The White Dragon: (Dragonriders of Pern: 3)

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VOLUME 3 in the DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN 'Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels are truly foundational books; it's hard to imagine the modern-day landscape of fantasy and science fiction without them.' Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series When Lessa chose a dragon over her birthright, the hold she was to have inherited passed to Lord Jaxom instead. But Jaxom then muddied generations of Pern tradition by impulsively Impressing Ruth, a small, white dragon, as a child. From that moment on, the debate has raged. Is Jaxom now a dragonrider, or a lord holder All anyone agrees on is that he cannot be both. But perhaps it is all academic anyway, for no one expects Ruth to survive. But Ruth not only survives, he thrives. With Jaxom on the cusp on adulthood, the thing the pair most desire is to fight Thread side-by-side with the larger dragons. Jaxom knows what his dragon is capable of, and now that he is - mostly - grown, he is determined to buck tradition. Fortunately, a teenage rebellion may be the key to both Pern's salvation and winning the woman of his dreams. Don't miss the original trilogy from Anne McCaffrey's beloved Dragonriders of Pern series- DRAGONFLIGHT . DRAGONQUEST . THE WHITE DRAGON

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Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants * The Times *
Anne McCaffreys Pern books forever changed how readers looked at dragonsnot just fearsome beasts to be slain, but bonded warrior partners. She taught a very young me that there was nothing cooler than a dragon you could ride, a dragon that could read your thoughts, that the mastery of a dragon was, basically, the best thing that could happen to you. Combine that with the wonderful world-building of Pern and her unforgettable characters and you get books that shaped a generation and more of fantasy writers. She was a true original. * Cassandra Clare *
Anne McCaffreys Dragonriders of Pern series was the formative series for me growing up. My best friend and I would spend hours each day pretending we lived in Pern. The world building opened my eyes to what fantasy could be; the characters introduced me to women in roles of power; and the romances left my young heart aflutter. No series has ever captured my imagination so completely as Pern did. * Susan Dennard *
Anne McCaffrey is one of the titans of this genre, and one of my favorite authors of all time. If youre reading this, these books are worth your time. Full stop. * Brandon Sanderson *
Pern is where dragon riding was conceived, and fifty years later, Anne McCaffreys epic tale remains a masterpiece of adventure, intrigue, and romance! * Danielle L. Jensen *

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Anne McCaffrey was one of the world's leading science-fiction writers, and won both the Hugo and Nebula awards as well as the Margaret A. Edwards' Lifetime Achievement Literary Award. Born and raised in the US, although of Irish extraction, she spent the last years of her life in Ireland, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains. She died in 2011 at the age of eighty-five. She is the creator of the Dragons of Pern series. Her website is www.annemccaffrey.net