Loved: Most of you probably already know of my ongoing love affair with this book. For me, it was the one that started it all. To this day, Lessa is one of my favorite female characters of all time. She’s smart, she’s strong, she’s a little vengeful and conniving, and her love for F’lar and for Pern works perfectly to drive the story. And, oh yeah, the dragons!!Learned: McCaffrey’s worldbuilding sets the standard. She crafts the details seamlessly into her plot so that we don’t get bogged down in backstory, but we know exactly how Pern is different from our world. Her technique of sprinkling in terms, traditions and history is one I try to emulate in my own writing. I think the long-term success of the entire Pern series is a testament to the depth of worldbuilding she started in this very first book.
Have I mentioned I love the dragons?
This sounds like a great book. I will try and read it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way thanks for your comments on my blog come back after the challenge ( and during lol). I'm going to do tutorial on each block. You can make that quilt lol
I've never heard of it. I'll have to check it out :)
ReplyDeleteLove hearing about new books and dragons ARE SO COOL!
Yeah they are! :)
DeleteI had that exact paperback on my shelf for years, though I have to admit I never actually read it... Wishing now I had!
ReplyDeleteI love this cover - it's an older version, but it's the one closest to my heart. :)
DeleteAhhh, that's awesome. I'm talking about this under P (for Pern). AWESOME book. Dragons rule.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and happy A-Z blogging.
Ooh, can't wait for that one!
DeleteLooks like I'll have another book on my to read list.
ReplyDeleteI remember how much I loved these books when I was younger. Good choice!
ReplyDeleteI've been an obsessive reader my whole life (I'm 33) and I've never heard of these books. I'm ashamed of myself. They sound like something I should introduce my boys to! Thanks for sharing!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fantastic series! You might want to start your boys with The White Dragon (it's a little more "guy-focused") :)
DeleteMcCaffrey was an amazing world builder in her fiction writing, especially in her Pern series, and she just kept building and adding as she went. Great post! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
ReplyDeleteShe definitely was!
DeleteYep, agreed. Great books. I must reread them.
ReplyDeleteOh how I loved the dragons!!! I may be overdue to read this one again.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! I read many of the Pern books. I loved how it successfully blended fantasy and "hard" science fiction. It was even first published in Analog magazine which didn't do fantasy.
ReplyDeleteGreat A-to-Z theme!
Oh, I DEVOURED these books! Now I'm feeling all nostalgic...
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