Okay, this item is to discuss the world of Anne McCaffrey's Pern, opening with
a continuation of a discusssionion begun in the Children's Books item,
recapped here:

#23 of 27: by Big Snauf (lilmo) on Tue, Sep 19, 1995 (22:14):
 The Harper Hall trilogy is a good intro for older kids to the world of Anne
 McCaffrey's Pern.
 
#24 of 27: by Anne Perry (anne) on Thu, Sep 21, 1995 (11:31):
 I agree- I really liked those books, I think I was in seventh grade
 when I read them for the first time (I read them over and over again...)
 For me it kinda showed me that if I tried hard enough, and wanted
 something enough- with a little luck it could happen... I mean it
 happened to Menolly... (That's not the only place I got that idea
 from, but it did help to re-inforce the notion at a time when I was
 just entering the teen years and wasn't feeling very confident...)
 
#25 of 27: by Big Snauf (lilmo) on Fri, Sep 22, 1995 (13:24):
 Did she hook up with Sebell in that trilogy, or later?
 
#26 of 27: by Anne Perry (anne) on Fri, Sep 22, 1995 (17:40):
 Ummm... I think she hooked up with him in _The White Dragon_ which
 comes before the third book in the trilogy- which is about Piemur..
 no... wait, they 'hook up' on the boat as they are going to Southern
 to look for Piemur (or some other reason...)  Kimi went into heat...
 and well... I believe Rocky caught her... and well... the rest just
 kind took it's course...
 
#27 of 27: by Big Snauf (lilmo) on Sat, Sep 23, 1995 (16:00):
 Yes, that's the incident I was referring to...  when was that?  (i.e., what
 book?)  I remember being mildly amused at Sebell's initial confusion.

64 responses total.

I think I'm going to have to link this to fantasy... :)

thi item is now linked to fantasy- item 16. :)

> #29 of 29: by Anne Perry (anne) on Sun, Sep 24, 1995 (15:44):
>  It was the third book- I think _Dragon Drums_ is the title.  And yeah
>  Sebell was confused- cause he thought she wasnted Robinton...

Actually, as I recall, the immediate source of his confusion was why Menolly
was sending away her other gold.  That part is why I wouldn't recommend this
book for younger children.  It is definitely for adolescents and up.

I agree with that...  The first two are, for the most part, fine,
I would recommend the third for middle school and up...  

Have you read "Dolphins of Pern", (or something like that)?  The last one I
read was _First Fall_.

        <Selena really doesnt like linked items.. sigh..>

Sorry selena...

Lilmo- no, I haven't read _Dolphins_  my sister owns it however,
and eventually I will get around to reading it. :)

Let me know what you think when you do.

Will do. :)

*sigh*

Why Selena sighing for huh?

-BGH

I don't mean to drift, but I keep seeing my name. *laugh*
  I've never ead tehse books, Anne, think you reading material for little 
Maria?

I think they may be out of her age range right now.. she isd?
 10?)
(sorry, I'm getting funky line noise...)

I haven't read any pern in the LONGEST time....

Re #12,13:  They would be at her reading level (I think), but as anne said,
some of the subject material is a bit mature for anyone below mid-teens (imho)

The artwork on the covers of the Ballantine editions of "dragonsong" and 
"dragonsinger" were what got me interested in reading McCaffrey
 but the first McCaffrey I read was Dragonflight.

You have MichaelWhelan to thank for those covers. He has done some EXCELLENT
artwork. I especially like his Elric pictures and his Sepultura covers.

Oooh, I like Michael Whelan, he's very talented!!

I have the full set of Michael Whelan trading cards and his book "Wonderworks"

haven't read any of it, any goood?

I noticed, Esther...

??

<giggle>

Ahem, my sister, jon...

thbbt!  So there ben.

again ??

what again?

oh! kain gets it now

(finslly...)

I was told by a friend who recently read "Dolphins of Pern" that he also 
agrees that it is horrible.
So far I have only heard negative feedback to it.  I personally hated it.
Did anybody like it?

... not I, anyway.

Well, most of my friends said it was good but it didn't look like anything
special to me.

Ummm... haven't read it yet...  I got really bored with Ms. McCaffrey's
style and portrayl of female characters....  I really don't appreciate
things like F'Lar's having to shake sense into Lessa because that's the
only thing he can think of to get through to her... She makes it seem
like that's alright, and I don't think stuff like that is...  Kinda makes
it hard to want to follow the rest of her books...  My friends know that
I have a major grudge against 'wimpy females'  Not that Lessa is, but
some of the others are...  My $.02

I've lost intrest in Pern before Dolphins, myself.

Pern is great... no doubt about that, but as a bystander who has only read a
few, it sounds like it's becoming farfetched. Dolphins of Pern, what's next
Purple speckled Psychopaths of Pern?

Dol;phins does make sense- sorta, especially after reading
the books about the landing on Pern... <shrug>

Water landing... well, we haven't heard of the deranged purple speckled
psychopaths yet... Maybe they're starting to like thread... who knows, does
pern have it's mentaly deranged people?

the dolphins do have a special part. the boook was ok,  but she's beating a
dead horse....the book before that one was good, tho...:)

I was upset by "All the Weyrs of Pern"  I don't like the idea that the threat
of thread (sorry, forgot to wrap) could be solved...

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