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Moreta
- Dragonlady of Pern: Dragonriders of Pern
- Narrated by: Sheila Hart
- Series: Pern Novels [publication order], Book 7, Pern Novels [chronological order], Book 11
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Publisher's Summary
With only eight Turns remaining before the deadly Thread would cease to Fall, all seemed well on Pern. Then, without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen, and dragonriders were dying, and the mysterious ailment had spread to all but the most inaccessible holds. Pern was in mortal danger. For, if dragonriders did not rise to char Thread, the parasite would devour any and all organic life it encountered.
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- mtswan
- 10-27-11
Enjoyable story with good narration.
I have read most, if not all, of the Pern series of books. I chose this as my first audiobook based on its reviews on the narrator. I thought that Sheila Hart did a good job with both male and female parts. However, the characterization of an older female seemed forced at times (as in I noticed that it was a younger narrator voicing a younger character). This was not overly problematic, and I was able to stay immersed in the storyline as much as possible during my 30 minute listening sessions (commute to work). After finishing Moreta, I immediately purchased The White Dragon (the book that hooked me on the series) and narrator reviews were also a major consideration.
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- Burt
- 06-01-13
Weakest Storyline So Far
What did you like best about Moreta? What did you like least?
This storyline went on and on about the daily problems of wierlife, and the severe depredations of the plague. I kept waiting for them to take the obvious step and simply go back in time to stop the plague from ever starting (they "time it" a lot in this story), but instead they take little steps that are almost meaningless in the scheme of things.
Even at the very end (no details, to avoid a total spoiler), it is clear that a their ability to "time it" meant there was absolutely no need for the finale that was included.
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- Blaise Vallejo
- 07-22-20
great story
I found this story quite ironic to listen to during the Covid-19 pandemic. I wonderful yet heartwenching story.
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- Noone
- 05-13-20
Possibly the worst narration I have ever heard.
I'm not very fussy on narration, but this was just AWFUL. I have read this book before, and loved it. I thought I would get it in audio, since that's all I do now. It is almost unbearable. I had to slow it down, and that is somewhat unpleasant too. How do people ever allow this to happen???
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- Brenna, Chad & M
- 01-24-20
Another amazing Pernish saga!
I love Anne McCaffery’s epic storytelling and her picturesque verbiage allows me to be an active participant in the story as I devour every word. I love revisiting every story by following each character’s exciting story.
Moreta is one such tale where dragons are a major part of the lives of her family, friends and relations as they use gifts like ‘mind-speech’ and converse with the dragons that help them all interact with patience and confidence ensuring everyone getting what is needed.
Wholeheartedly recommend this lovely book if your into dragons and fantasy stories. Anne McCaffery definitely uses generational familial histories, giving the reader a look into the lives of the people’s or other souls that take care of the main characters.
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- Kathleen
- 08-13-19
Great story and good listen
Great story with good, but outdated, audio quality. The story is engaging throughout with plenty of discoveries to keep the audience intrigued.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-20-17
Great book
Would you be willing to try another one of Sheila Hart’s performances?
no!!!!
Any additional comments?
This story was well written. It will make you laugh and cry. The lady who reads this story is horrible though. Almost made me return the audible and just read the story myself. She is really fast and pauses in weird places in the sentences. Horrible listening, but a great book.
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- Toertel
- 01-05-12
not comparable to other Pern novels
The publisher's description summarizes the story well, there isn't much more added in the book other than a re-discovery of immunization and some of the cast dying at the end for no reason I could ascertain. Maybe it solved the problem that otherwise, another chapter would have been needed to neatly wrap up what few loose threads were left.
All in all I kept waiting for something more interesting to happen, and as much as I like other Dragonrider novels, this one felt like wasted effort.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-09-09
Book and narrater great, end credit wrong!
Ms. Hart does a great job at narrating Moreta, a book I've always loved. So it is a but disconcerting to hear on the leadout announcement that the book was narrated by "Dick Hill." Uh--big booboo! Was that an actual "Brilliance Audio End-Credit or an Audible Plug-In? I hardly can believe that Brilliance Audio would release a book with such an error.
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- Martha Skye Martin
- 04-04-21
Without a doubt, my favorite Dragonstory
When I first met the author she told me her inspiration came from the death of her horse and the birth of her grandchild. The first time I read this story I had to gi back and reread a bit because I couldn't believe what I had just read.
Excellent story telling by onw of the maaters of science fiction.