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roklobster's review against another edition
3.0
Oops. Read a whole book and just blew through it into the next one. Must have been good?
vaderbird's review against another edition
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
bstebels's review
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
laurla's review against another edition
"he hates me."
"of course, who else could he hate? he cant hate lorana, and hating himself is much the same. you, on the other hand, are a living reminder of all his faults and failings. you are the obvious target."
"but I didn't do anything!"
"which is all the more reason. he hates that he's so angry that he has to find someone to take it out on. he's chosen you because you're the weyrwoman and he's hoping you're strong enough to weather his storm."
"of course, who else could he hate? he cant hate lorana, and hating himself is much the same. you, on the other hand, are a living reminder of all his faults and failings. you are the obvious target."
"but I didn't do anything!"
"which is all the more reason. he hates that he's so angry that he has to find someone to take it out on. he's chosen you because you're the weyrwoman and he's hoping you're strong enough to weather his storm."
jovvijo's review against another edition
1.0
Well done Todd, you were gifted a whole magical world of dragons and adventure and you managed to ruin it in a way I don't think even the worst fan-fic ever has!
Characters are over sexed and under interesting, story is cardboard deep and twice that in boring.
Recommended for no one, not even the author.
Characters are over sexed and under interesting, story is cardboard deep and twice that in boring.
Recommended for no one, not even the author.
sylyons's review against another edition
2.0
It was enjoyable, but I can't say that I loved it like the previous Pern books. It felt a little too simple and, unfortunantely, fanfic-y at times. I understand that there's trouble and these women are important but they felt very formulaic. The spunky, headstrong girl who becomes the leader through sheer will and the woman who seems like she all powerful because of her abilities and what she has done. The ending was quite interesting because it didn't go quite exactly like I thought it would.
I also need to go back and read the other books because I don't remember there ever being so much time travel like this book. It was made so that there was no other option but that, however, it seemed a little forced. What really enticed me to this series was the story weaving around the people of Pern and their dragons while fighting Thread. This one felt different and the story mostly revolved around these two women and love.
I also need to go back and read the other books because I don't remember there ever being so much time travel like this book. It was made so that there was no other option but that, however, it seemed a little forced. What really enticed me to this series was the story weaving around the people of Pern and their dragons while fighting Thread. This one felt different and the story mostly revolved around these two women and love.
angelahayes's review against another edition
5.0
Love this series of books. It's one of my all time favourites. I decided to re-read the entire Dragonriders of Pern series and over the past couple of months, I have been working my way through them all. Anne McCaffrey (Todd McCaffrey) has such a wonderful, boundless imagination and such a vivid and descriptive style, her (their) stories transport the reader into the fantastic world that she (they) created and sweeps you up on the breathtaking adventures. Spellbinding!
amalyndb's review against another edition
5.0
Fiona and the weyrlings have returned from the past to Fort Weyr. Telgar is lost when D'gan's dragon, befuddled by his illness, gives bad direction to the wings and they follow him to their death between.
Fiona heads to Telgar and becomes the Weyrwoman, accompanied by those dear to her. The weyrfolk come to find hope in the new riders - only for Fiona's Talenth to fall ill with the plague. The cure is found at last, all dragons inoculated, Lorana and Kindan bringing the joy of hope to all.
Disaster strikes with the new Telgar's first Fall - T'mar is injured and when his Zirenth brings him back to the weyr, his riding strap breaks, smacking him into the side of the weyrbowl, cracking his skull, sending him into a coma, and breaking his legs. Lorana and Fiona manage to keep Zirenth from disappearing forever between - and then when Fiona's Talenth rises while T'mar is in a coma, Lorana and Kindan form a bond with Zirenth that allows him to fly her queen - and for the three to form a new relationship. Losses from Thread continue to be heavy, and even with the Impression of numerous queen clutches, there is a strong possibility of all mature dragons being lost to Thread before the weyrlings are mature enough to be of use.
Polyamory is touched upon, without being referred to in so direct a term. In other Pern novels, there is the hint of non-standard (in terms of 20th century hetero-normative nuclear family as a reference of 'standard') relationships, in that queen riders have sex with whichever bronze rider whose dragon has ridden their queen - some pairings last across flights, some vary from flight to flight and between them as well. In Dragongirl, there is polyamory in the sense that Kindan and Lorana are a couple, T'mar and Fiona are a couple - and then Fiona and Kindan are a couple, hesitantly unsure what they have, but supported by Lorana, and T'mar has a relationship with Shaneese, supported and urged on by Fiona.
There is mention of some dissent among the weyrfolk about the arrangement at first, but some of it can be attributed to the very non-traditional, unheard of, riding of Zirenth by Kindan (who has never impressed a dragon) and Lorana (whose gold Arith was lost to the dragon plague and choosing the wrong vial of the cure). There is mention that sometimes these arrangements happen among blue and green riders but also mention that they rarely last.
Additionally there is very clear (but no intimate scenes beyond the cuddling of her friend? girlfriend? Taria) mention that Xhinna has strong attractive to women, something I do not previously recall mentioned in the Pern novels (although there has been passing reference to having a partner of choice on hand during a mating flight and the other rider having their preference available). There has always been the hint in the background that amongst dragonriders, relationships between men are often amongst the green and blue riders and do not attract comment. I never really clued in when I was younger how very different this was in a sci-fi/fantasy series until recently, when discussing literary representations of gay/lesbian/queer relationships and gender identities. And to me, that's wonderful in a series, when all love can be seen as a norm, acceptable, and able to exist without extreme reactions toward it.
(Granted, a part of me was wondering if Lorana and Fiona would have a relationship between them deeper than a sisterly love - my impression was of a shared cuddle pile when all three would share a bed.)
Fiona heads to Telgar and becomes the Weyrwoman, accompanied by those dear to her. The weyrfolk come to find hope in the new riders - only for Fiona's Talenth to fall ill with the plague. The cure is found at last, all dragons inoculated, Lorana and Kindan bringing the joy of hope to all.
Disaster strikes with the new Telgar's first Fall - T'mar is injured and when his Zirenth brings him back to the weyr, his riding strap breaks, smacking him into the side of the weyrbowl, cracking his skull, sending him into a coma, and breaking his legs. Lorana and Fiona manage to keep Zirenth from disappearing forever between - and then when Fiona's Talenth rises while T'mar is in a coma, Lorana and Kindan form a bond with Zirenth that allows him to fly her queen - and for the three to form a new relationship. Losses from Thread continue to be heavy, and even with the Impression of numerous queen clutches, there is a strong possibility of all mature dragons being lost to Thread before the weyrlings are mature enough to be of use.
Polyamory is touched upon, without being referred to in so direct a term. In other Pern novels, there is the hint of non-standard (in terms of 20th century hetero-normative nuclear family as a reference of 'standard') relationships, in that queen riders have sex with whichever bronze rider whose dragon has ridden their queen - some pairings last across flights, some vary from flight to flight and between them as well. In Dragongirl, there is polyamory in the sense that Kindan and Lorana are a couple, T'mar and Fiona are a couple - and then Fiona and Kindan are a couple, hesitantly unsure what they have, but supported by Lorana, and T'mar has a relationship with Shaneese, supported and urged on by Fiona.
There is mention of some dissent among the weyrfolk about the arrangement at first, but some of it can be attributed to the very non-traditional, unheard of, riding of Zirenth by Kindan (who has never impressed a dragon) and Lorana (whose gold Arith was lost to the dragon plague and choosing the wrong vial of the cure). There is mention that sometimes these arrangements happen among blue and green riders but also mention that they rarely last.
Additionally there is very clear (but no intimate scenes beyond the cuddling of her friend? girlfriend? Taria) mention that Xhinna has strong attractive to women, something I do not previously recall mentioned in the Pern novels (although there has been passing reference to having a partner of choice on hand during a mating flight and the other rider having their preference available). There has always been the hint in the background that amongst dragonriders, relationships between men are often amongst the green and blue riders and do not attract comment. I never really clued in when I was younger how very different this was in a sci-fi/fantasy series until recently, when discussing literary representations of gay/lesbian/queer relationships and gender identities. And to me, that's wonderful in a series, when all love can be seen as a norm, acceptable, and able to exist without extreme reactions toward it.
(Granted, a part of me was wondering if Lorana and Fiona would have a relationship between them deeper than a sisterly love - my impression was of a shared cuddle pile when all three would share a bed.)