Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Jul 28 2019, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 22,467
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Mar 7 2017, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,963
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Forum: Science of Pern
Mar 7 2017, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,885
Re: Minerals
I'm not sure, the populace seems to have a mind that things in space need to stay there.
Know there is iron on planet (can't do steel without it), and copper (distance writer). of course box...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 7 2017, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,480
Re: Drudges!
Going back to the earliest postings, The mobility within a hold depended on the hold management. Nabol under Meron and Ruatha under Fax were prime examples of how drudges were in effect slave...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 14 2013, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,635
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 14 2013, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,541
Re: Am I the last one...
Never seen an image of Tony Bennett, but did notice a few others at the time. Yanus and Mavi being a pernese rendition of American Gothic, Harper Elgion was a dead ringer for Dirk Benedict -...
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Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Jan 14 2013, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 22,467
Re: meaning of the name 'The Heptite Guild'
I was going to suggest that. Since Anne seemed to have a reason behind every name she seemed to have put out Fuerte translates into "Duty" - appropriate at the time. from one of the romantic...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 7 2012, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,985
Re: Healer Hall
I think I'm with the original post, initially Oldive was the hall healer, especially since up to that point we only saw that Mavi had been the main person performing healing at Half Circle, with...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 7 2012, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,791
Re: How can Mirrim be a weyr leader?
Talina Impressed at Benden, The queen who Lessa and F'lar were trying to get Brekke to Re-Impress on. (Ruth's hatching) Yes she was Ruathan-bred, at least according to Dragonquest.
I think its...
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Forum: The Library Café
Nov 25 2011, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 163
Views: 50,456
Re: Good Bye, Anne
bye Anne, wandered many of your incredible worlds. hope you are wandering in them now.
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Aug 28 2011, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,612
Re: Rick Riordan
I think he succeeded in his aim. I remember reading some Greek Mythology stories when I was younger, enjoyed the stories, even though I think the ones I read were watered down for younger audiences....
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 27 2011, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,183
Re: Pern and Crystal Singers
Crystals have been used in technology, and sci-fi for a long time. piezoelectric effects have been used for decades. For many purposes even. its one of the basic forms of creating electricity. ...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 27 2011, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,468
Re: Was Robinton an alcoholic?
Thank goodness Pern isn't set in the modern day psych heavy diagnoses of Earth. because by those twisty, turny, self contradictory applications, Robinton, and pretty much anybody who drinks alcohol,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 27 2011, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,158
Re: Dragon's Voice Change
Dragonsblood is not even ten years old, TWD has been in print something like thirty years now. little bit of a difference there. I will concede that the dragons have dropped off the beaten path of...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 24 2011, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,800
Re: Temptation
first, I've never written or read fan fiction regarding pern, no interest. Second I also seldom play RPG's, so no experience in those areas. I have read, and pretty much understand the mechanics...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jun 24 2011, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,979
Re: A Song of Ice and Fire
I find myself in the same camp as Hans, something of a compatible writing style, nice world and good character development, HOWEVER, killing off droves of "main" characters in each book, story going...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 18 2011, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,800
Re: Temptation
Not directly. the 400 years of one weyr was a result of Lessa traveling back in time to have the weyrs come forward. Jaxom skipping a couple teams of Dragons and spaceship engines back in time had...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 8 2011, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,800
Re: Temptation
I'm thinking the temptation wouldn't be so much to see/hear/feel the dragon one more time, as to attempt paradox, keep the dragon from passing between permanently in the first place.
Hmmm.......
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
May 9 2011, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,222
Re: A thought...
Not sure what age of joining Military and or post secondary schooling ran in that world. but sixteen did seem to be the main age for them being able to be considered adult. So, if that was a...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
May 9 2011, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 38,922
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 25 2011, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 22,634
Re: Etymology of the Word 'Weyr' ?
and here I thought it either had an official definition before Weyr Search, or there was a discussion about Pern before anything was written...
"Here there be dragons."
"Where?"
"Ooh, that...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Apr 25 2011, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,634
Re: Mercedes Lackey--- Sanctuary
Read the series after they had come out. A pretty good yarn, of course I've been partial to dragons for a long time, so it takes a rather disgusting story for me not to like a book with...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 8 2011, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 11,043
Re: What role would you play on Pern?
can hear the music, but not produce it. That would likely rule me out for getting into the harper hall, despite them running most drafting projects... in a recording capacity. So I'd likely be in...
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
Apr 8 2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,017
Re: Favorite Guy in the 9 Star League
Yeah, I think Johnny also, though, more for how he pushed Reidinger until he could figure out how to push himself..... still get a grin when recalling Peter getting some of his own back from Johnny.
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Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Mar 17 2011, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,152
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 27 2011, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,936
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 27 2011, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,081
Re: Shell Fish, fresh and sea, types?
Well, there was a crab variant in Dragonsong, Spiderclaws, that Menolly netted, or noted in several occasions. I'd speculate the rockmites might be as well, but not sure. trying to remember if any...
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Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Feb 27 2011, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,152
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 25 2010, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,627
Re: The logic of klah:
Well, found a reference in DD that klah was a shrub type plant. don't know how that might make a difference in the long run, botany is not really in my skills set.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 25 2010, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 39,425
Re: F'lar loves Lessa?
That early? When Lessa and F'nor hopped to the Southern continent? I still think it would be Ramoth. though if you meant at the end, he'd be hurting across the board, lose his Wing-second,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 25 2010, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,134
Re: When F'nor was sent back in time-
Think I'll put my 2 cents worth in. In DF there was no mention of anyone being left behind when the folk returned from the past, though I do recall the mention of two days and ten turns being the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 25 2010, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 8,230
Re: Yet another Anneconsistancy?
I'd totally agree here. Especially to have someone else read through any work. after untold hours of reading, writing, changing, correcting, and otherwise creating a story out of thoughts roaming...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Aug 25 2010, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 30,884
Re: Mercedes Lackey
Think I'll start checking her stuff out , I've only read a couple she's co-authored on, two of the Halfblood books, and one of the Ship books, The Ship who Searched I think, though didn't look at...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Aug 25 2010, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,090
Re: Terry Brooks
I haven't read all of Terry Brooks books. I read the first Landover Novel and couldn't get into the rest. Shanarra I read up to First King, but couldn't get into that one and dropped it from there....
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Aug 25 2010, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,265
Re: How To Train Your Dragon
wow, I opened a whole can of off topic worms there didn't I? Yeah, Starship troopers, the Movie grabbed names, the idea of the arachnids, and pretty much ran off on its own from there. they ended...
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Forum: Games and Miscellany
Jul 26 2010, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 15,063
Views: 992,881
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 26 2010, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 39,425
Re: F'lar loves Lessa?
I was thinking more of perceptions. Yes, F'lar wanted a strong weyrwoman, but he also expected her to act the way he wanted her to act. When she didn't, we saw incidents of him shaking her. no...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 26 2010, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,265
Re: How To Train Your Dragon
There's the rub though. I've read books that have been made into movies. some followed the book religiously, others got rights to the book, then went their own way with it, and it comes down to the...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 24 2010, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,265
Re: How To Train Your Dragon
I think the problem is inherent with the movie makers, but not on whether people will want to see the movie they make. HTTYD, movie, like a number of others, had the hollywood average of similarity...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 24 2010, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 39,425
Re: F'lar loves Lessa?
" It was infuriating of Lessa to take this moment, when all his energy and attention ought to go to settling the Holders' grievance for a show of rebellion. Why did she have to flaunt her...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 22 2010, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 16,627
Re: The logic of klah:
Well, I vaguely remember Dragonsdawn mentioning that they found an alternative to coffee, since coffee itself didn't grow on Pern, but I don't remember if the bark they used came from either...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 22 2010, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,265
Re: How To Train Your Dragon
Can so see the warning notes on the entry "No entry if you are plagued with a weak stomach, or prone to epileptic seizures":faint:
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 18 2010, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 39,425
Re: F'lar loves Lessa?
I don't know, at that point Ramoth was more important to him than anything else. The last Gold dragon, the day after her first mating flight. Toss in the high opinion he had of himself and his...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 18 2010, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,734
Re: Percy Jackson books
I don't loan out books that I can't find a replacement copy of... too many books like that loaned, borrowed, or outright stolen... annoying to say the least.
Yes, the Percy Jackson books...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 18 2010, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,265
Re: How To Train Your Dragon
I totally agree, if they had stuck to the book, the movie wouldn't have been a thousandth as enjoyable as I'd found it to be. The issue is that the movie was trading on a book name, where the book...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 13 2010, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,734
Re: Percy Jackson books
I've read all 5 books now. Yeah, the titles should have read more "The Demi-Gods and..." but the whole prophecy thing going on and big three stuff put Percy in the hot seat.
wasn't impressed...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Jul 13 2010, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,265
Re: How To Train Your Dragon
Loved the movie, not so impressed with the book. Kinda falls under the rare occurance category. Yet, the movie had a more typical Hollywood practice, grab the rights, take the names, add some...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Feb 21 2010, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 25,994
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Feb 21 2010, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 10,092
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 18 2010, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,157
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