The White Dragon: (Dragonriders of Pern: 5): the climactic Epic from one of the most influential fantasy and SF writers of her g

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The White Dragon: (Dragonriders of Pern: 5): the climactic Epic from one of the most influential fantasy and SF writers of her g
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne McCaffrey
SeriesThe Dragon Books
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 106
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780552113137
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint Corgi Books
Publication Date 1 June 1983
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A story about the Dragons of Pern. Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth. Pure white and incredibly agile, Ruth possessed remarkable qualities. Not only could he communicate with the iridescent, fluttering fire lizards, but he could fly. Back in time to any WHEN with unfailing accuracy. Nearly everyone else on Pern thought Ruth was a runt who would never amount to anything, but Jaxom knew his dragon was special. In secret they trained to fight against the burning threads from the Red Planet, to fly Back in time as well as Between, and finally their close and special union was to result in the most startling and breathtaking discovery of all... THE WHITE DRAGON is one of the most unforgettable episodes in Anne McCaffrey's world-famous Chronicles of Pern.

Author Biography

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

Reviews

Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants * The Times *