Dragonquest
On a small beleaguered planet patrolled by giant dragons, a tiny golden fire-lizard brings a searing threat greater than any Pern has ever met.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Ballantine,
c1971.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | McCaffrey, Anne. Dragonriders of Pern ;
2. |
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| Summary: | On a small beleaguered planet patrolled by giant dragons, a tiny golden fire-lizard brings a searing threat greater than any Pern has ever met. |
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| Item Description: | "A Del Rey book." |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 330 p. : map ; 18 cm. |
| Audience: | Adult Adult 940L |
| ISBN: | 0345335082 0329046411 9780345335081 0329552368 9780329046415 9780329552367 |
| Author Notes: | Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) |
