The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

Capiam has an epiphany when he realizes that the blood of those who have recovered from the sickness like himself could be turned into a serum to cure others. The sickness had spread so far and fast that the Weyrleaders met two days later to talk about what they should do next along with making a list of bronzeriders that could take control if they would die of the sickness and decide against exploring the Southern Continent anymore, since the animal found at sea was responsible for the sickness had come from there.Ĭapian continues to try to find a cure when he remembers a lecture he was given long ago by Masterharper Tirone. When the Thread begins to fall the dragon riders take to the sky, protecting everyone from the Crom to Nabol. Moreta quickly gives out orders to isolate the Weyr, but it is too late as Berchar, the Weyr Healer, has already been infected with the disease.īack at Fort Weyr, Moreta, even though there is quarantine upon them, has to get everyone ready for the next fall to protect Pern from Thread.

Masterhealer Capian has ordered a quarantine to try stopping the spreading of the disease. When Moreta wakes up the next morning she is greeted with news from Weyrleader Sh’gall, who tells her that the disease is now an epidemic and is spreading very quickly across Pern. After a few more races Moreta goes to the Dancing Square with Alessan's younger sister, Oklina. No one knows why the runner comes down with such an illness. While Moreta is watching the races with Alessan, the new Lord Holder, a runner suddenly collapses from having liquid in its lungs. As she was hold bred she loves to watch runners race. However Moreta is more interested in the runner races that are being held at the Gather. At the Gather there is talk about a strange animal that was on display at Ista that was found at sea.

The story begins with Moreta, the senior Weyrworman of Fort Weyr, traveling with her queen dragon Orlith (who is near the end of her pregnancy) to the Gather at Ruatha Hold. With this book, McCaffrey jumped 1000 years back in Pern history from the setting of the first book, Dragonflight, to a time memorialized in song and rendered legendary from the standpoint of the previous books. It was the seventh book published in the Dragonriders of Pern series. Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey.

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The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey