This final collaboration between Anne McCaffrey and her son Todd continues the Pern Dragonriders series, which has spanned more than 40 years and 20 books. (Seven books prior to this were also collaborations.) As in the past collaborations, time travel figures large as Xhinna, the leader of a new weir located on an unexplored island, finds needed reinforcements in the past. Emily Durante deals ably with the major characters and the large number of secondary characters Xhinna encounters in her travels. In particular, Durante, communicates the enthusiasm and wonder of the children who are integral to the growth of the weir as well as the skepticism of some of the experienced riders at having a female leader. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
From the New York Times bestselling mother-and-son team of Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey comes the final installment in the riveting Pern saga that began with Todd's solo novel Dragonsblood. Now, with all of Pern imperiled by the aftereffects of a plague that killed scores of dragons and left the planet helpless against the fall of deadly Thread, the only hope for the future lies in the past.
There, on an unexplored island, a group of dragon-riders led by Xhinna, a brave young woman who rides the blue dragon Tazith, must battle lethal Mrreows and voracious tunnel snakes to build a safe home for themselves and the dragons, whose offspring will one day-if they survive-replenish Pern's decimated dragon population. But as the first female rider of a blue dragon, and the first female Weyrleader in the history of Pern, Xhinna faces an uphill battle in winning the respect and loyalty of her peers...especially after an unforeseen tragedy leaves the struggling colony reeling from a shattering loss.
Amid the grieving, one girl, Jirana, blessed-or cursed-with the ability to foresee potential futures, will help Xhinna find a way forward. The answer lies in time...or, rather, in timing it: the awesome ability of the dragons to travel through time itself. But that power comes with risks, and by venturing further into the past, Xhinna may be jeopardizing the very future she has sworn to save.
From the New York Times bestselling mother-and-son team of Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey comes the final installment in the riveting Pern saga that began with Todd's solo novel Dragonsblood. Now, with all of Pern imperiled by the aftereffects of a plague that killed scores of dragons and left the planet helpless against the fall of deadly Thread, the only hope for the future lies in the past.
There, on an unexplored island, a group of dragon-riders led by Xhinna, a brave young woman who rides the blue dragon Tazith, must battle lethal Mrreows and voracious tunnel snakes to build a safe home for themselves and the dragons, whose offspring will one day-if they survive-replenish Pern's decimated dragon population. But as the first female rider of a blue dragon, and the first female Weyrleader in the history of Pern, Xhinna faces an uphill battle in winning the respect and loyalty of her peers...especially after an unforeseen tragedy leaves the struggling colony reeling from a shattering loss.
Amid the grieving, one girl, Jirana, blessed-or cursed-with the ability to foresee potential futures, will help Xhinna find a way forward. The answer lies in time...or, rather, in timing it: the awesome ability of the dragons to travel through time itself. But that power comes with risks, and by venturing further into the past, Xhinna may be jeopardizing the very future she has sworn to save.
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| BN ID: | 2940172378546 |
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| Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
| Publication date: | 06/26/2012 |
| Series: | Dragonriders of Pern Series , #24 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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