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Title: All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, Kate Reading ISBN: 1590073525 Publisher: New Millennium Audio Pub. Date: October, 1903 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 10 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Story, Poor Continuity
Comment: In _All the Weyrs of Pern_ the large cast of characters from the Dragonrider and Harper Hall books, with the help of the Ancient AI device unearthed at the end of _Renegades_, settle down to their ultimate task: Ridding Pern of Thread for once and for all.
I've read all the Pern books over and over since I first discovered them in eighth grade -- _Dragonquest_ was the first book I bought with my own money. In the main, I really enjoy them. Anne McCaffrey writes well and her ideas are very original, particularly in the earlier books in the series. Some of the later volumes have not thrilled me, however. _Renegades_ I found particularly unmoving, so I picked up ATW with some trepidation the first time. But this is the Dragonriders series at its best, with all the characters the reader has come to know and love facing challenges with fortitude and even humour.
I don't argue that McCaffrey is a great storyteller. She is at her best in situationally-driven stories (rather than character-driven), particularly those where her charcters are put in a new, alien and/or hostile environment where they must develop the skills to succeed in various tasks. This is part of what makes her Dragonrider series appealing to fans of straight science fiction as well as fans of fantasy. And as the basic theme of ATW, it makes for an absorbing read.
McCaffrey needs a continuity editor, however. As her world becomes more and more complex it seems she has trouble keeping track of the details. Unfortunately, I am the kind of person who is bothered by this.
Is Jancis a Mastersmith or a journeyman smith? She seems to be both, often in the same paragraph. And how did she come to be Fandarel's granddaughter when he formerly stated he had no wife, only his work? How did Sharra appear at landing to exchange a significant glance with Jancis, when before and after that single incident it was clearly stated she wasn't there at all? Why is Menolly telling AIVAS about her three children when in _Dolphins_ at a later date she is shown to be pregnant with only the second? How did Lord Oterel appear in _Dolphins_, long after the close of ATW, when he died before ATW ended? These are just some of the details that distracted me.
But, well, this is still a great book and one that really ties up the Pern series. I could only wish that Anne McCaffrey had ended here.
Rating: 5
Summary: A very wonderful closure to a very wonderful world.
Comment: Anne McCaffrey's Pern is one of the most believable worlds in science fiction--even if it centers on a figure straight out of fantasy, the fire-breathing dragon! A must for all Pernies (Pern fans), and by far the best book in the series. Anne works magic with her characters, bringing to realization a grand dream for the Pernese people and building their characters to full believability in the process. The ending is one of the most emotional that I have come across in any book I have read, and is very fitting--though I can't help but wish it had ended otherwise! If you're new to Pern, by no means start with this one--start with Dragonflight or Dragonsong. Otherwise you'll ruin a great deal for yourself.
Rating: 4
Summary: The end of thread (or at least the last fall)
Comment: This book tells how the dragonriders with the help of an AI and Lord Jaxom managed to make the current fall of thread the last. The White Dragon Ruth also does something that no dragon has done before or since. I would definatly recommend this book to Pern fans. Anyone who hasn't read any of the other Pern books might want to read up before starting this book.
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Title: The Renegades of Pern by Anne McCaffrey ISBN: 0345369335 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: August, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Chronicles of Pern: 1st Fall (The Dragonriders of Pern) by Anne McCaffrey ISBN: 0345368991 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Dolphins of Pern by Anne McCaffrey ISBN: 0345368959 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Dragonseye by Anne McCaffrey ISBN: 0345418794 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey ISBN: 0345362861 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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