Dragonriders of Pern · Book 3
Dragonsong
- Published
- 1 January 1976
- Pages
- 194
- ISBN-13
- 9781558006386
- Type
- novel
About this book
Published in 1976 at 194 pages, "Dragonsong" opens the Harper Hall trilogy, following the gifted young singer Menolly through events set during the same period as "Dragonquest" — McCaffrey wrote it partly for younger readers, making it a gentler entry point into Pern than "Dragonflight."
Its place in Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonsong is book 3 in the Dragonriders of Pern series. It follows Dragonquest. It is followed by Dragonsinger. 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 9781558006386