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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Fantastic, McCaffrey writing is always such a joy to read. I loved Robinton before this book.... and this book has only deepened that love! Following along as he grew p and how the politics leading up to Dragonflight unfolded along side it made for a interesting and engaging read. And that ending! Gah! Even knowing how it will end, it was still thrilling!!
I so wanted to give this book four stars since Robinton is my favorite character in the Pern series. But the inconsistencies between this book and the "first" trilogy were so annoying. It's hasn't been so long since I read DF, DQ, and TWD and it bugged me throughout the entire book. I feel like this book just confused everything. If you're going to write a book about a character already a pretty major character in your other books, do your research first. Don't just write it hoping that everything stays consistent. So annoying.
One of the best in the series. Loved learning about Robinton’s backstory.
This is one of the best books in the series. We get to see the live of Robinet, Masterharper, and he is fascinating. I really enjoyed the fact that we see is entire life (up until where the next books take place). It is a great background story for one of the more interesting characters of Pern.
Maybe 2.5 stars. There was a lot of fun setup, but there was even more that made me say Nope.
Like crack, not particularly good but quite addictive
Anne McCaffrey loved this character and it shows here. Robinton is a bright, musical child born in to a family of Harpers who is destined for greatness from the beginning.
As with any good story, Robinton has his share of tragedy, from the estrangement of his father, the death of his young wife and best friend, he feels pain like any other person. He takes his pain and makes music of it.
McCaffrey does her usual solid job of tying various threads from other stories in to the tale. Most notably at the end is the scene of Lessa helping to bring about the fall of Lord Fax, who has attempted to conquer several holds around his own. The scene and some of the things that lead up to it are told in a short story called "Weyr Search" (found in A Dragon-Lovers Treasury of the Fantastic)
The Brilliance Audio version is read by Dick Hill, who does a good job giving the characters distinct voices and vocal mannerisms that make them come alive.
As with any good story, Robinton has his share of tragedy, from the estrangement of his father, the death of his young wife and best friend, he feels pain like any other person. He takes his pain and makes music of it.
McCaffrey does her usual solid job of tying various threads from other stories in to the tale. Most notably at the end is the scene of Lessa helping to bring about the fall of Lord Fax, who has attempted to conquer several holds around his own. The scene and some of the things that lead up to it are told in a short story called "Weyr Search" (found in A Dragon-Lovers Treasury of the Fantastic)
The Brilliance Audio version is read by Dick Hill, who does a good job giving the characters distinct voices and vocal mannerisms that make them come alive.
Bland and boring. This book describes Robinton's life from birth through the events in the beginning of Dragonflight... without managing to add anything significantly interesting or new to the series. It could, and should, have been a novella - as a full length novel, it's a long dull grind that ends up just repeating events told better in other books. And Robinton can do no wrong - in 400 pages, this book also fails to be an interesting character study or add any depth to his character. It feels like McCaffery wasn't even trying.