A band of renegades, led by Lady Thella, rise from the ranks of criminals and the disaffected and pursue Aramina, who has a telepathic link to the dragons, as their quarry.
The greatest dream of the dragonriders was to find a way to eradicate Thread completely, so that never again would their beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper and learns that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words.
The author takes you back to the earliest days of Pernese history where you join the original survey team as they explore Pern and decide to recommend it for colonization.
"The world of Pern has for centuries depended on its dragons and their riders to protect it from total annihilation. But when greed and resentment begin to simmer among the working people, and disagreements between dragonriders have already culminated in the exile of an entire clan, the growing tensions threaten to result in the most unthinkable act of all: dragon fighting dragon"--OCLC.
When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures.
