mass market paperback, 176 pages

English language

Published April 1, 1977 by Spectra Bantam.

ISBN:
978-0-553-25852-3
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OCLC Number:
14482394

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Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, opens a new life for her.

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reviewed Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (Dragonriders of Pern (3); Volume One of the Harper Hall Trilogy)

Dragsonsong by Anne McCaffrey

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Dragonriders of Pern for a young adult audience...

short plot description: Menolly, the young daughter of the Master of Half-Circle Seahold on Pern, is unhappy in her life. She is assisting Petiron, the Harper of the hold educating the children and entertaining and discovers her gift for music. Unfortunately on Pern only men can be Harpers, so after Petiron's death she is forbidden to make music anymore. She decides to leave the hold and her adventures on Pern begin...

my thoughts: I'm reading the "Dragonriders of Pern" series in the published order, this was the third published novel and takes place shortly after the events of the first two novels. Different to the first two novels this was written for a younger audience and proved very successful. That said in my view it's typically for that genre, a young teenager, misunderstood by family and almost everyone has to undergo hardship …

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Subjects

  • Fantasy - General
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Fiction / Science Fiction / General
  • Fantasy