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All The Weyrs Of Pern: (Dragonriders of Pern: 11): this is where it all began and could be where it all ends… from one of the most influential SFF writers of all time (The Dragon Books) Kindle Edition

4.7 out of 5 stars 4,420 ratings

Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern and discover not only its flora, fauna, population and cultural hierarchy, but the history of an entire civilization. If you like David Eddings, David Gemmell and Douglas Adams, you will love this.

**Finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel**

** Winner of the HOMer Award for Science Fiction**
**Finalist for the Locus Award for Best Novel**

'Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants' -
THE TIMES

'You have many hours of happy reading ahead.'
- ***** Reader Review

'Would certainly recommend to anyone looking for a story to lose yourself in and come out the other end replete.'
- ***** Reader Review

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A science fiction classic from a master of the genre.


When
AIVAS -- the Artificial Intelligence Voice Address System -- was first discovered at Landing, the entire planet of Pern was awed at the knowledge it divulged.

All the history of the people of Pern was there.
Dragonholders, Lord Holders and Craftmasters crowded into the tiny inner room to learn the secrets of their beginnings. Ana AIVAS had other gifts to offer -- stored information of old crafts that had been forgotten, of medicine, music and technology.

But the greatest promise AIVAS offered was
the chance to rid Pern of Thread forever. All the great ones of Pern began the long and arduous task of learning just how to operate the incredible plan.

This was a plan of such daring and epic proportions that both dragons and riders would be put at risk...

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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

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008FY575G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 31 July 2012
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ New e.
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 474 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448152360
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 8 of 22 ‏ : ‎ Dragonriders of Pern
  • Customer reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 4,420 ratings

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Anne McCaffrey
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Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Photo by Anna Creech from Ellensburg, WA (Anne McCaffrey signing. Cropped prior to upload.) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Customers find this book to be a fantastic read with an excellent storyline that serves as a fitting end to the series. They appreciate the character development and the rich, wonderful world created by the author, with one customer noting how it's told from different perspectives. The book receives positive feedback for its writing quality, though opinions are mixed, and customers note its emotional content with some sadness.

41 customers mention ‘Enjoyment’41 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fantastic and brilliant, with many considering it their favorite in the series.

"...It has a very good storyline which takes you through the book at a pace that you want to carry on reading even after the midnight hour has been..." Read more

"Purchased to replace a paper copy. Excellent read." Read more

"I love the Pern books! This series, together with LOR is my 'go to' choice when I need to escape the realities of my life." Read more

"Love this series and this is my favourite book of hers!" Read more

30 customers mention ‘Storyline’26 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the storyline of the book, describing it as an excellent development of the Pern saga that serves as a fitting end to the series.

"This is a most enjoyable and satisfying book to read. It has a very good storyline which takes you through the book at a pace that you want to carry..." Read more

"...I had forgotten the details, the rich personalities, and the gripping storylines, although I admit that the White dragon Ruth and his rider Jaxom..." Read more

"good story and series. the scientific detail of the incresed knowledge is a bit boring but necessary for the story and series" Read more

"...It is a satisfying ending, tying up all the loose ends. There are other books relating to the series but the core books finish here." Read more

12 customers mention ‘Series quality’12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this series, with one customer noting it's a classic, and another mentioning it's the last book in a four-part series.

"good story and series. the scientific detail of the incresed knowledge is a bit boring but necessary for the story and series" Read more

"...If you can, read the series chronologically, but don't expect the later books, with her son Todd actually doing the writing, to be quite as..." Read more

"...This is the last book in a series of four, following the main characters through a thirty year journey...." Read more

"Love this series and this is my favourite book of hers!" Read more

10 customers mention ‘Character development’10 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one noting their well-written nature and another mentioning the hope for their future.

"...I had forgotten the details, the rich personalities, and the gripping storylines, although I admit that the White dragon Ruth and his rider Jaxom..." Read more

"...Anne's gift is to make her characters believable even in a magical fantasy world, and (mostly) to get us to both like them and understand them...." Read more

"...The storyline is drawn out by padding and extra character ‘development’ but, let’s be honest, the subject is one we’ve seen many times: new..." Read more

"Wonderful story of the dragons of Pern. Fully rounded characters and the story moved along at a fast rate. Thoroughly recommend." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Imagination’9 positive0 negative

Customers praise the book's rich and wonderful world, with its fascinating imagination. One customer notes how the story is told from multiple perspectives, while another mentions it serves as a great escape from daily life.

"...to catch up on, so I will leave you to immerse yourself in this wonderful world. You have many hours of happy reading ahead." Read more

"...Anne mcCaffrey has created a full, rich wonderful world. I would live there, even with its dangers. One book will not be enough...." Read more

"...It certainly captures the imagination and leaves a positive emotion." Read more

"...Love the characters and other world. Highly recommend the Pern series of Books" Read more

7 customers mention ‘Emotional content’7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with some noting its sadness and one describing it as heartwarming.

"...It’s emotional, I laughed, I cried. Whilst it is slow in places the build up is perfectly met at conclusion." Read more

"...We have heroes and villains and some sadness, making for a cracking good yarn in the best Pern tradition...." Read more

"...Heart warming and a little sad. If you only read two of the books in this series make sure you read dragonsdawn first, then all the weyrs of perm...." Read more

"...It certainly captures the imagination and leaves a positive emotion." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Writing quality’6 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book.

"...What fantastic writing. I'm still enthralled by these novels almost thirty years after first encountering them." Read more

"...mind-saving dose of Hawking and quantum physics... Some of the writing is extraneous and grammatically painful, too...." Read more

"A very well written piece. I like the way it ties both past, present and future together. Heart warming and a little sad...." Read more

"Great, read as usual." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2013
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    This is a most enjoyable and satisfying book to read. It has a very good storyline which takes you through the book at a pace that you want to carry on reading even after the midnight hour has been passed. A book that leaves you with the feel good factor after you reach the last page and finally put out the light. Would certainly recommend to anyone looking for a story to loose yourself in and come out the other end replete.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2023
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    Purchased to replace a paper copy. Excellent read.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2021
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    I started reading these books in the 1980s, and when a new one came out I was first in the queue all of which are still sitting on my bookshelves. However as I get older I find reading using my kindle is much easier on my eyes, so yet again I find myself repurchasing these books, and re-discovering Pern and it's inhabitants. I had forgotten the details, the rich personalities, and the gripping storylines, although I admit that the White dragon Ruth and his rider Jaxom are my favourites. Still there are more books to download and to catch up on, so I will leave you to immerse yourself in this wonderful world. You have many hours of happy reading ahead.
    5 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2025
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    good story and series. the scientific detail of the incresed knowledge is a bit boring but necessary for the story and series
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2019
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    This is the book that completes the story of how to end "thread" for all time. In a magical world where each dragon is paired for life with the individual human in mental contact with him/her, for two thousand years they have been trying to fight and destroy the alien life-form which descends on the planet in regular cycles. All the other books can be read as "stand alone" but only this one says that the planet of Pern now has the potential to plan a future without this ancient threat interfering. We also get to catch up with old friends - Piemor, Menolly, Masterharper Robinton, and others, and make many more. Anne's gift is to make her characters believable even in a magical fantasy world, and (mostly) to get us to both like them and understand them. If you can, read the series chronologically, but don't expect the later books, with her son Todd actually doing the writing, to be quite as enthralling
    9 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2022
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    I love the Pern books! This series, together with LOR is my 'go to' choice when I need to escape the realities of my life.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2022
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    I love all of Anna McCaffrey books, but particularly her Dragon Series. This is the last book in a series of four, following the main characters through a thirty year journey. It is a satisfying ending, tying up all the loose ends. There are other books relating to the series but the core books finish here.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2022
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    Love this series and this is my favourite book of hers!

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  • Sabine Korsukewitz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sporen endlich besiegt
    Reviewed in Germany on 15 November 2015
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    Eigentlich der Schluss der Serie: Alle Drachen von Pern schließen sich zu einem großen Abenteuer zusammen: Werden Sie gemeinsam den Sprung durch Zeit und All schaffen und die tödliche Bedrohung ihrer Menschen am Ort ihrer Entstehung ausrotten?
    Spannend! Danach war aber leider nicht Schluss un d Mccaffrey konnte es sich nicht verkneifen, noch ein paar weitere Opern-Romane zu schreiben - aber nach diesem furiosen Höhepunkt war die Luft raus.
    Achtung: Alles, was McCaffrey allein geschrieben hat, ist lesbar - seitdem ihr Sohn mitschreibt bzw. übernommen hat, geht leider nichts mehr. Der sollte mal einen Schreibkurs besuchen.
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  • Brett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lost sleep reading this!
    Reviewed in Australia on 21 February 2025
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    Glued to the pages at every chance I could! What an amazing read. Thanks for the songs Master Robinton! Fantastic book, great series.
  • Karen moses
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good value
    Reviewed in Canada on 16 October 2021
    Was great . An excellent read.
  • Bookfanatic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story, but editing needs work with instances of missing text
    Reviewed in the United States on 3 December 2018
    The story is wonderful. I think fans of Anne McCaffrey already know that. However, the conversion from print to digital leaves something to be desired. As I was reading, due to instances of missing text, I had to pull out my 1992 mass market paperback edition to check what I was reading because I was left scratching my head and going WTF? So I'm writing this review in order to document the missing text for those who don't have a print edition to compare to the digital edition. I hope you find it useful. Missing text is shown in brackets.

    Editing Issues [11 originally; 6 remain after corrected update]:

    [EDIT AS OF JAN. 9, 2022: I recently download this book again because I noticed there was an update available. The update corrected 5 instances of missing text, leaving only 6 errors, instead of 11. However 4 instances of missing text plus 2 typos still remain as of this notation. I reported the remaining errors again; maybe we'll get another update in the future. The update also changed a page number and the location numbers. I have updated the page/location numbers and and the error information below. I've left the original errors that were corrected in case, for some reason, you can't get an update; however, I've marked the errors that were corrected.]

    Page 26/ location 486—missing word: Jaxom liked Jancis. Not long ago, they had shared lessons at the Mastersmithcraft [Hall] and he remembered that she had worked a lot harder than he had… (Same error in the 1992 paperback edition)

    Page 33/ location 603—missing space: “So why not put them backup?” The text should read: "back up". (As shown in the 1992 paperback edition)

    Page 187/ location 3219—typo/missing letters: “Insisted, since both [Ly]tol and myself ought to attend the Conference.” The text should read: Lytol (not tol). (ERROR CORRECTED IN UPDATE)

    Page 349/ location 6015—typo: Larad [proffered] writing materials and a message tube. (Error “preferred” NOT in print edition, however the print edition misspells the word as “profered.”)

    Page 377/ location 6508—missing words: “A ship was waiting to take [him who knows where.”] (ERROR CORRECTED IN UPDATE)

    Page 383/ location 6595—missing words: Lord [Sigomal and Master Norist were named as those who had given] the order and supplied both marks and equipment. (ERROR CORRECTED IN UPDATE)

    Page 387/ location 6665—missing words: “…nor wished [them harm, nor wish them harm now. I pity them for their fear] of the unknown, of the unusual, for their violence and unthinking narrowness of vision and spirit.” (As shown in the print edition)

    Page 399/ location 6866—missing word: Shells! But I hate to fall down on [you."] (As shown in the print edition)

    Page 410/location 7049—missing words: [Jaxom rubbed his hand across his lips. Knowledge of the] future was a parlous asset. But it was enough that Jaxom knew this great enterprise would work. (ERROR CORRECTED IN UPDATE)

    Page 412/location 7086—missing words: Which constituted a major [problem for him. He desperately needed a few private words with] Aivas, to see if he had come up with any ideas on how Jaxom could insinuate himself into N’ton’s flight and get the dragons to take Ruth’s coordinates for the second time leap of a mere five hundred Turns. (As shown in the print edition)

    Page 427/location 7359—missing words: He felt at ease here in the Aivas room as he did not at [Cove Hold, especially when Lytol and D'ram kept treating him] like an invalid. (ERROR CORRECTED IN UPDATE)
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Peek book
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 March 2025
    This is my favorite of all the books about Pen (original). I am reading again those by Anne before I read those by her son.

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