An indispensable handbook to the wonderful world of Anne McCaffrey and her dragons. Lavishly illustrated, officially sanctioned, THE DRAGONLOVER'S GUIDE TO PERN brings to light the fantastic facts behind the bestselling stories. No Pern pilgrim will want to be without it.
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A much-needed update to the classic companion to Anne McCaffrey's canonical novels and numerous short stories about Pern, this book includes a few recipes, information about knitting patterns, Craft and Hold badges, and more. As a reference, it is marred by the lack of cross-referencing within the book, although there is an index, and by the lack of scales with the drawings of various animals and places. It will be invaluable to readers like me who can't recall just where they read that name before, or what Weyr a rider is from, or where that small Hold is, and it provides a useful overview of the high points of Pernese history--though it's no substitute for the pleasure of reading the stories!
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Sure to be a hit with the many fans of McCaffrey's mythical world of Pern. All sf collections will need it.-- MR
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very informative about the development of the people of Pern,
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This review is from: The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, Second Edition (Paperback)
I found this book good reading, for the most part. Like any "instructional" type companion book for a series, it can be dry at times...but it's still a good read! I found out some things that the series books had left out, or didn't explain too thouroughly. The illustrations were really great, too! My perception of just how big Ramoth was definitely changed after I read this book! All in all...not bad, if you're a McCaffrey/Pern fan. Worth buying!
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Must for collectors, but not a great guide...,
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This review is from: The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, Second Edition (Paperback)
While it's nice to have a historical view of Pern, and the short story "The Impression" by the Lady Herself is a must-have, the book, (even the second edition) is severely hamstrug by the amount of mistakes. Names are misspelled, descriptions contradict the novels, and as was mentioned, several graphs are not labeled or are improperly labled (the dragon memory/empathy graph makes no sense, as the shading is reversed. This was wrong in the first edition and hasn't been repaired.) While the addition of an index is very helpful, it would have been better if they'd devoted some time to fixing the mistakes from the first version.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Welcome to Pern,
By Carol DuVall (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern, Second Edition (Paperback)
The Dragonlovers Guide to pern is a perfect companion to Anne McCaffrey"s classic Dragonriders of Pern series of books. It gives a warm , detailed look at the three diverse types of society on Pern, Crafthalls, Lord Holders, and the Weyrs of Pern. Beautiful drawings fill this fine volume, and the heraldric emblems for the Halls, Holds, and Weyrs are given, except for the newer ones in the books written since this volume was published. This guide also gives a very complete overview and quick get-acquainted introduction to Pernese life and ways. No self-respecting fan of the world of Pern should be without it!!!
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In the constellation known as Sagittarius the Archer, positioned at -41 right ascendancy 19'25" two hundred light-years from the Sol system, there is a fourth-magnitude blue-white star designated as Alpha Sagittarius. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stake acres, journeyman harper, tunnel snakes, fire lizards, hydroponics tanks, bronze rider, major hold, rogue planet, first hatching, queen dragon, sea hold, young dragon, southern continent, more dragons, main hold, colony ships, new hold Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Holder, Fort Hold, Harper Hall, Benden Weyr, Fort Weyr, High Reaches, Red Star, Telgar Weyr, Southern Boll, D'Dawn Jordan, Paradise River, Northern Continent, Benden Hold, Telgar Hold, Ista Weyr, Healer Hall, Igen Weyr, Southern Weyr, Lower Caverns, Monaco Bay, Tillek Hold, Big Bay, Ancient Timers, Catherine Caves, Igen Hold New!
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In the constellation known as Sagittarius the Archer, positioned at -41 right ascendancy 19'25" two hundred light-years from the Sol system, there is a fourth-magnitude blue-white star designated as Alpha Sagittarius. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stake acres, journeyman harper, tunnel snakes, fire lizards, hydroponics tanks, bronze rider, major hold, rogue planet, first hatching, queen dragon, sea hold, young dragon, southern continent, more dragons, main hold, colony ships, new hold Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Holder, Fort Hold, Harper Hall, Benden Weyr, Fort Weyr, High Reaches, Red Star, Telgar Weyr, Southern Boll, D'Dawn Jordan, Paradise River, Northern Continent, Benden Hold, Telgar Hold, Ista Weyr, Healer Hall, Igen Weyr, Southern Weyr, Lower Caverns, Monaco Bay, Tillek Hold, Big Bay, Ancient Timers, Catherine Caves, Igen Hold New!
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- Traditional Knitting by Sheila McGregor in Back Matter
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- The Atlas of Pern by Karen Wynn Fonstad in Back Matter
- The Herb Book: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to More Than 500 Herbs by John B. Lust in Back Matter
- The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey in Back Matter
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