Wingleader F'lar, of bronze Mnementh, led the twelve members of his wing which included his half-brother, F'nor. Ten Turns after Fax's take-over of Ruatha, dragonriders came on Search for strong women to Impress to the new queen. From there, the quality had gone down hill until Ruatha was barely surviving. It had been easy to create misunderstandings between the Ruathans and the second steward.

The second had been a greedy, grasping man determined to squeeze Ruatha of all it produced so that some profit would drop into his pocket before sending it on to Lord Fax. As for the first steward, she honestly regretted the necessity of his death, because he had been a fair man. She arranged the demise of several stewards in her quest to win back her ancestral Hold. That allowed her to save her own life, but not the rest of the Ruathan bloodline, who were wiped out.Īfter Fax destroyed her family, Lessa became a drudge in the hold that should have been her own. When Fax and his men attacked Ruatha Hold, Lessa was warned, by a visitation from herself from the future, and hid in the watch-wher's den. Her father referred to her as being «stubborn at four », and took great pride in her. She was extremely headstrong, and quite independent. Lessa was the youngest daughter of the leaders of Ruatha Hold, Lord Kale and Lady Adessa. 1.5 Bringing the Five Lost Weyrs Forward.“McCaffrey’s sexy and cunning dragons carry the day-and the novel-with impeccable, irresistible panache. But now, as the friendship of F’lessan and Tia begins to bloom into something more, unforeseen tragedy strikes: a tragedy destined to forever change the future-not just of the two young lovers, but of every human and dragon on Pern…. Once again, the world looks to the dragons and their riders to save the world. And now a brand-new danger looms from the skies and threatens a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.

There are those who will stop at nothing to keep Pern and its people pure. Technological marvels are changing the face of life on Pern, and the dragonriders, led by F’lessan, son of F’lar and Lessa and rider of bronze Golanth, and Tia, rider of green Zaranth, must forge a new place for themselves in a world that may no longer need them.īut change is not easy for everyone. The Red Star, that celestial curse whose eccentric orbit was responsible for Thread, has been shifted to a harmless orbit, and the current Threadfall will be the last. It is a time of hope and regret, of endings and beginnings.

The long-awaited Dragonriders of Pern® novel from bestselling author Anne McCaffrey

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