Dragonsdawn (Dragonriders of Pern Series)
by Anne McCaffrey
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Book Reviews of Dragonsdawn (Dragonriders of Pern Series)
Book Review: Imaginative but...
Summary: 4 Stars
Would have preferred to give it a 3.5. This was my first Pern book. I liked the story of the dragonets and the dragons and how they interacted with their humans. So I liked the last half of the book better than the first. I didn't like the way some of the characters were handled. The "bad guys" might as well have walked around with "BAD GUY - Warning - Extreme EVIL!" written on their chests - it was way overdone, detracted rather than added to the story, and not in any way enjoyable. In general, this book suffered from what most science fiction books suffer from: while very imaginative in many ways, the human characters haven't evolved at all from current day humans. I wonder if her other books suffer from the same problems this one had.Book Review: Not My Favorite
Summary: 2 Stars
I have read some of Anne McCaffrey's other books, and I thought that they were pretty good. Not the case with this one. It seems like I'm the only one that thinks this book was awful, but I just didn't like it.I thought that the story did help clear up some of the Pern "mysteries" of the ancestors, but I was constantly being averted by the numerous swear words and nasty scenes that I won't mention right now. :-) I understand that some of them may have been affected by living on a "corrupt" Earth, but I really didn't want to hear that. This book has caused my respect for the series to downslide somewhat. I believe that the same effect may be reached without the above mentioned, and yet still not be classified as a little kid's book.
Book Review: Back to the beginning
Summary: 4 Stars
My first book from the Pern series was the White Dragon (Dragonriders of Per), it was the on that won me on this saga. I was really thrilled when I found a book which was going to tell the story of the first dwellers of Per and the book did exactly that:it tells the story from the beginning, the only fault may be the end: too sudden, left me with a sens of anticipatin non fully satisfied. Made me look for next book thoug.
If you like to have a look at what the people of Pern loose during the many years passed from the colonization of the planet, this book is a must-read, even if I can't say it has the same driving writing as the Dragonriders of Pern series. Good book.
Book Review: The story of the settling of Pern
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely love this book. The first time I read it, I found it hard to get past the opening section - I wanted to read about PERN, not a bunch of people in a spaceship, even if they were named Benden. But the technical mumbo-jumbo of the colonization is worth fighting through for that first breath of Pernese air! The initial settlement - the first Threadfall - the genetic engineering that created the dragons we know and love - and the volcano that finally forced the settlers to leave the southern continent - this book gives a fascinating background to Dragonflight et al. Make sure to read this one before reading "All the Weyrs of Pern".Book Review: Rehash
Summary: 1 Stars
The villains are overstated and the other characters are bland. The opening is without interest and slow. The best scene is the discovery of fire lizards and even that is repeating an event from a previous book.
To be fair, the author has a difficult task in front of her. Her previous books, set in a later era of Pern, contain many references to the the founding of Pern. Now, writing the "first" book, she is left with the task of connecting her dots and making a story out of them. This isn't her best work, but she manages a credible story that may be more enjoyable to those who have not read so much of the Pern series as I have.