Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 8 2018, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 26 2018, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,008
Re: Domick and Menolly
Not all that likely, since she'd need a majority of votes by all the Masters, both inside and outside the Hall. And Masterharper is a highly political position, requiring contact with Weyrleaders,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 23 2018, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 62,605
Re: New Pern Book's !
Could be after the final Fall. Could even be the middle of the first Long Interval, when Thread failed to turn up (Threadfail?).
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 20 2018, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,693
Re: Pern Lives on
Come to think of it --- disgruntled holders, dragons fighting dragons, an exiled clan --- could this BE the history of the First Long Interval?
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 20 2018, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,693
Re: Pern Lives on
Re Anne's last instalment (After the Fall);
Since something like 2500 years have also passed on Earth and its colonies (and probably a whole lot more colonies added since Pern was settled), it...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 27 2018, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,693
Re: Pern Lives on
Yes, we want to know what happens next.
And as I've said before (a few times), the history of the First Long Interval, and how they got back on track afterwards, would be an interesting read.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 27 2018, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,708
Re: Screenwriter hired for Pern movie(s)
If they do the backstory on Fax's expansionism, reports from the Harper Hall's spy network would be an interesting highlight on the Hall's less-known activities. Not too much emphasis on Robinton at...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2018, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,693
Re: Pern Lives on
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the description. These book-cover blurbs usually get half the facts wrong.
It will be interesting to see how Pern society has developed over however many years...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2018, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,751
Re: Pern -- the grand plan?
The geneticists were unable to determine what ova Tubberman had started with, though he designated one of the resulting large cats as a cheetah. The DNA/RNA that was retrieved from his lab was...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
May 19 2017, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,079
Re: Stolen Egg
Not just one candidate --- when Lessa realised that the egg was almost ready to hatch, she said, "The girls must be brought." It was usual to give a queen hatchling plenty of choice. They didn't...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 4 2017, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,182
Re: Verse of Pern
I bought the Masterharper of Pern CD years ago, and the songbook with the music and words to all the songs. The music fits the words beautifully, and I've played "Nonsuch" with my choir as a duet...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 4 2017, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,070
Re: Drudges!
I think the "old aunties" and "old uncles" would be all hold-members who are too old to do their regular work, but still able to help out around the hold. Some are even highly respected because of...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 9 2017, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,070
Re: Drudges!
(Just trying to get a bit more activity on my favourite site.)
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Clearly, during a Pass being a drudge on any terms is better than being holdless. Todd McCaffrey's novels have shown...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 9 2017, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,064
Re: Toric
If Toric wants to get to AIVAS, what he needs is a teenage son or grandson with a similar mindset to his own (females not excluded, of course). Send him to Landing under an assumed name and enrol him...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 15 2016, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,385
Re: Funny Typos
Probably a Spell-Checker mistake --- "runnerbeasts" --- that word doesn't exist. Try "runner beans".
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 17 2016, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
Can't really start another thread on this, as it's not Pern-related. Briefly, it's a week-long camp at a small university campus, for amateur musicians aged 6 and up (sky's the limit). Lots of...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 16 2016, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
R'gul and S'lel must have been close to the same age as F'lon, as they all Impressed in the same Hatching. Unless we totally ignore MHoP as back-story.
Anyway, folks, it's been fun, but summer...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 14 2016, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
It was a known fact outside the Weyr that queens DID fly. The Ballad of Moreta's Ride was still being performed, and Lessa had reminded R'gul and S'lel about it. [Lessa's thoughts: "Those two arrant...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 13 2016, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
From the time Carola and her queen died, there WAS no queen that flew, other than to feed or mate. From the time of Nemorth's first (actual) mating flight, R'gul was in charge, and when Lessa turned...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 13 2016, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
S'loner and Weyrwoman Carola visited Benden Hold fairly often, as S'loner and Lord Maidir were friends, and Carola was Lady Hayara's niece. On the one visit described in MHoP, Carola rode her queen,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 12 2016, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
My last post wasn't submitted because I got logged out before I'd finished composing it. Brief recap:
F'lon and Jora both impressed dragons in the last Clutch before Weyrwoman Carola died.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 10 2016, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
Jora was "pretty" when she came to the Weyr. F'lar mentioned this when F'nor wasn't happy that their wing had only brought Lessa back, and said they should have gone back for "that one in Crom and...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 7 2016, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,430
Re: Jora
Looking at the map of Benden Weyr in the Atlas of Pern, I see only 3 places with access from the ground level: the Hatching Cavern, the Weyrling Barracks, and the Kitchen cavern.
Considering the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 15 2016, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 13,362
Re: F'lar and Lessa: Why?
The "warnings" were the result of having gone back in time to those moments when she experienced them. The quotation above comes just before the lesson where she accidently went between times for the...
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
Jun 2 2016, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,641
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Forum: All the Rest
May 31 2016, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,705
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Forum: All the Rest
May 30 2016, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 27,705
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
May 30 2016, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,641
Re: Subsistence in Linears
Actually, having re-read Pegasus in Space, I see Tirla only had the use of her eldest sibling's wristband, since the limit was one child per parent, and I guess the father had to be around to qualify.
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
May 14 2016, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 64,287
Re: Similar series
The 2 main children in Wizard of London each have a telepathic (or empathic) connection with a bird, which protects its chosen girl --- so maybe a bit like Barque cats or fire-lizards. Can't think of...
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
May 8 2016, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 64,287
Re: Similar series
You might like the Elemental Masters series by Mercedes Lackey. Most of the books have to do with "mages" who can draw magic power from elemental spirits of Air, Fire, Earth, or Water. One book at...
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
May 1 2016, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 64,287
Re: Similar series
The Barque cats are unusually intelligent cats that are trained to hunt rats in the ducts of spaceships and warn the humans about air-leakages. They acquire telepathic powers (with one human apiece)...
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
Apr 21 2016, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 64,287
Re: Similar series
It might be worth your while to look at the "Beyond Anne McCaffrey" section of this site, which is for discussions of other writers in this genre.
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Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats
Apr 21 2016, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 64,287
Re: Similar series
The talent series starts with the three Pegasus books and continues through the Tower and Hive books. Nobody seems to be continuing the series since Anne passed away.
jjs, I assume you're looking...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 15 2016, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,141
Re: Clutch sizes
Just checked --- there were 24 eggs in the clutch that included Mnementh and Canth (and F'lon had to starve Nemorth AND Jora to get the queen in shape to fly). Only 10 in Nemorth's final clutch,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 15 2016, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,141
Re: Clutch sizes
Sorry --- 7 wings, led by R'gul, S'lel, S'lan, D'nol, T'bor, F'lar, K'net.
At least they were the riders who turned up in Lessa's weyr for Ramoth's flight.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 15 2016, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,141
Re: Clutch sizes
Judging by F'nor's conversation with Lessa just before Ramoth rose to mate, there was only one clutch between the ones that produced Mnementh and Ramoth --- and probably only a small one since...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 14 2016, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,141
Re: Clutch sizes
<quote>Weyrs are a rather unique type of society, rather like the militant Orders of the Middle Ages. We don't get much information about the actual organization and hierarchy beyond the fact that...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 12 2016, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,141
Re: Clutch sizes
I think the first tasks of a newly graduated clutch would be resupplying the regular wings with firestone, checking for Thread burrows (and then burning them out), and possibly tagging along with the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 21 2016, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
A quick Search reveals that a disease called Tobacco Mosaic Virus can easily spread to a range of other plants (105 different types of plants, including tomatoes and peppers). Not a good candidate...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 21 2016, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
Nicotine's also a deadly poison when ingested. Just pour your leftover insect-repellent into an unlabelled bottle and hide it in the back of the potting shed . . . . (I read a lot of mysteries.)
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 19 2016, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
I just remembered that a degree certificate (formerly, at least, written out on vellum) was often referred to colloquially as a 'sheepskin'.
Mine was printed on card-stock. No fair!
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 13 2016, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
I didn't think of vellum. I don't think I've ever actual seen any. The books always talk about record-hides, which sound thick and heavy.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 13 2016, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
Dragonseye/Red Star Rising was the book with the artist, Iantine. He went to Bitra Hold to do miniatures of Chalkin's children and only took the supplies he expected to need --- plus a sketching pad....
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 3 2016, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
If Todd hadn't written his books, we could probably blame the loss of technology and the somewhat feudal social system on societal disruptions during the first Long Interval (actual fourth interval).
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 3 2016, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
I've read Dragonsblood --- it's one of Todd's, and by the time I'd read the next few sequels I was totally confused by all the time-travelling. These novels took place between the First Pass and the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 3 2016, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
The Teachers' College apparently had a good supply of books at first, printed off from the computer on plasfilm (Chapter VII of Dragonseye) --- probably for use by teachers and advanced students....
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 3 2016, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
Again, I'm shocked that, with 200 years to prepare for the second Pass, the Pernese didn't make an overall plan to maintain a reasonable level of civilisation. For certain it was never intended that...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 23 2016, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
The time for building the printing-press was right after the First Pass when they had a bit of spare time --- though I guess they had everyone ploughing, planting and reaping for the first few years....
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 21 2016, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
All the crafters, especially the healers and smiths, would need works of reference in their craft.
Most Holders and weyrfolk would need a limited amount of paper for accounts and rough notes, but...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 21 2016, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 10,102
Re: Printer Hall
There's a good section on forestry/paper supplies near the end of Chapter 1 of DE/RSR. They were already running short of plasfilm for use with computer-printers, paper being used for hand-written...
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