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Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
Book one in the Harper Hall trilogy (comes after the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy).
Menolly is the youngest child at isolated and fishing-focused Half-Circle Sea Hold. She is musically gifted and has spent years being secretly taught by the Harper. When he dies, however, her parents, believing that no girl can (or should) become a Harper, forbid her to make music and punish her cruelly when she does. After injuring her hand and being told that she will never be able to play an instrument, Menolly wanders further and further afield in an attempt to escape a life that no longer feels worth living.
Her wanderings bring her to a family of fire-lizards and impresses with nine of the hatchlings. Presumed dead by her family, Menolly shares her love of music with her fire-lizards and teaches them to sing.
Menolly is the youngest child at isolated and fishing-focused Half-Circle Sea Hold. She is musically gifted and has spent years being secretly taught by the Harper. When he dies, however, her parents, believing that no girl can (or should) become a Harper, forbid her to make music and punish her cruelly when she does. After injuring her hand and being told that she will never be able to play an instrument, Menolly wanders further and further afield in an attempt to escape a life that no longer feels worth living.
Her wanderings bring her to a family of fire-lizards and impresses with nine of the hatchlings. Presumed dead by her family, Menolly shares her love of music with her fire-lizards and teaches them to sing.