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Summary: Wow, a Pernese take on "The Stand"?
Review: Not bad at all, very emotional and vivid word-pictures, it was like I was right there with Capiam as he suffers the plague, Moreta as she chews out that insolent brown Telgar rider and later as she struggles to save Keroon from a second plague and thus all Pern, and finally we share a dragon's and a rider's grief as their partners are ripped away from them, and neither can follow their beloved into death.The only reason I don't give it a five is that it does get a bit slow in places(Like Moreta's love of runnerbeasts. Absolutely nothing to do with the story at all.)
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Summary: OH MI GOSH
Review: Oh goodness. I love the Dragonrider of Pern series, but this was one of the best. One thing bugged me though, I HATED the sad ending, ans I hate sad books. But other than that, i am fine, in fact, I LOVE IT!
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Summary: Wonderful, but a tear-jerker
Review: One of my favorites in the Dragonrider of Pern Series (I love them all, though). The heart and courage of Moreta and Orlith are inspiring. It's interesting to see the devastation that a common ailment today could cause on an unaccustomed population and what it drives people - and dragons - to do.
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Summary: Anne McCaffrey's best? Quite possibly!
Review: Or maybe "Dragonflight"? It's really close, either way. This is a beautiful book! Interesting, tragic, epic, romantic, beautiful, it's a nice breather from the escapades of F'lar and Lessa and really adds depth to the whole series. It's like an historical novel, in a sense. Moreta is an awesome heroine. Wow--a McCaffrey heroine who's blonde and is neither drippy nor evil! In just one novel, McCaffrey brings a lot of characters to life. Alessan, Moreta, Capiam, Leri, K'lon, (especially) B'lerion, and the dragons themselves are very real, without being retreads of old characters as McCaffrey has a tendency toward. A plague ravages Pern...an interesting and unusual gimmick for a sci-fi. At it's heart I think this book is a sweet, poignant, tragic love story on several levels: between Moreta and Lord Alessan, between a Weyrwoman and her dragon, between readers and a fascinating and beautiful world and its denizens. Recommended highly!!
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Summary: Anne McCaffrey's best? Quite possibly!
Review: Or maybe "Dragonflight"? It's really close, either way. This is a beautiful book! Interesting, tragic, epic, romantic, beautiful, it's a nice breather from the escapades of F'lar and Lessa and really adds depth to the whole series. It's like an historical novel, in a sense. Moreta is an awesome heroine. Wow--a McCaffrey heroine who's blonde and is neither drippy nor evil! In just one novel, McCaffrey brings a lot of characters to life. Alessan, Moreta, Capiam, Leri, K'lon, (especially) B'lerion, and the dragons themselves are very real, without being retreads of old characters as McCaffrey has a tendency toward. A plague ravages Pern...an interesting and unusual gimmick for a sci-fi. At it's heart I think this book is a sweet, poignant, tragic love story on several levels: between Moreta and Lord Alessan, between a Weyrwoman and her dragon, between readers and a fascinating and beautiful world and its denizens. Recommended highly!!
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Summary: Moreta, the legend brought to life! (by stardustraven)
Review: She has already been mentioned in 'Dragonflight' and Menolly conducts in 'Dragonsinger' the ballad of her ride. Obviously she'd tickled her readers imaginations and Anne McCaffrey found the inpiration to write Moreta's story. She does bring this Pernese legend poignantly and convincingly to life. In my opinion 'Moreta' ranks with the 'Dragonriders'- and the 'Harper Hall' trilogies as the best volumes of the Pern series. Set in a Pern of the past (some eight hundred years before Lessa's impression) just when threadfall is about to end, a disease wrecks planet wide havoc. Frantically the Pernese struggle to control the Plague and their reactions and various loyalties which develop are in depth explored by the author. Moreta, Weyrwoman of Fort (hailing originally from Keroon Hold) is an admirable woman. Popular with many of the Pernese. Strong, eminently capable, adventurous, intelligent and living with a real zest for life, she immediately stole my heart. Her loving bond with her queen Orlith is touching but never soppy, as with the other dragons they receive interesting portrayals like Holth. The author offers us more intimate glimpses in normal Weyr life than in the other novels and also focuses more on less exalted characters. Fascinating for me were the descriptions of dragon surgery which were performed by Moreta. Anne McCaffrey knows her world intimately and thereby we even get to see now how to heal dragons, because Moreta is a dedicated and talented dragon surgeon. Amongst the supporting characters special mention should go to Masterhealer Capiam. A man who's all too aware of the knowledge which has been lost through the ages, but struggles with dedication to find the cure for the disease. Or B'lerion who so unexpectedly finds his love in Oklina of Ruatha. The Moreta/Alessan romance was a bit too predictable for my taste. But one of the strengths of Moreta for me certainly were, besides the heroine, the many interesting female characters: Moreta's tutor the great Leri (thank you Anne for creating such an fascinating old lady) , caustic Desdra, loyal Nerilka and Oklina who finds a future in the Weyr. I felt truly sad when ultimately Moreta puts her life on the line causing the tragic finale of which is sung in the ballad of her ride. Anne McCaffrey brought the legend very much to life!
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Summary: Great story!
Review: So, *this* is the ledgendary Moreta? Great book. Several people have criticized it on Moreta's use of timing it, however, I got the impression that timing it was merely forgotten during the Long Interval, or perhaps earlier. Given its strain on riders, it's not unreasonable that it might be banned. However, there is a HUGE plothole that keeps me from giving it 5 stars - WHY didn't they merely go between to BEFORE the plague and prevent it from happening in the first place? They could've prevented that ship from going to the Southern Continent, or had it quaranteened. Ms. McCaffrey seems to want to avoid timing it to change history, but why shouldn't it? The timeline of _Dragonflight_ must, logically, be such a changed timeline
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Summary: Fantastic, Believable, Emotional!
Review: The author, Anne McCaffrey, shows her true power of writing in this tale of our beloved Pern. Well developed characters and the amazing set of circumstances make this book unforgettable. I believe that everyone needs to read this book at least once.
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Summary: Emotionally Moving
Review: The tragedy at the end is so sad, I doubt I've read better
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Summary: Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Review: This book by Anne McCaffrey is about a sickness that begins to spread through the planet of Pern. Everywhere, dragonriders, holders, harpers, and healers alike are all dying. Soon the truth behind the epidemic is revealed, and it is up to the dragonriders, who can go anywhere, anywhen on Pern in 8 seconds, to distribute the finally found vaccine. The dangers are great; the dragonriders are needed to fight the Thread, a parasite that falls on Pern and eats every organic thing in its path. Moreta and other selfless Weyrleaders must find a way to distribute the vaccine to everyone on Pern in the same day. Of every problem, the challenge they had to overcome was time. But the heroic deeds of Moreta end in tragedy; a tragedy destined to change Pern in generations to come.
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