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Dragonsdawn: Dragonriders of Pern, Book 9 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Anne McCaffrey (Author), Dick Hill (Narrator), Brilliance Audio (Publisher)
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The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists - until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything - and everyone - in their path. It began to look as if the colony, cut off from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, was doomed. Then some of the colonists noticed that the small, dragonlike lizards that inhabited their new world were joining the fight against Thread, breathing fire on it and teleporting to safety. If only, they thought, the dragonets were big enough for a human to ride and intelligent enough to work as a team with a rider... And so they set their most talented geneticist to work to create the creatures Pern so desperately needed - Dragons!
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  1. Listening Length
    15 hours and 8 minutes
  2. Author
    Anne McCaffrey
  3. Narrator
    Dick Hill
  4. Audible release date
    June 3, 2008
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Brilliance Audio
  7. ASIN
    B001AQHZ6A
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 15 hours and 8 minutes
Author Anne McCaffrey
Narrator Dick Hill
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date June 03, 2008
Publisher Brilliance Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B001AQHZ6A
Best Sellers Rank #6,748 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#570 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,293 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

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Cheri Reeves
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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First novel in the Dragonriders of Pern series. I've read most of the Pern novels since they first came out, along with a number of McCaffrey's other series. Love her work, which is a cross between sci-fi and fantasy. Her world building is very realistic and based on natural scientific ideas with a magical/supernatural twist. Love that her dragons are a natural defense against the invasive spores that periodically bombard the planet of Pern, destroying all life they touch. The relationships between the dragons and their riders are wonderful and deep, and the greatest dangers they face together during Threadfall (the spores) stem as much from centuries of lost lore as the actual Threads themselves.

Lessa, hiding as a "Drudge" in her family's hold after the rest of her family is killed, has a secret. She can hear the thoughts of animals and she plans to use her abilities to cause the downfall of the man responsible for her family's murders. But her secret is discovered by dragonrider Fla'ar at a time when the sole surviving dragon weyr has lost their weyrwoman. Thread is expected to fall soon, but the weyr doesn't have the man/dragon power to protect all the holds during Threadfall. Lessa's plans are sidelined as she is taken to the weyr to impress a dragon of her own and to become the weyrwoman. Yet even with her addition the weyrs are lacking the numbers and their understanding of how to use the dragons has been lost, along with the reason so many weyrs disappeared after the last Threadfall hundreds of years ago. Lessa risks her life and that of her dragon to find the answers.

I highly recommend the entire series for anyone who likes sci-fi, fantasy and especially dragons.
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SDK
5.0 out of 5 stars A glimpse at the beginning, of the world the colonists called Pern
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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Pern was a paradise until until the deadly spores that rained down from the sky in the form of silver threads. Cut off from their home planet Earth the colony had the find a way to fight this menace. Their only hope lie in the small dragon like creatures that inhabited this planet, but could it would it be in time?
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exaltata
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Pern books
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022
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This is one of my favorite Pern books and is Anne McCaffrey at her best. It's a prequel to some of the original Pern novels, and you don't need to have read any previous books to understand or enjoy it. It definitely highlights the science fiction side of the series, with lots of space flights and genetic engineering. It's a good entry point to the series or can be read as a stand-alone.
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Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars I think this is also the series that began my love of dragons
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018
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This is one of the series that I read that began to peak my interest in Fantasy. I think this is also the series that began my love of dragons! That was so many years ago that I thought it would be fun to listen to the series while I was at work or while I was crafting. I also decided that I would read them in chronological order this time around. And this series is still wonderful!

This book is about arriving at Pern, settling Pern, thread falling and them creating the dragons. I would not recommend reading this book first if you have never read the Pern series. However, this is a great book and I have thoroughly enjoyed reliving it. There are only a couple of characters that I love in this book as well as a few that I despise. It is mostly the history of how they came and that story is fascinating. The dragonets are amazing and it makes me want one all over again. The first dragons that are born and the bond that is made between dragon and rider is amazing. I find it so emotional and enthralling.

I thoroughly recommend reading this series if you have not, but look up the preferred reading order, not the chronological order.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Pern Lovers
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023
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One of my favorite books on Pern. It begins with the arrival of the original colonists after their long space voyage. We meet Sorka Hanrahan and Sean Connell, future dragon riders of Pern. This book gives a lot of background information for ensuing books. I highly recommend it.
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Lynn Thode
5.0 out of 5 stars How Did It Start
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
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Read this after the White Dragon. Lets you know how it all started.
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Brian Malloy-thorpe
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023
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This is the 9th book in the Dragonriders of Pern series, and it is about the development of the dragons and how it was to continue. I recommend this book to all who appreciate and learn from this series!
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John & Sue Corso
5.0 out of 5 stars Dragonsdawn {Pern Book 9}
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023
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I loved :
Getting the background of the beginnings of Pern's colonization.
The beginnings of Dragons & Dragon
Riders journey together, with so much detail.
This really fit in with the rest of the series.
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SarahC
5.0 out of 5 stars all the reread
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2024
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All the reread, all the tears… love this book. Love the pride as they present themselves as the Dragon riders of Pern. Just love it.
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K.V
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating and enthralling
Reviewed in Canada on May 6, 2020
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This book is packed with incredible creatures, science, and an incredible world. The detail is stunning, with readers learning new terminology throughout. Even with this, it is written in such a way that is not hard to follow and is truly well written.
After reading this I understand why this series is so popular, I couldn’t put this book down!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An astounding introduction to the world of Pern!
Reviewed in Germany on April 12, 2015
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Dragonsdawn
This is one of the later books written in the series, but what are reading it was. Definitely one of the best books I have red in a long while. A great way to be introduced to the world of Pern.

Although there were many characters, the relationships were easy to follow. The book sets the stage for a lot of future drama.

What impressed me particularly was the way science fiction and fantasy were mixed, elegantly and coherently into one novel.

A real page-turner for me, and I can only conclude with a very strong recommendation for this novel.
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Anne
4.0 out of 5 stars Anne McCaffrey
Reviewed in Australia on April 27, 2014
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All of her book are a good read, I would recommend them to anyone who likes to read something different.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2022
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I have read many of the Dragons of Pern books ( out of order, admittedly) but I have rarely read a book and enjoyed it as much as this one!
I cried at times, but always wanted to read more. Anne McCaffrey was so brilliant at bringing the words on a page to life. I envy her ability so much, but I am also very grateful to her genius that we can all appreciate.
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