Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

Dragonflight

Volume 1 in the Dragonriders of Pern

Anne McCaffrey

Random House Worlds · Print & ebook · July 26, 2005

The first novel in the legendary and magical New York Times bestselling dragonriding series, “a masterpiece of adventure, intrigue, and romance” (Danielle L. Jensen), from Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Anne McCaffrey “Anne McCaffrey’s Pern novels are truly foundational books; it’s hard to imagine the modern-day landscape of fantasy and science fiction without them.”—Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series On a beautiful world called Pern, Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a fierce young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge.

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Who it’s for
Readers who enjoy fantasy with strong female protagonists
Themes
heroism, revenge, fantasy adventure
Pacing
Mixed

About this book

The first novel in the legendary and magical New York Times bestselling dragonriding series, “a masterpiece of adventure, intrigue, and romance” (Danielle L. Jensen), from Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Anne McCaffrey “Anne McCaffrey’s Pern novels are truly foundational books; it’s hard to imagine the modern-day landscape of fantasy and science fiction without them.”—Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series On a beautiful world called Pern, Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a fierce young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge.

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That is, until an ambitious young dragonrider, F’lar, offers her something even greater: the chance to lead Pern at his side by Impressing a golden dragon with whom she will share a telepathic bond more intimate than any human connection. Although there is also her intense relationship with F’lar himself. But Lessa’s fierceness and courage will be put to the test when an ancient scourge returns to the land: a deadly silver spore that falls from the sky, destroying all it touches. Only dragons can fight this Thread, and there are not enough dragons to protect all of Pern. Lessa and her dragon may hold the key to their world’s salvation . . . but executing her daring plan may be costlier than she ever envisioned. Don’t miss the original trilogy from Anne McCaffrey’s beloved Dragonriders of Pern series: DRAGONFLIGHT • DRAGONQUEST • THE WHITE DRAGON

Who it’s for

  • Readers who enjoy fantasy with strong female protagonists
  • Fans of dragon-centric adventure and telepathic bonds

Where it sits

Dragons & Mythic Creatures72%
Epic Fantasy49%
Sci-Fi Adventure29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Romance
  • Dragons & Mythic Creatures
  • Sci-Fi Adventure
Authors
Anne McCaffrey
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Published
July 26, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
heroism · revenge · fantasy adventure
Reading lane
Fantasy Romance