Dragonsong
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| Author | Anne McCaffrey |
|---|---|
| Translator | none |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Harper Hall Trilogy, Pern |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, Young adult novels |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books (1st edition hardcover) |
| Released | January 1, 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 202 pp (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-689-30507-9 |
| Followed by | Dragonsinger |
Dragonsong is a novel written by Anne McCaffrey in 1976. It is the first in the Harper Hall Trilogy. The other two novels are Dragonsinger and Dragondrums.
[edit] Plot summary
Dragonsong is the story of Menolly, daughter of Masterfisher Yanus, Sea Holder of Half Circle Seahold on Pern. Menolly is a gifted musician who is punished for using her musical talents after Petiron, the Harper who encouraged her talent, dies. Finding life at the fishing community unbearable because her father does not allow her to use her musical talents, she runs away from home. This is a very dangerous thing to do because of intermittent Thread incursions. Menolly takes refuge in a cave where she discovers some fire-lizards, the precursors to the great dragons that are Pern's first defense against Thread. Isolated from civilization in her cave and forced to care for nine baby fire lizards that she Impressed, Menolly quickly learns to be resourceful and independent. Freed from the restrictive role forced upon her by her family, she also finds time to indulge in her passion for music. Menolly is out foraging one day when she is caught in Threadfall. She is rescued by a dragonrider, T'gran, who takes her to Benden Weyr. As she is adjusting to the liberal lifestyle of the Weyrfolk at Benden Weyr, she is discovered by Masterharper Robinton, the Masterharper of Pern. He discovers that she is the writer of a song that Petiron sent him and offers her a place at the Harper Hall as his apprentice.
| 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 | Dragonseye | 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 |
