Dragondrums
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| Author | Anne McCaffrey |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Harper Hall Trilogy, Pern |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, Young adult novels |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books |
| Released | 1979 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 240 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-689-30685-7 |
| Preceded by | Dragonsinger |
Dragondrums is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey in 1979. It is the last book of the Harper Hall trilogy. The first two novels are Dragonsong and Dragonsinger.
[edit] Plot summary
Dragondrums is the coming of age story of Piemur, a small, quick, clever apprentice at Harper Hall. When Piemur's clear soprano voice changes at puberty, his place among the Harpers is no longer certain. He is sent to the drum towers to learn drumming while his voice settles. There he has to deal with the jealousy and bullying of the other drumming apprentices. When Masterharper Robinton secretly asks Piemur to be his apprentice, gathering information and running discreet errands, he begins journeying through McCaffrey's world of Pern. In his adventures throughout Pern, Piemur has only his knowledge and wits to deal with cruel Lord Holders and rogue dragonriders. As his story progresses, he gains one of the coveted fire lizards as a companion, discovers his place in the world, and earns journeyman status among the Harpers.
The events in Dragondrums take place after Dragonsinger and continuous with some events in The White Dragon, which discusses characters and events elsewhere on Pern.
| The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey | |
|---|---|
| The Dragonriders of Pern trilogy | Dragonflight | Dragonquest | The White Dragon |
| The Harper Hall trilogy | Dragonsong | Dragonsinger | Dragondrums |
| Other novels | Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern | Nerilka's Story | Dragonsdawn | Renegades of Pern | All the Weyrs of Pern |
| The Dolphins of Pern | Dragon's Eye | The Masterharper of Pern | The Skies of Pern | |
| Short Story Collections | The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall | A Gift of Dragons |
| Novels by Todd McCaffrey | Dragon's Kin | Dragonsblood | Dragon's Fire |
