Dragonheart, Todd McCaffrey
Dragonheart, Todd McCaffrey
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Dragonheart

Author: Todd McCaffrey

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 19 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/28/2008

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

The grim specter of sickness looms over the Weyrs of Pern, felling fire-lizards and posing a potentially devastating threat to their dragon cousins, Pern’s sole defense against the deadly phenomenon that is Thread. Fiona, the youngest and only surviving daughter of Lord Bemin, is just coming of age, and about to assume the duties of a Weyrwoman, when word spreads that dragons have indeed begun succumbing to the new contagion. With the next season of Threadfall quickly approaching, and the already diminished ranks of the dragons once more under siege, every Weyr across Pern is in crisis mode. It is hardly the time for disturbing distractions—such as the strange voice Fiona suddenly hears in her mind at the darkest and most urgent moments. Circumstances and the mood of the weyrfolk worsen when advance patrols relay the dreaded news that black dust—the unmistakable herald of falling Thread—has been sighted. As more dragons sicken and die, leaving only a new generation of weyrlings too young to succeed them, Weyrleader B’Nik and queen rider Lorana arrive from Benden Weyr to comb Fort Weyr’s archives in a desperate search for clues from the past that may hold the solution to the plague.But could the actual past itself prove the pathway to salvation for Pern’s stricken dragons and the entire imperiled planet? Guided by a mysterious ally from a wholly unexpected place, and trusting in the unique dragon gift for transcending time, Fiona will join a risky expedition with far-reaching consequences for both Pern’s future and her personal destiny.

About Todd McCaffrey

Todd McCaffrey is the bestselling author of the Pern novels Dragonsblood and Dragonheart, and the co-author, with his mother, Anne McCaffrey, of Dragon’s Kin, Dragon’s Fire, and Dragon Harper. A computer engineer, he currently lives in Los Angeles. Having grown up in Ireland with the epic of the Dragonriders of Pern,® he is burst-ing with ideas for new stories of that world, its people, and its dragons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Little on May 09, 2022

Nice expansion story of the early years of the Dragonriders and Pern. Nice plot and good characters. Recommended......more

Goodreads review by Book2Dragon on July 24, 2022

The dragons and dragon riders know how to time travel, but it takes a toll on them. In this book, the time changes are less challenging as they happen in consecutive chapters, different from Dragonsblood.], Todd's previous solo Pern book. Still, lots of characters, but I was more sympathetic to them......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on November 20, 2008

This is the fifth book by Todd Mccaffrey and it tells the story of Fiona, last surviving daughter of Lord Bemin at Fort Hold who impresses a gold dragon, Talenth. Fiona must learn the difficult duties of a Weyrwoman despite being only thirteen Turns old. Things are further complicated by a terrible......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on April 15, 2009

I read this because they had a copy at the library when I took my sons. I enjoyed parts of the story, but I did not feel like it was a complete novel, in spite of its length. I did not buy in to any of the conflict, or characters completely.......more

Goodreads review by Luann on April 30, 2010

I'm always happy to be back in the world of Pern and its dragonriders - especially when I haven't been there for a while! While Todd isn't Anne, he really is the next best thing. I wish it hadn't been quite so long since I had last read Todd's books, though. They deal with this same time period and......more