Dragonflight: (Dragonriders of Pern: 1) by Anne McCaffrey (English) Paperback Bo

Description: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, introduce you to a whole new world: Pern. - SFX"Wonderful descriptive writing, the dragons are totally believable and their riders are very human." Publisher Description The first chronicle of Pern.Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, introduce you to a whole new world- Pern. A world of dragons and other worldly forces; a world of mighty power and ominous threat. If you like David Eddings, David Gemmell and Douglas Adams, you will love this."Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants" - THE TIMES"Read Dragonflight and youre confronted with McCaffrey the storyteller in her prime..." - SFX"Wonderful descriptive writing, the dragons are totally believable and their riders are very human." -- ***** Reader review"Pure genius." -- ***** Reader review"One of the all time classics of science fiction." -- ***** Reader review"Well written, extraordinary world building whose influence can be seen even today." ***** Reader review********************************************************HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise-and take back her stolen birthright.But everything changes when she meets a Queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessas world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread and the blood-red star, but there are very few of them left these days. Only the gigantic, golden Queen can breed new dragons. And the Queen is fading . . . dying . . .Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world. . . .The Dragonriders of Pern series continues in Dragonquest. Author Biography Anne McCaffrey was one of the worlds leading science-fiction writers, and won both the Hugo and Nebula awards as well as the Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Literary Achievement Award. She was deeply honoured to have been made a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 2005, and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2006. Born and raised in the US and of Irish extraction, she moved to Ireland in 1970 where she lived in the Garden of Ireland, County Wicklow, until her death in 2011 at the age of eighty-five. She is the creator of the Dragonriders of Pern series. Her website is Details ISBN 0552084530 ISBN-13 9780552084536 Title Dragonflight Author Anne McCaffrey Format Paperback Year 1983 Pages 352 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd GE_Item_ID:1118794; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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