The usual price for worldbuliding of this caliber is a bit more exposition than one would normally like. Everything about this story is meticulously thought out and organized perfectly. But for someone like me who is more attracted to character, there will be segments of the story that drag down the pace. Fans of deep worldbuilding and hard science won’t actually mind a bit. It’s not to say she’s more offensive in this regard than anybody, but there is a lot of data in this story, and the reader has to be patient. No, I can’t remember these particular names after some 15 years (or even 20), but that only means they weren’t the once-a-generation memorable characters that F’lar and Lessa and Jaxom and Ruth are.Įxposition: I will say this is where I feel McCaffrey is weakest. As you get to know these characters, you start to invest more in more on them and then the plot. The characters were a major part of that. (If you can remember either of those movies, you’re old, but you’re awesome!) I loved the way the story evolved from a sort of sci-fi frontier story to a planet threat story to a sci-fi fantasy blend. This felt a bit like Flight of the Navigator meets Mac and Me. I know there was a young boy who discovered the small lizards. I mention this here because I don’t remember the character’s names. My brother recommended that I read this first so I better understood the world of Pern, and I think it was wise and is wise for readers who like a little more context to things. It was the second attempt I made at reading McCaffrey (I was much younger and much less a fan of reading the first time I tried).
Cover image from this book was taken from its Amazon buy page for review purposes under Fair Use doctrine.Ĭharacter: I read this before I’d even gone to college.
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