Dragonsong Reissue edition

Publisher Marketing: A young woman allies with magnificent dragons in the first book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey's beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series. Every two hundred years or so, on the planet colony of Pern, shimmering Threads fall from space, raining death. Yet the great dragons of Pern, mounted by the stalwart dragonriders, scour the skies with fire to destroy the deadly Threads and save the planet. But it was not Threadfall that made young Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be a harper, who thwarted her love of music, because she was a woman. Menolly had no choice but to run away. When she came upon a group of fire lizards--wild and smaller relatives of the fire-breathing dragons--she let her music swirl around them. She taught nine of them to sing. And suddenly Menolly was no longer alone--she was Mistress of Music, and Ward of the dazzling fire dragons. Review Citations: Library Journal 01/01/1994 (EAN 9781561001446, Analog Audio Cassette) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 790 (EAN 9780345484260, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 569 (EAN 9780345484260, Paperback) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 929 (EAN 9780345484260, Paperback) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1003 (EAN 9780345484260, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 676 (EAN 9780345484260, Paperback) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1997 pg. 479 (EAN 9780345335463, Mass Market Paperbound) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 439 (EAN 9780345277497, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 790 (EAN 9780345277497, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 569 (EAN 9780345277497, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 929 (EAN 9780345277497, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1003 (EAN 9780345277497, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 676 (EAN 9780345277497, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1997 pg. 479 (EAN 9780606014144, Prebound-Sewn) Contributor Bio:  McCaffrey, Anne Anne Inez McCaffrey (April 1, 1926-November 21, 2011) was an American-born Irish writer, best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. Early in McCaffrey's forty-six-year career as a writer, she became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first to win a Nebula Award. Her 1978 novel The White Dragon" became one of the first science fiction books to appear on the New York Times" bestseller list. In 1999 she was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, honoring her lifetime contribution to writing for teens. In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its twenty-second Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2006. Contributor Bio:  Pierce, Tamora Tamora Pierce is the critically acclaimed author of nearly thirty novels, including the Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens quartets; The Will of the Empress; Melting Stones; and, most recently, the New York Times bestselling Beka Cooper trilogy. In 2013, she was honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. She lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Tim, her rescued cats, and two parakeets. Visit her online at www.tamorapierce.com.