Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern Series #1) [NOOK Book]

A great classic of fantasy

Almost everyone knows about Pern, even those who aren't generally interested in fantasy or science fiction novels. I'm surprised that no one has tried to take this series and make it into a movie. At the very least, a Sci-Fi channel original series or an anime treatment of it is due. I've included this as part of the classics because I believe that McCaffrey's ability to create a world and tell a story with lots of layers of conflict is far above and beyond that of most fantasy and science fiction writers. She doesn't just rely on the fantasy and tension of the storyline as a crutch, but creates realistic characters who are fighting real battles, whether that be against the threads, other people, or even time itself. She's also so intricately created the politics of Pern that it seems like a real place. A quick warning, though, there are elements of sexuality and murder throughout the text, so it may skew a little higher in age. I recommend this book to readers 14+. -Lindsey Miller, lindseyslibrary.

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A reviewer

I stumbled upon this book way back in the 1980's... I have been an avid reader of this series ever since then....This collection of books is astounding ...Ms. McCaffrey never fails to enthrall me and take me to the world of those wonderful dragons and their riders! Since a child I have always thought that if dragons ever truly existed~~~ then I wanted one for a friend....she made it possible! Thank you Ms. McCaffrey!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

MISLEADING DESCRIPTION!!!!!!!

The description for this book says it has the fitst three books and it is only the first!!!!!! I just got suckered into buying this one book for 7.99 when you can get all three for 9.99. So angry!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

An Entertaining Read!

Although McCaffrey's writing style is a bit difficult to pick up on, once you have the flow of the book it becomes a captivating read. She has some pretty unique ideas and settings that make this book interesting. I particularly liked the fact that dragon characters play quite a big role in this story. If you love fantasy, "Dragonflight" is a classic that I think you'll enjoy.
If you like "Dragonflight", I daresay you might enjoy "Joust" by Lackey and "Dragon Champion" by Knight even better!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Something's not quite right, here...

Overview says "here are the first three books..." but this is just the first! I thought it was a bundle deal. Good series, misleading description.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Get the bundle!!!!!!!!

you nneed to get the three book bundle i wasted like 20$ not getting the first three book bundle But overall great series

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Wait for it to get good and it does.

I read as a suggested book of the month. It was slow to start with. I kept getting hung up on the dragonrider's names and how they would be said aloud. The version I have has great illistrations. I wish I could get the rest of the books with Tony's drawings. Once I got past almost halfway the story really drew me in. By the end I was thoroughly entertained. I will read the next one when I find the copy I want to own.

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Dragonflight

Great book! Please read this. In the story, Lessa is a kitchen drudge, kicked about and punched by the betrayer of her dead father. But soon, F'lar, the dragonrider of Benden Weyr, comes to search for a suitible Werywoman. He finds Lessa, and rescues her. He flies off with her, and invites her to the Hatching in hopes of her immpressing a baby dragon. Well, you have to read the story! I thoguht that this was an exciting, thrilling novel that was Anne McCaffrey's best. It is creased because I read it so much! This book was fantastic, and I will read this book over and over and over again. Please give this book a try. You will not regret it!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A book that can not be put aside. Very beautifuly written.

Anne McCaffrey is now my favorite author. I will attempt to read all of the material she has written. Dragon like creatures and man taking the same side against all problems. It is like McCaffrey was there at the time and place it all happened.

Love it

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Couldn't Get Into It

My friend suggested I read this, and I read about 50 pages in and just couldn't get into it. I'm sure overall that it's a good book, but it just didn't flow well for me, likely do to the writing style. Don't let this review hinder you from reading these books though, if you enjoy fantasy, because you may yet like them, but I remain neutral on this one. Just wasn't quite my style. I typically prefer more young adult fantasy & such personally overall, because it often just flows a bit better for me, though occasionally an adult fantasy novel or 2 come to my attention that read well for me and I really liked. Check this book out though if you're into fantasy...my friend says it's pretty good.

Great!!!

Fans of other worlds, discovery, and dragon will love this book!

Awesome!

I have read the entire Dragonriders of Pern series and I can tell you that it is one of my favorites. Just follow the reading order because if you don't then you will get confused.

Dragon Flight

very quick read, burned this in one day. My first book by Anne McCaffery, I am still debating if I will continue this series or see if she has something else out there. I did enjoy the characters, writing style and plot. However it was almost too predictable after each turn of events, leaving me wanting a little more depth to the characters. The hierarchy of the dragons in the tale was enjoyable, but once again a little more depth to the main dragon characters would have gone a long way. recommend for light fun reading or for younger kids. C+

A Classic Work of Science Fiction

This is often seen on lists of must-read fantasies, but it's really science-fiction (albeit with a fantasy feel). Pern is a lost colony of Earth. Dragons are a species native to that planet--and the natural enemy of the "spores" that periodically cause havoc. This is an influential book--you can see the similarities in other books, not just ones also featuring dragons, but ones that also feature close human/creature bonds. Lessa is and memorable heroine, and other characters in this book are just as appealing (particularly the Masterharper). This is one of those books that was in my permanent library until it literally fell apart in repeated readings. I do think at a certain point the series (there are about 20 books) lost its verve, even before her son began writing many of them, and I no longer pick up the new ones--but certainly the first three in the Dragonriders of Pern and Harper Hall series are enchanting and come to a satisfying resolution even if you don't hunt up more.

good

first in series

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A reviewer

I just love dragons and this book was not a disapointment. I would definatly read this book over and over again. A great book for dragon lovers.

Great Book

This book was really good. It's probaly one of the best books I've ever read. It's exciting, fast-paced, and the characters are deep and not boring. The plot and story are really good, too. If you like fantasy, then you should defianately read this book.

A Flight with Dragons

Dragonflight is about Lessa and her young gold queen, Ramoth they live on the planet Pern. Pern¿s sister planet, the red star, has an erratic orbit, taking it close to Pern every 200 years or so. When the red star is close Thread falls. It hadn¿t fallen for 400 years it was finally falling now. Lessa had found out that they could go between times and had accidentally gone back in time to Ruatha, her home hold, and had seen herself. She contemplated going back the 400 years to the time when there were more dragons and weyrs (dragon houses).To find out if she does or not, you will have to read Dragonflight. When it first starts out, Dagonflight is pretty slow. Its pace picks up at about page 30. I didn¿t like how the names are shortened some of the names are hard to pronounce. What I think is wrong is the fact that only male dragonriders had their names shortened. None of the women who rode gold queens had their names shortened. People who like fantasy or read science fiction will enjoy this book. It is the first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series, of which there are nearly twenty. To make the most sense the books have to be read in order. Anne McCaffery has also written the Acorna series. Mrs. McCaffery¿s son, Todd, has written most of the recent ones.

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Dragonflight

I read this book and it was good, except it could have been alot better. I think that Anne McCaffrey's other books are better than this. This was a pretty good book I reccommend it to anyone. Read all of Anne McCaffrey's books!