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A review by blainembentley
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
3.0
To be honest I feel this book was a waste of time. This is the second book of the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy. I don’t really have an idea of where this trilogy is going to go. As I had finished Dragonflight, I initially thought that the book could have been standalone. However, at the very end, there is an idea that is presented, that was obviously something that would be explored more in a later book. I did expect this thing to be a major focus of the book, but I was wrong. I felt that it was a major focus of the last 100 pages and that was it. I really didn’t see how the rest of the book was really necessary. I will be curious to see where this trilogy goes in the last book.
Other things that bothered me are similar to the first book. These books are a little outdated and have some older school of thoughts, which to be honest I can easily look past. However, there is one thing, introduced in the first book (I won’t get into it because of spoilers), that still really bothered me. Any issue they face, I just wonder why they don’t use this thing, as it would be a much simpler and easier way to fix their issue. Lastly the biggest thing, as mentioned above, was the lack of an interesting plot.
The biggest reason I gave it such a high rating was I am completely in love with the world building. Regardless of the things that bothered me, I just love being in Pern. This largely is what kept me going in the read. I find this world fascinating and intriguing. I loved continuing to see more of Pern and learning more of its history. So, if you love the world building of the first book, I’d say give this one a try. If not, I don’t think it worth reading (though this may change after I finish the trilogy).
Other things that bothered me are similar to the first book. These books are a little outdated and have some older school of thoughts, which to be honest I can easily look past. However, there is one thing, introduced in the first book (I won’t get into it because of spoilers), that still really bothered me. Any issue they face, I just wonder why they don’t use this thing, as it would be a much simpler and easier way to fix their issue. Lastly the biggest thing, as mentioned above, was the lack of an interesting plot.
The biggest reason I gave it such a high rating was I am completely in love with the world building. Regardless of the things that bothered me, I just love being in Pern. This largely is what kept me going in the read. I find this world fascinating and intriguing. I loved continuing to see more of Pern and learning more of its history. So, if you love the world building of the first book, I’d say give this one a try. If not, I don’t think it worth reading (though this may change after I finish the trilogy).