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tehani's review against another edition
4.0
Marisol and I are rereading and reviewing Pern. Our Nerilka review is here: http://fablecroft.com.au/books/reviews/revisiting-pern-the-great-mccaffrey-reread-moretanerilka
mal_eficent's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
About 70% of this book is Nerilka's Story, which is the main reason I picked this up, so it was a nice surprise to see how long the story was.
I was not, however, expecting it to be a first person narrative in the style of a diary. The premise is that Nerilka is recording her view of the events in Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern after the fact as a record for the future. I liked Nerilka far more than Moreta, and the perspective made the ending much more of a satisfying read. If you can, I really recommend picking this up after reading the first book in the 'duology'!
The Coelura is a story set in the Crystal Singers universe, which at the time of reading I know nothing about. It's more along the lines of what I was expecting from a McCaffrey short story. The politics, setting, and characters were all a bit vague, and the romance was insipidly instant. While not the most memorable, it was a nice read ahead of picking up the Crystal Singer books. The weirdest thing is that it was reviewed back in '87 in an edition of White Dwarf, Games Workshop's gaming magazine.
I was not, however, expecting it to be a first person narrative in the style of a diary. The premise is that Nerilka is recording her view of the events in Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern after the fact as a record for the future. I liked Nerilka far more than Moreta, and the perspective made the ending much more of a satisfying read. If you can, I really recommend picking this up after reading the first book in the 'duology'!
The Coelura is a story set in the Crystal Singers universe, which at the time of reading I know nothing about. It's more along the lines of what I was expecting from a McCaffrey short story. The politics, setting, and characters were all a bit vague, and the romance was insipidly instant. While not the most memorable, it was a nice read ahead of picking up the Crystal Singer books. The weirdest thing is that it was reviewed back in '87 in an edition of White Dwarf, Games Workshop's gaming magazine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Death, and Death of parent
neilsef's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nerilka's Story
Unlike the other Pern stories this one is told from the perspective of Nerilka, a character who was mentioned a few times in the book 'Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern' and generally covers the same time period and events.
It is an inspiring and fascinating story with wonderful characterisation and a deeply emotional ending.
Another Pern gem and worth a 4.5 rating.
The Coelura
I was expecting this to be a Pern story, however, it is completely unrelated and is a rather strange story, both in subject matter and in the style it is written which while readable failed to capture my interest.
I would only give a 3.5 rating.
Unlike the other Pern stories this one is told from the perspective of Nerilka, a character who was mentioned a few times in the book 'Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern' and generally covers the same time period and events.
It is an inspiring and fascinating story with wonderful characterisation and a deeply emotional ending.
Another Pern gem and worth a 4.5 rating.
The Coelura
I was expecting this to be a Pern story, however, it is completely unrelated and is a rather strange story, both in subject matter and in the style it is written which while readable failed to capture my interest.
I would only give a 3.5 rating.
stephs_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really quick read but very enjoyable, just like all of Anne McCaffrey's other Pern books.
morrigan's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
vaderbird's review
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
cathepsut's review
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Nerilkas’s Story (176 pages)
Nerilka is a minor character in the novel Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern. This is her story, running parallel to the story told in the main book. Same as Moreta, I read this once in the late 80s or 90s and it was not a favourite. I recommend reading Nerilka after Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, as it really feels like a companion novel and will make a lot more sense like that.
Nerilka tells her story in the first person and at the beginning is at times a fairly unemotional omnipresent narrator, as McCaffrey moves over the main points of the know plot from Moreta‘s book quite quickly. Some dialogue is even taken verbatim from that book, seen from a different point of view and narrator. By Chapter 6, around a third into this novel (novelette?) we finally start to cover more new ground.
Fairly simple, mostly a re-hash, too unemotional. It was ok, but if you are reading this series you can safely give this a pass. You won‘t miss much.
The Coelura
The Coelura
This novelette is not related to the Dragonriders of Pern. No idea why it was combined with Nerilka‘s Story. I read the start, skimmed a little and read the ending. Not interested at the moment. Maybe I‘ll read it properly another time.
miramanga's review
2.0
Rainbows and pretty clothes... maybe a recommend for those who love cute and sci fi together but not that great a work of literature and a flimsy plot.