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For millions of readers the world over, the name Pern is magical, conjuring up grand vistas of a distant planet whose blue skies are patrolled by brave dragons and their noble riders, a paradise threatened by the periodic fall of deadly Thread. But not all dangers descend from the skies. Now, in their third collaboration, Anne McCaffrey and her son, Todd McCaffrey, spin a tale of a mysterious illness that may succeed in doing what centuries of Threadfall could not: kill every last human on Pern.Life in the Harper Hall is busy for best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. As the only female…

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14 editions
  • Audiobook · English · 2013
    Brilliance Audio · 9781469293622
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    Del Rey · 384 pages · 9780345480316
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    Transworld Publishers · 464 pages · 9780552153492
  • Audiobook · English · 2007
    Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged · 9781423314660
  • Audiobook · English · 2007
    Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed · 9781423314691
  • Audiobook · English · 2007
    Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed · 9781423314653
Fiction, science fiction, generalPern (Imaginary place)Life on other planetsDragonsSpace coloniesFictionEpidemicsInfluenza