- Paperback
- Publisher: Corgi Books (1980)
- ISBN-10: 0552109657
- ISBN-13: 978-0552109659
- ASIN: B000PK3Q2Y
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Short gems from master storyteller!,
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This review is from: Get Off the Unicorn (Mass Market Paperback)
Ms. McCaffrey's collection of short stories, Get Off the Unicorn, is a treasure trove of great little stories. Some of them, like Daughter, Dull Drums, and Finder's Keeper are great example of McCaffrey's skill at creating characters you love in just a handful of pages. One story that really hit home for me was called A Proper Santa Claus. It is about a very creative young boy who is very gently crushed by the adults about him into what they believe is a proper use of his talent. The end always makes me cry. I think all teachers and parents should be made to read this story!But the coolest part of this excellent collection of short stories is that it is the source for several of her best series: Apple -- The Talent Series Thorns of Barevi -- The Freedom Series Lady in the Tower -- The Rowan A Meeting of Minds -- Damia And there is even a Pern story, The Littlest Dragonboy and a Brainship story called Honeymoon about Helva and Niall Parollan. A great collection!
5.0 out of 5 stars
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By "perfumegirl101" (Los Angeles, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Get Off the Unicorn (Mass Market Paperback)
Yes, it's a collection of short stories...but it's the beginning of so many books by Anne McCaffrey that it's a fascinating look at how one short story can bloom into a series. This book includes short stories that she later developed into the "Rowan", "Pegasus", and "Freedom" series. It also includes stories about Halva (The Ship Who Sang), Keevan (The Dragonriders of Pern-he later becomes a Weyrleader), and many other characters that you normally wouldn't pay much attention to. All in all, an engaging read that shows you the beginning of a writing empire!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat of a disappointment...,
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This review is from: Get Off the Unicorn (Mass Market Paperback)
I bought this book, hoping for dragons. Not neccessarily Pern, but something fantastic, like unicorns (as the title SUGGESTS) or goblins or even horses, like Ms. McCaffrey normally does. Something fun ^_^ Unfortunately, no such luck. While I highly admire Ms. McCaffrey's work, I will be blunt and say that perhaps it would be best if these short stories remained short stories. Forever. The main reason, however, that I gave the book three stars? For the only Pernese short story of the book, "The Littlest Dragon Boy", which I thought was the gem in the rough. It was sweet :)
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