Dragonflight (Corgi Science-Fiction) |
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 | I read this for the first time about the time it came out. Having read it again for about the 7th time, I must say that it is as good as it always was.
It is written in 3 or more novella form, and each episode is self contained, but follows on from the one before. Anne McCaffrey set the scene and planted the characters for the whole series, but without this firm beginning, the strong characterisations would not have worked so well in the later books. F'lar and Lessa particularly are bound together in a project that will last the rest of their lives, and they are aided by the Craftmasters. The Lawyer, PR man musician Robinton, the engineer Fandarel and of course, the ex-dragonrider, weaver Lytol who takes charge of the baby lord of the great estate of Ruatha, fallen into disrepair and unproductiveness. F'lar's loyal brother is a useful sidekick, but it is the dragons that tend to star.
One can tire of the matching of dragons to riders, but in this book it is fresh and moving. ... read more.
Written by Anne McCaffrey.
Published 01 November 1983.
Published by Corgi Books.
rrp £7.99.
254 pages Paperback.
ISBN: 0552084530
ISBN-13: 9780552084536 | |
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