Dragongirl

Dragonriders of Pern, Book 21

De: Todd McCaffrey

Narrado por: Emily Durante

Young Fiona, rider of the gold queen Talenth, has returned from the past, where she and a group of dragons and riders fled so that the wounded could heal from their previous battles. Gone only three days, yet aged more than three years, Fiona is no longer a child but a woman prepared to fight against the Thread that threatens to destroy her world.

Fiona’s life takes a pivotal turn when a shocking tragedy thrusts her into a position of authority. Now she finds herself leading weyrfolk who have a hard time trusting a senior Weyrwoman who is both young and an outsider.

But even greater challenges lie ahead: Thread is falling and there are too few dragons to stem the tide. Many have died from the recent plague, and even with the influx of newly mature dragons from the past, the depleted fighting force is no match for the intensifying Threadfall. Fiona knows that something must be done, and what she proposes is daring and next to impossible. But if her plan succeeds, it just might save them all.

Pay another visit to Pern.©2010 Todd J. McCaffrey (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Todd McCaffrey continues carving his own niche in the Pern canon while remaining faithful to the world-building and characterizations that have made his mother Anne's series a perennial favorite" ( Booklist).

ugg... Dragging and mournfully slow

The main conflict is never resolved and we are subjected to death after death and I can't see why.. So much time is spent covering a period of hopeless events in Pern with no hint of how it can be resolved. The eternal "it will all work out" cheer from the main character becomes grating. I want to get to the next milestone in the story but I found it hard to sit through this entire book. Unusually depressing and hopeless for a Pern story. The love story aspect tries hard to be very open minded and pushing hard on open/shared multi partner relationships. I get it... but it just comes off as unfulfilling and awkward because Fiona ends up not truly fully loved by anyone. For a 17 year old to be presented as capable of "loving everybody" just doesn't work. If I were to reread this part of the Pern history again I would skip this book.

Not the same as AM.

The relationships Fiona had and at her age were just too weird and took away from the story. This is my 3rd TM book. I miss AM’s writing style.

Getting better again

This book was better than the last...written more closely to the form and manner I’ve grown accustomed to and love. Going to get the next one now!!

An ok Pern story

Story was a bit wandering and didn't resolve well. If you're desperate for a pern story, not a bad listen.

Good

Good story. But slow moving. Bogged down in details that don’t always complement the story