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The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon (Pern: The Dragonriders of Pern) by [Anne McCaffrey]

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Together in one volume—the first three books in the world’s most beloved science-fiction series!

DRAGONFLIGHT

On a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack. Lessa is an outcast survivor—her parents murdered, her birthright stolen—a strong young woman who has never stopped dreaming of revenge. But when an ancient threat reemerges, Lessa will rise—upon the back of a great dragon with whom she shares a telepathic bond more intimate than any human connection. Together, dragon and rider will fly, and Pern will be changed forever.

DRAGONQUEST

Since Lessa and Ramoth, her golden queen dragon, traveled into the past to bring forward a small army of dragons and riders to save their world from deadly alien spores, fear and desperation have spread across the land. But while the dragonriders struggle with threats both human and otherworldly, a young rider named F’nor and his brown dragon, Canth, hatch a bold plan to destroy the alien scourge at its source—the baleful Red Star that fills the heavens and promises doom to all.

THE WHITE DRAGON

Never in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyal—qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choice—one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern itself.

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wonderful now just as the first time I read it

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2023

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I Love all of Anne McCaffrey’s books but my absolute favorite is The White Dragon. I always reread all her books from time to time but my copies are getting in bad shape from being reread so much over the years. I decided to go ahead and purchase them on my kindle for that reason but I will keep my physical copies just in case. All of my family and friends know about Anne McCaffrey being my favorite author and some feel the same way. She will live forever in the pages of her books she left behind for us to enjoy.

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The Dragonriders of Perm by Anne McCaffrey

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023

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This was a three books in one. It was very good and interesting book by Anne McCaffrey. I really enjoyed the storyline in each book. It was exciting to read about Lessa, Flar, Jaxom continues through the three stories in this book. Great stories, interesting characters, just so much rich world building in it. You will love this book set. Get it today!!

They stand the test of time

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2023

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I first read these books twenty or thirty years ago, and unlike other books I've re-read years later, these drew me in just as they did way back then.
This omnibus contains the first three books in her Dragonrider series. Set on the planet Pern in a well thought out world, where humans bond with dragons bio-engineered from a local species to protect the planet from a space born parasite that threatens the planet whenever the "Red Planet" (a comet?) swings by close enough on his long trip around the system to have them rain from the sky.
While that is an exciting premise, the real strength of these stories lies in the humanity of the characters as they struggle with the social, economic, and environmental challenges they are presented with.
Well worth the read.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2023

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Great deal for all 3 books! Love this series and these 3 are a great introduction to the Dragon Rider world!

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A book to read many times

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023

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Loved the story line and the build of the characters. You can feel the emotions of characters in the story.

Still Some of the Best Stories I've Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019

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I first read this trilogy of books years ago and have reread it probably a dozen times since then. I was happy when the trilogy was offered at such a low price and I could get it in digital format.

The world building is superb and over the course of the 3 books and many subsequent books, the abilities of the dragons is well explained in a logical, non-supernatural manner. Briefly, when men settled on the planet of Pern thousands of years ago, the presence of a wandering planet was noted but not explored. As a result, after the colony had been there for several hundred years, the wandering planet, named the "Red Star" by the Pernese, came close enough to Pern to have some of its native life forms travel the distance between the worlds and fall from the skies of Pern as "Thread", a deadly life form that resembles silver threads and which sears through everything it touches that isn't metal, clay or stone. The original colonists altered and enhanced the DNA of "fire lizards", a native life form that resembled small dragons, who had the ability to travel vast distances in the blink of an eye by going "Between" and who further had rudimentary telepathic skills. Over the millenniums, the dragons increased in size until by the time the stories in the books take place, they could grow to over 120 ft. for the largest, the golden Queen dragon.

***POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD***

The first book, Dragonflight, opens with Lessa, the last of the "Blood", i.e., a direct descendant of the Lord (owner) of Rautha Hold on the planet of Pern, being found by the dragonriders who are on search for a candidate for the queen egg that's waiting to hatch. Although the author has given Lessa several paranormal gifts in this first book, they aren't focused on too much and not at all in subsequent books.

When the dragonriders found Lessa, her aim had been to claim their assistance to take back the Ruathan Hold which had been taken over by an ambitious lord, Fax, who slew all who had even a shred of Rauthan blood. She had hidden in the lair of the watchweyr and had avoided discovery. She causes the head dragonrider, F'Lar, to challenge Fax to a duel, but afterwards ends up relinquishing her hereditary rights to Jaxom, the newborn son of Fax and Gemma, a distant Rauthan kinswoman, while she travels to Benden Weyr to hopefully become the head Weyrwoman. When the dragon eggs hatched, the dragonets found a suitable partner from among the candidates by "Impressing" with their choice. The bond thus established was lifelong and extremely close, with the partners sharing both thoughts and emotions.

Thread had not fallen on Pern for over 400 years, instead of the usual interval of 200 years. F'Lar, the leader of Benden Weyr was instinctively sure that Thread was due to fall soon and wanted a strong Weyrwoman who would be up for the coming challenge. There were 6 Weyrs on Pern, but 5 of them had been abandoned for hundreds of years and no one knew why. In addition, the previous Queen rider was lazy and the Queen dragon matched her; therefore, the size of the clutches of eggs had not been increasing like they should have been. He hoped that a Queen impressed by Lessa would be strong and would be flown by a strong bronze (hopefully, his bronze dragon) so that the Queen would have larger clutches and one or more queen eggs in each clutch.

***END OF POSSIBLE SPOILERS***

So this sets the stage for the story, although I have included information that you'll actually discover later in the book so I could more easily describe the current situation. What follows are 3 books that describe actions that take place in a rapidly changing environment. There are fights among dragonriders (a no-no because if a rider dies, his dragon goes Between and never comes back), exciting discoveries of items used by the "Ancients", lost knowledge that has been discovered and recovered, showdowns between differing factions and puzzles posed for Lessa that she has to solve.

Each book in the series has action, drama, comedic situations, love and moving situations that call forth emotions that may cause you to shed a tear or two. Once you read these 3 books, you may well want to read the rest of the stories written by Anne. Her son Todd has also written several Pern novels, although I didn't like them as well as Anne's books.

Finally, I'll be writing a separate review for books 2 (Dragonquest) and and 3 (The White Dragon) that you may want to refer to as well. Enjoy!

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As good as they always were!

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023

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I’ve read this series numerous times since I was a teenager. I’ve loved them all every time I’ve finished them.

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A wonderful part of the series by award winning author Anne McCaffrey.

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023

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These three books really move the story line along nicely. They really give the reader a wonderful glimpse into the lives of the people of Pern and their dragon friends.

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Stefani

Good condition - cannot wait to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2018

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This item arrived a lot earlier than I expected and the book (despite having 3 separate parts included) is not too heavy or too thick. The condition of the book was very good. There is some evidence of it being read and used often, but the cover and pages are well preserved. I have not had a chance to read it yet but I have heard great reviews from my friends about this particular series. I cannot wait to start it.

A. G. Ingle

Complete collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2013

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My wife has been looking for this book for a while.
It completes her collection.
The cover was worn, but not excessively, so someone has really read it.
Book was in very good condition and well packaged.

Ms Linda Louisa Dell

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2015

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wonderful

dave yeo

IF YOU ARE A STRAIGHT FORWARD NOVEL READER BEWARE OF THIS ONE

Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2020

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A VERY SPECIAL RELATIVE RECOMMENDEDTHIS WEIGHTY TOME (BOOK )TO ME ,-BUT THEY DID NOT SAY BEWARE AS YOU ARE A STRAIGHT FORWRD EASY ON THE EYE READER,-- I.E. C.S.FORESTER HORNBLOWER NOVELS ,--BECAUSE THIS ONE IS "WILD" THE CHARACTERS ARE WELL-- WIERD--ODD NAMES TO BEGIN WITH AND ONE GETS CONFUSED BETWEEN THE PERSON AND THEIR DRAGON,-- AND THE PLACES ARE HARD TO IMAGINE,- BUT IF YOU CAN GET THROUGH A THOMAS HARDY TOME I.E. "fAR FROM THE MADDING GROWD" THIS WILL PLEASE YOU,--i WILL NOT GIVE A FULL RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I AM STILL TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE EARLY CHAPTERS

Pilot Pirx

Weckt Emotionen

Reviewed in Germany on April 22, 2015

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Unmittelbar nach dem Lesen eines Buches sollte man ja nicht gleich eine Rezension dazu verfassen, weil man dann dazu neigt, etwas zu emotional zu bewerten. Besonders natürlich, wenn man sich sehr darüber geärgert hat. Gut, ich hätte jetzt nicht unbedingt 8 Jahre damit warten müssen, aber so kann ich jetzt mit ordentlichem Abstand sagen: das ist der größte Mist, den ich je gelesen habe! Dabei hat mir der Anfang recht gut gefallen, in dem ein Mädchen zur Drachenreiterin ausgebildet wird. Ich konnte mich gut in die Protagonistin und ihre Welt hineinversetzen, die von kosmischen Sporen, dem Thread, bedroht wird. Die Verteidigung wird zwar ausgebaut, ist aber ziemlich spät dran.

Spoiler: sie schaffen es nicht, der erste Thread fällt, bevor man bereit ist. Wie löst man das Problem? Deus Ex Machina, Drachen können durch die Zeit reisen. Man kann also einen Monat in der Zeit zurückreisen, sich selbst besuchen und sagen: was du da gerade tun willst, wird nicht funktionieren! Außerdem kann man Thread nun auch in der Vergangenheit bekämpfen, hat also immer genug Ressourcen.

Damit wird jegliche Logik der Handlung zerstört, alles wird paradox. Das hat mir jegliche Freude an dem Buch genommen.

Neben den inhaltlichen Mängeln hat mich auch der Schreibstil sehr angestrengt. Die Autorin verwendet gelegentlich einen sehr überraschenden Satzbau mit unkonventioneller Wortwahl. Obwohl man die meisten dieser Wörter in besser bestücken Wörterbüchern auffinden kann, hilft das oftmals nicht weiter, da keine der angegebenen Bedeutungen im Kontext irgendeinen Sinn ergeben.

Somit taugt das Buch also weder zum Englisch lernen noch zur Unterhaltung. Ich habe es schon vor Jahren auf einem Flohmarkt verscherbelt.

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