Anne McCaffrey - Dragonseye

Pros: a definitive piece on life right before a Pass with something for everyone

Cons: the College plotline was a little dry in places, slowing the flow

The Bottom Line: I don't see how anyone can skip this installment, which is is one of (if not) the best Pern books yet, hands down.

Review: Set after the events in First Fall, Dragonseye chronicles the frantic efforts to prepare for the Second Pass. The beauty of this installment in the series is that it's actually three interlaced stories, covering hold, hall, and weyr. As such, I'll ...

Pros: It's interesting to see the transition taking place.

Cons: The several anachronisms really are jarring, and break the storytelling thread.

The Bottom Line: It's good, but not great. Fills in some of the details of how the colony made the shift from technology to a primitive lifestyle, but it's too clumsy.

Review: I've been hunting for treasures in my basement, among the boxes of books I've brought to my new home. One of them was Anne McCaffery's continuing cycle of stories about the Dragonriders of Pern. This volume picks up the story between Dragonsdawn,...