Skies Of Pern

Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and ominous threat. If you like David Eddings, Brandon Sanderson and Douglas Adams, you will love this.'Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants' - THE TIMES'Marvellous. A journey into pure fantasy, just what's needed to escape for a few hours.' -- ***** Reader review'Such tension and emotion throughout this book!' -- ***** Reader review'Absorbing' -- ***** Reader review'Anne McCaffrey has out-done herself yet again' -- ***** Reader review'Absolutely fantastic' -- ***** Reader review*******************************************************************************************A new age is dawning on Pern, for since the dragons have changed the orbit of the Red Star, the horrors of Threadfall will soon be a thing of the past.Yet nothing in Pern stays stable for long. Further dangers are beginning to emerge, however, as those calling themselves the Abominators plot together to destroy all the learning that has been discovered from the records of the Old Ones.And, on top of this, now comes a fresh and terrible catastrophe - a large cometary fragment is hurtling towards Pern and cannot be deflected. Everyone - dragons, riders, holders and craftsmen - must stand by to perform a giant rescue operation.As F'lessan, son of Lessa and F'lar, plays his heroic part in the events that follow, he is helped by Tai, his new weyrmate.Will they be the ones to protect Pern or will it be the dragons who provide the solution to the dangers of the skies?