Dragonriders of Pern · Book 1
Dragonflight
- Published
- 1 January 1968
- Pages
- 308
- ISBN-13
- 9781417657117
- Type
- novel
About this book
Published in 1968, "Dragonflight" opens the Dragonriders of Pern series and remains its most-recommended entry point: it introduces the telepathic bond between dragon and rider, the Weyr system, and the recurring menace of Thread falling from the sky, at 308 pages.
Its place in Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonflight is book 1 in the Dragonriders of Pern series. It is followed by Dragonquest. See the full Dragonriders of Pern reading order.
On the planet Pern, humans bond telepathically with giant, fire-breathing dragons and ride them into the sky to combat Thread — a mycorrhizoid spore that falls like corrosive rain from a wandering neighbor planet every couple of centuries, devouring anything organic it touches. Anne McCaffrey began the series in 1968 with Dragonflight , and it became one of the foundational works of science fantasy: colonists from a lost Earth expedition, generations removed from their technological origins, now live in a feudal…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781417657117