Book 1), Dragonsong (Harper Hall Trilogy

As always, Anne McCaffrey delivers a wonderful tale about an aspect of life on Pern. The world is so vividly portrayed by her imagination that I almost wish I could move there to get away from this year's election. Even threadfall and the intrigues of their world are more appealing than our daily headlines. I also enjoy the way each of her novels, while dealing with a different character or craft, supports the overall tale of Pern's battle to free itself of thread.

Well-written, moves along at a good pace, perfect for our 10-year-old who embraced the characters. Details of McCaffrey's prose unlocked our daughter's imagination of the people and place, a big plus.

As with all Anne McCaffreys series, I leaped into a world of honour, bravery, wit and wonder. I was envious of the Dragonriders, wishing to soar as they do, to meet the characters and share some Benden wine. I will never tire of Anne's books, as the progression is flawless from book to book.
Our new hero Menolly will speak to every reader who has ever felt alone or misunderstood.
Extremely well written and a pleasure to read

I thought this was the least enjoyable book of the trilogy...it's almost like it was written by someone else. Plot was clunky and writing was unnecessarily complicated. Still, an enjoyable trilogy overall -- my 10 year old girl really liked the fire lizards!

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I love the Harper Hall Trilogy and have been waiting for it to be put on kindle.
Dragondrums gets more into the workings of the Harper Hall, the intrigue of Pern, and develops the loved characters of Menolly, Piemur and Sebell.

In TELL A DIFFERENT STORY's audio book edition of Anne McCaffreys' DRAGONDRUMS , purchased through the store.com , Anne McCaffrey drew me into the adventures of a young apprentice in the Harper Hall of Pern . I was allowed to follow along as Piemur progressed from a young , impulsive , over active scamp , to a self-reliant young man . Accompanying him as he moved through character testing challenges , I watched his loyalties and values become more and more clearly defined . He also learn that if his definition of discretion was too needle sharp , it could sometimes sew him into unnecessary difficulties , and did .

Great story, great characters, and it will leave you wanting more. Anne McCaffrey is a great author and creates such memorable characters you root for them throughout their stories. My favorite author.

The world building in Anne McCaffrey's books is absolutely amazing! She took what was meant to be only a single trilogy and built on that until you have a history going all the way back to the colonization of Pern and takes you to the foreseeable ending of thread. The Harper Hall Trilogy is a great little side trip that gives you more background into some of the key players and events that shape other books in the Pern series.

The world building in Anne McCaffrey's books is absolutely amazing! She took what was meant to be only a single trilogy and built on that until you have a history going all the way back to the colonization of Pern and takes you to the foreseeable ending of thread. The Harper Hall Trilogy is a great little side trip that gives you more background into some of the key players and events that shape other books in the Pern series.

I love all the Dragonriders books. The Harper Hall Trilogy (of which this is a part) is shorter and is written in simpler language than the other books. I think this was written for teens. But if you are enthralled with Pern, then you'll have to read this story for further insight. It takes place parallel to the events in the main series.

I love all the Dragonriders books. The Harper Hall Trilogy (of which this is a part) is shorter and is written in simpler language than the other books. I think this was written for teens. But if you are enthralled with Pern, then you'll have to read this story for further insight. It takes place parallel to the events in the main series.

I happily find myself transported to the another world. A fantasy world views through the eyes of innocents, as each character is described with 'old world' charm. They occupy a world that contains a benevolent class structure and a enemy that unites them all.
Easy to read and a welcome escape from the cynical. I love all the Pern Books equally, Anne McCaffrey was a gifted writer and has provided me with so much enjoyment. I first found these books as a teenager and now several decades on, I have recently re-read them. The stories have withstood the test of time. Beautiful writing.

I have only one regret concerning Dragonsong is that I hadn't read it sooner. I gave my son his first Dragon books when he was 14M, he is now 57. I am going to read all 21 books . I have enjoyed each and everyone so far.I find each is unique unto itself. I love dragons.

Ann McCaffrey has always been one of my favorites, especially the pen books. I recently had to downsize my physical library, so this book was one of the first I replaced with digital version. It's well worth bing again!

I've been reading Anne McCaffrey for so long that I wore out my original paperback copy re-reading it every few years. The series is great, if a little scattered along with the Dragonrider stories. The key characters recur through both series and tie the stories together. If you are craving a little escape this will do.

Re-reading these books after many years. I love the opportunity to read about the same world from different characters and professional communities. It's much easier to follow this approach to following characters compared with Game of Thrones as an example, where it jumps around from one chapter to the next so dramatically that I found it hard to follow.

This book, read by an awkward teenage singer, misunderstood by her family, turned into a lifelong love of an author and a genre. I will never be able to express my joy and gratitude enough for this book, the first I ever read of the Pern series.

I love the Harper Hall books. Dragonsong is very much to introduce Menolly. It is a bit more juvenile than Dragonsinger which is my favorite of the trio but all are worth reading. I love early McCaffrey. I love her characters.