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Nerilka's Story
by Anne McCaffrey
I really enjoyed Nerilka's character - we often spend our time in Pern in the Weyrs or headed to the Weyrs, so a story focusing on a holder who stays a holder, though moving to a different hold, was genuinely interesting. The complex cultural norms that are casually mentioned offhand rather than explained outright, such as the fostering system, are part of what makes the world building of Pern so rich and engaging. I like other Pern books more, but this change in perspective is refreshing and just the right length to enjoy but not get bored of. I also enjoyed the singular perspective, another departure, at least from those Pern books I've read so far - I liked that we as the readers only knew what Nerilka knew, assuming ignorance of Moreta's Ride. It has been long enough since I last read Moreta's Ride that this was effective at keeping me in the dark on the details, and I feel it does not detract from the story whatsoever.
My main criticism for this book is that the happy ending is a bit too contrived for my tastes, as regards the personal lives of Nerilka and Alesson, to be clear, not as regards the plague resolving, which I thought was well-earned enough in Moreta's Ride and rather not the point in this novel, besides.
My main criticism for this book is that the happy ending is a bit too contrived for my tastes, as regards the personal lives of Nerilka and Alesson, to be clear, not as regards the plague resolving, which I thought was well-earned enough in Moreta's Ride and rather not the point in this novel, besides.