pern (imaginary place)

Colonists from Earth set out to protect their new home, Pern, from the deadly spores that fall from the sky and devour everything in their path.

On a small beleaguered planet patrolled by giant dragons, a tiny golden fire-lizard brings a searing threat greater than any Pern has ever met!.

After generations of battling a plague, humans have nearly forgotten the intelligence-enhanced dolphins that were among the first colonists on the planet Pern. Then a young dragonrider and his friend make contact with the legendary shipfish, renewing the bond between the land and ocean dwellers.

Aramina is a teenage girl of Pern, who hears dragons--a skill which does not solve any of her family's problems. Her mother fears losing her daughter to the life of a dragonrider. But Aramina exploits her rare abilities without deserting her beloved family.

Two hundred years after the first Threadfall, the people of Pern are preparing for the return of the deadly plague, this time armed with the highly-trained fire-lizards that were developed specifically to fight Thread, but Lord Holder Chalkin of Bitra refuses to heed warnings about the coming onslaught and his disbelief could spell disaster.

A guide to help visualize the setting and background created by Anne McCaffrey in the world of Pern.

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.

Apprentice dragon rider Kindan, along with Nonala and Kelsa, tries to stop the spread of a deadly contagion and win the approval Lord Bemin, the father of his true love, Koriana.

Three tales about the fantasy world of Pern, where a kitchen drudge battles dragonmen, a tiny fire-dragon causes big problems and a bored Lord trains to conquer a threatening force.

Masterharper Robinton, born in a time when no Thread has fallen on Pern for centuries, is subjected to threats, exile, and rejection when he refuses to stop believing in the power of his music or the need for dragons to protect the planet from the danger of the deadly spores.