Dragonsdawn

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ Go back in time and visit Pern like it’s never been seen before in this thrilling prequel about the creation of dragons. The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists—until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything—and everyone—on their path. It began to look as if the colony, cut off from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, was doomed. Then some of the colonists noticed that the small, dragonlike lizards that inhabited their new world were joining the fight against Thread, breathing fire on it and teleporting to safety. If only, they thought, the dragonets were big enough for a human to ride and intelligent enough to work as a team with a rider… And so they set their most talented geneticist to work to create the creatures Pern so desperately needed—Dragons!

About the Author

Mccaffrey, Anne

Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011) was an American-Irish author best known for her science fiction and fantasy novels. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but spent much of her life in Ireland.McCaffrey's most famous works are the Dragonriders of Pern series, which began with "Dragonflight" in 1968. The series is set on the planet Pern, where humans live in symbiosis with dragons who protect them from a deadly spore known as Thread. The series continued for over twenty novels and has been beloved by generations of readers.McCaffrey was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for Best Novella for her 1971 work "Weyr Search," which was later incorporated into "Dragonflight." She also won a Nebula Award in 1969 for the same work.In addition to the Dragonriders of Pern series, McCaffrey wrote numerous other novels and short stories, including the Ship Who Sang series and the Crystal Singer trilogy. She was known for her strong female characters and her ability to create intricate, fully-realized worlds.McCaffrey passed away in 2011 at the age of 85, but her legacy lives on through her many beloved works of science fiction and fantasy.

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