amazing numbers on the Southern Continent? If it all sounds too fishy for you, remember that like us the Shipfish are mammals and capable of deep thinking. Do the Dragons and the dolphins communicate too?
Find out in this splendid example of Anne McCaffery's adventure on Pern
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Summary: Yet another wonderful Pern book
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It introduces the dolphins back into the lives of the Pernese people
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Summary: A high point in the Pern series
Review: "The Dolphins of Pern" is one in author Anne McCaffrey's series of novels that take place on Pern: a world where the descendants of human colonists live together with huge, winged creatures called "dragons." The dragons of Pern have some similarities to the mythical creatures of ancient Earth, but McCaffrey throws in some science fiction twists. "Dolphins," as the title suggests, adds a new element to the culture and history of Pern.As McCaffrey explains in the book's prologue, the spacefaring humans who first settled Pern brought with them dolphins who had been endowed with the ability to speak human language. But over the course of time, the hostile environment of Pern caused the dolphin and human communities to gradually lose touch with each other. This book is the story of the attempts to rediscover and reestablish the ancient ties between the two species. To the cynical, the concept of this book might seem like a "gimmick" to bring a new element to the Pern series. But believe me, "Dolphins" is no gimmick: this is one of the best in the entire series. McCaffrey creates a rich and moving portrait of the dolphin community -- a community with a compelling culture and history. This is also a beautiful "coming of age" story that focuses on Readis, a boy of Pern who has a remarkable bond to the dolphins. McCaffrey superbly weaves the dolphins' history and Readis' very personal story into the epic story of Pern's humans and dragons. I recommend this book to both Pern fans as well as to newcomers to the series.
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Summary: Terrible. Just terrible.
Review: What a terrible book; I can hardly believe this is the same author who wrote Dragonflight/Dragonquest/The White dragon. I kept glancing at the front cover searching for another name. From the opening pages the story is clumsy, insipid, and awkward -- and those are the nicer things I can say. What a terrible disappointment.
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Summary: no review just a top rating
Review: This book started off with promise as the Pernese dolphins rescue Alemi and his nephew, Readis, from a wild storm at sea. And I did like how a handful of humans tried to re-establish relations with the marine mammals. Interesting to see the dolphins butcher the English language, which led to some problems of understanding between the two species. But then the story ground to a halt. Everything went swimmingly between man and dolphin and there was hardly any conflict I could see. The efforts to stop Thread just got breezed over, and the problem Readis' mother had with him communicating with dolphins could have been expanded on a lot more. To be honest, I did not even get to the end of the book. I just couldn't see any goals that needed to be achieved or conflicts that needed to be resolved and did not see the need to continue on to the end.
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