Dragonriders of Pern · Book 15

The Masterharper of Pern

by Anne McCaffrey

Published
1 January 1998
Pages
432
ISBN-13
9780345454034
Type
novel

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About this book

Published in 1998 at 432 pages, "The Masterharper of Pern" follows "Dragonseye" and precedes "The Skies of Pern," continuing Anne McCaffrey's exploration of Pern's Harper Hall alongside its dragonriders.

Its place in Dragonriders of Pern

The Masterharper of Pern is book 15 in the Dragonriders of Pern series. It follows Dragonseye. It is followed by The Skies of Pern. 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…

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