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The Skies of Pern [Audiobook] [CD] [Unabridged] (Audio CD)

by Anne McCaffrey (Author), Dick Hill (Reader)
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Anne McCaffrey's Pern series has been running successfully for so long that most of the Dragonriders' original problems have been solved. In The Skies of Pern, she confronts her standard cast of characters with the consequences of those solutions, consequences that are a whole new set of problems. Now that the Red Star has been pushed to another orbit, there will only be a few more ravenous Threads descending from it for them and their dragons to fight--and what role will that leave for them? They have successfully reclaimed Earth's lost technology--and suddenly everyone with a craft that might be outmoded, or who is phobic about surgery, is on the rampage, sabotaging and smashing and making up rumors. These fundamentalist Abominators are sure that something terrible will happen if the old ways are not gone back to--and sure enough, fire descends, on cue, from the skies.

Anne McCaffrey's tales of genetically engineered dragons and a lost colony that has declined into feudalism are ultimately SF rather than fantasy because they are about finding solutions to problems, solutions that involve working with what you are given to start off with; The Skies of Pern is all about elegant solutions to credible problems. --Amazon.co.uk --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Bestseller McCaffrey's first Pern novel in three years returns to the world of her most popular series, Dragonriders of Pern, reprising almost all the best-loved Pernese characters. In earlier episodes, hero and heroine F'lar and Lessa summoned the captivating dragons and their riders from the remote past to save Pern from a devastating rain of Thread, while the later discovery of Aivas, the artificial intelligence that guided Pern's original human settlers, brought technological marvels like printing to Pern and helped shift the Thread-producing Red Star from its lethal orbit before it self-destructed. Now neo-Luddite Abominators are bent on destroying all of Aivas's gifts and returning watery Pern to its primitive state, while the Dragonriders struggle to find new purpose in a Threadless world. F'lar and Lessa uneasily contemplate second careers or horrors! retirement, while their genteel and amorous son F'lessan and perceptive green rider Tai arrive at both a dragon-assisted romance and a whole new role for the telepathic and telekinetic dragons. McCaffrey's various themes traditionalism vs. technology, the necessity of societal change, feminist commentary on draconian psychology are at times awkwardly integrated. And her slightly watered-down villains seem peripheral to the action, merely a means to showcase familiar personalities performing during crises. Nonetheless, as all her Pern novels amply demonstrate, McCaffrey's sexy and cunning dragons carry the day and the novel with impeccable, irresistible panache. (Apr. 3) Forecast: A likely genre bestseller, but some younger Pern fans may be put off by the emphasis on retirement, unable to appreciate the angst of inexorably approaching age.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It was a Pern book, May 31 2004
This review is from: The Skies of Pern (Mass Market Paperback)
For Anne, it was average at best. First the things I liked: I liked the fact that there's finally more character development again (F'lessan and Tai), and the interactions between Golanth and Zaranth.

Things that bothered me:

1. While I understand that surgery was a Very Cool Thing for the Pernese to be learning and starting to use, I thought it was rather... convenient... that F'lessan needed those services. Which leads me into my #1 gripe about the whole book that knocked the two stars off the top:
2. If the dragons could 'time it' back to save all those folks from the tsunami waves, which was hours back, why the heck couldn't Ramoth, or Ruth, or Mnementh, or Path, or ANY FREAKING DRAGON WHO HAD BRAINS THAT SHOWED UP just 'time it' back *before* the cats even attacked? Hello? What's the point of timing it back milliseconds, for crying out loud? And if they couldn't do it riderless, Jaxom/Ruth know perfectly well how to jump backwards in time to any point they so desire to.
3. Yes, yes... I know that they needed someone to practice all their newfound surgical skills on. Including a dragon.
4. But give me a break.

I didn't mind the jumping around between the different sections much; I figured that meant that there was at least a sequel planned. <grin> But to make 'Skies' a better and seemingly more cohesively written book, another one (or two) definitely need to be written to tie everything together.

I'll buy it in hardback to keep my collection complete, but I think I'll be haunting the clearance tables. I highly doubt it will be one I'll pick up to reread any time soon.

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5.0 out of 5 stars May you live in interesting times, Jun 29 2004
By Jeanne Tassotto (Trapped in the Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Skies of Pern (Mass Market Paperback)
This oriental curse describes the new problems chronicled in this 2001 entry in the long running Pern series. The story picks up a few years after ALL THE WEYRS OF PERN. The Thread that has periodically ravaged the planet will be totally eradicated in a few years leaving the society with the need to reorganize itself. The dragons and their riders who have protected Pern for thousands of years now need to be thinking about what other skills they have to offer, new innovations from the AVAIS computer are still entering society, changing traditional ways of life. Some are not happy about the changes they see happening around them and wish to maintain the traditional ways of life. They attempt to sabotage the new inventions, calling them 'Abominations'. THE SKIES OF PERN chronicles these societial changes mainly through the actions of Lessa and F'Lar's son, F'Lessan although many other old friends appear, Jaxom and Ruth most notably.

This is a must read for any fan of the series and while it could be read independantly it would be more enjoyable to begin at the beginning of the series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Dragon Lover's Look, Dec 30 2003
By "dragonman2184" (Cherry Point, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Skies of Pern (Mass Market Paperback)
Well, first of all, I would like to congragulate Patricia C. Wrede on her astounding work with the Dragon Riders Of Pern series. Well Done!!! As for this particular entry back into the world of Pern, I would have to say that this book took us deeper into the world of Men and Dragons than anyone has ever gone! For a long time I have been a dragon lover and these books give me an opportunity to live my fantasy, however imaginary. The story of F'lessan and Tia was incredible. One could actually feel the passion of their relationship unfolding. Though it did lack the usual aspect and involvement with arial battles that the other books held, I must say that this book is an enchantment unlike any other, and is in itself the start of another possible series, should the author decide to develop on it. Keep up the good work Patricia, and you'll have me on my way to the Dreams of Pern. (I do wish I could find a Fire-Lizard of my own...)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pernese society continues to evolve
It has been thirty years or more (the book could definitely benefit from a chronological appendix) since the Hatching of Ruth, the White Dragon, and the Lost Colony of Pern is now... Read more
Published on Aug 8 2003 by Chrijeff

4.0 out of 5 stars A good and a worthly addition to the series...
OK I really enjoyed this book, not as good as the first books, nothing ever will be IMHO. There is one major thing people keep harping on and another previous reviewer also... Read more
Published on July 18 2003 by C. A Baker

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good..and some misconceptions corrected
OK I really enjoyed this book, not as good as the first books, nothing ever will be IMHO. There is one major thing people keep harping on and another previous reviewer also... Read more
Published on July 18 2003 by C. A Baker

1.0 out of 5 stars If There Were A Mark Less Than One Star I Would Pick It...
How to describe how truly bad this book was? I kept on reading in the mistaken but optimistic belief that it would sudden;y get better. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Pern
This book is a good addition to the Pern series. It mostly follows Lessa and F'lar's son F'lessan. It also reveals a new dragon talent and the future occupation of dragonriders. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2003 by A.J.W.

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful world, wonderful writer, mediocre story
Anne McCaffrey has proven dozens of times that she is a fabulous writer, and the books of Pern are truly exceptional. This book, however, falls a little short. Read more
Published on April 20 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Moving, well-developed characters... and FABULOUS dragons!
I've been disappointed with most of the recent installments in the Pern series, largely because of the lack of depth to human-dragon interaction. Read more
Published on April 8 2003 by replicantwings

5.0 out of 5 stars Where to go next?
I love this book, but it does lead you wondering if she is going to write any future books! Fun series, fast enjoyable reads.
Published on Nov 29 2002 by Leslie

5.0 out of 5 stars The most intersting of the series
Yes, I am one of those weirdos who loves this story. I guess the apparent lack of writing skills in some of her Pern books never bothers me (except for in The Renegades of Pern)... Read more
Published on Nov 10 2002 by Dusty

3.0 out of 5 stars At times entertaining, but
unexcusably sloppy at others. As others have stated, this book has myriad problems, and REALLY seems a chapter or two short. What's up Anne? Read more
Published on Aug 8 2002

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