Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 20 2019, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 75,006
Re: New Pern Books !
I despised Dragon's Code. It completely contradicted Piemur's whereabouts established in The Renegades of Pern. It actually made me wonder whether Gigi's increased involvement post All The Weyrs of...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 26 2018, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,404
Re: Pern Lives on
Yeah, not sure how to take the description--it almost sounds like it would be contemporaneous with the events of the The White Dragon which would be a tad weird. I'm willing to give her a shot...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
May 26 2014, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,956
Re: Watch whers
I always interpreted the "clipped wings" phrase in Dragonflight just to be another way of saying that watch-whers couldn't fly like dragons could, not that they literally clipped a portion of the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
May 26 2014, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 16,459
Re: Domick and Menolly
As for me, I wanted to get with Mirrim not Menolly. And indeed, my high school crush was a girl remarkably similar to both Mirrim and Lessa.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 17 2012, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,872
Re: ATWOP/DOP oddities
That's weird with ATWOP. My copy has Chapter 7 in which Farli travels to the Yokohoma to have the chapter subheading of Present Pass 19 on page 137. Then Chapter 11 in which Amaranth hatches has the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 15 2012, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,872
Re: ATWOP/DOP oddities
As for the whole AtWoP/DoP conflicts, there not really as bad as it seems at first glance.
For AtWoP: Aivas found in the 17 PP. Farli's journey to the Yokohoma is the shift to 19 PP. Then...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jun 15 2012, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,872
Re: ATWOP/DOP oddities
From Dragonflight, during the abortive battle with the Lords: "And the queen," he continued, "has risen to mate in her second year. Risen to mate and flown high and far"
I'd say that makes it...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 26 2011, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 16,517
Re: Sky Dragons
DRAGON'S TIME SPOILERS BELOW
Aside from the first female and blue rider Weyrleader, doesn't this seems somewhat an echo of Dragon's Time? If I recall correctly (and I may not be--I've only read...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 27 2011, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,133
Re: Petiron
I'm skeptical of the ability to make Harper if suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. I know some people with Asperger's and I know that the biggest thing that is affected is social skills. Almost any...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 27 2011, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,601
Re: Occupy Ruatha!
Plus I think the Holders tried occupying Benden, and it wasn't exactly a smashing success....
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Forum: Café Archives
Oct 26 2011, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,818
Re: The Writer's Toolbox
The most important skill-set a writer can have in my opinion is the ability to capture a reader's emotions and Anne has that in spades. A lot can be forgiven in terms of technical skill if the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 11 2011, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,160
Re: Age of Majority?
In The White Dragon, Jaxom is told he is old enough to be confirmed in his rank or do something else constructive, and he would have been 18 Turns then, which would suggest that that is when one is...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 28 2011, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,624
Re: Dragon's School (3rd Pass Finale - Spoiler?)
Seems unlikely to be true to me. The title for the next book has been Dragonrider for a while now and that teaser sounds especially suspect given that Fiona, Lorana, and Kindan have been the main...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jul 13 2011, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 37,051
Re: Dragon's Time
My opinion of Dragon's Time was basically the same as all his other books: Enjoyable to read in that he has inherited at least a portion of his mother's skill in capturing emotions but not really in...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Apr 19 2011, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 350
Views: 116,867
Re: Well. they are making the movie.
I'm excited by the news though I'm trying not to get my hopes too high. But David Hayter was involved in Watchmen and that was very faithfully adapted. Plus, Anne posted that his wife is a major Pern...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 17 2011, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 38,838
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 14 2011, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 38,838
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 22 2010, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 11,019
Re: What role would you play on Pern?
I'd want to be a dragonrider, blue or brown wingsecond if I could manage it. I'm not strong enough to be a holder, not dexterous enough for most of the crafts, and not cunning enough to be a trader....
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 22 2010, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 205
Views: 49,681
Re: If You Were to Impress...
I don't think dragons care too much about quirks. They would probably be adverse to sociopaths, psychopaths, mass murderers, etc. but short of that type of quirk you've probably got about the same...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 6 2010, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 23,243
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Forum: Café Archives
Dec 3 2010, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,489
Re: family discussion
Oh, I don't know. My older brother and I get into a lot of discussions about all sorts of things. We've definitely discussed fan fiction and copyright rules. One of my favorite discussions was after...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 30 2010, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 265
Views: 67,572
Re: Should Todd's books be considered canon?
Yeah, I'm another one who was reading adult stuff by the age of 12. And well Pern isn't the tamest series for that kind of thing it's definitely not the most explicit out there. Even Todd's stuff,...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 16 2010, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 53,868
Re: Dragongirl
I'd say it also makes sense to be naturally evolving on Pern because of the telepathic traits. Didn't the colonists trace the fire-lizards and tunnel snakes back to a mutual aquatic ancestor? What if...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 15 2010, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 53,868
Re: Dragongirl
On another note: Does anyone want to bet that Todd is planning a reverse situation of Lessa's jump. Lessa jumped to the end of the previous Pass to bring riders forward. My personal bet is that...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Aug 15 2010, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 53,868
Re: Dragongirl
I will say that Dragongirl did at least wrap up some unanswered questions from the other books Todd has done. Though it does seem to me that it contradicts stuff in Dragonsblood. I mean the dragons...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 23 2010, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,113
Re: Dinner and a movie
I'd say talk to F'lar, Lessa, F'nor, Brekke, Jaxom, and Sharra. And be stuck on an island with Mirrim, Debera, or one of the other female green riders in Dragonseye.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 13 2010, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,947
Re: Sad moments
Only book I've ever cried on was All the Weyrs of Pern during Robinton's death. This was especially surprising because I was thirteen, and I knew absolutely nothing about Pern or the characters...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 8 2010, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,793
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Mar 5 2010, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,793
Third Pass Names
So I've been re-reading some of Todd's Third Pass books, and the naming of some characters struck me as odd. I mean, for the most part they seem to be proper Pernese names. But some of them seem to...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 28 2010, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 18,607
Re: Rank issues
I don't know how much it counts but the dragondex at the back of Moreta (at least in On Dragonwings) says that the greens are the only ones who can't last a whole fall. It does say specifically that...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 26 2010, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,172
Re: Kylara’s children
Yeah, I suppose that's a good point. But if the women from the Lower Caverns ever wanted to abort they could ask a male dragonrider to take them between. Maybe that became the practice in lieu of the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2010, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,872
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2010, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,172
Re: Kylara’s children
Yeah, Toric's devious, but he also tends toward underestimating the opposition--which I think is also a hallmark of the "bad guys" in fantasy/sci-fi.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 23 2010, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,162
Re: Woman Harpers
No, I don't think he argued about sailing. But during the set-up of getting him to Cove Hold it was mentioned. Here's a quote from when F'nor brings Jaxom the news of the Masterharper coming:
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2010, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 16,875
Re: Some other questions…
The one thing that makes me think that Ramoth wouldn't even fly if Mnementh and/or F'lar was injured is the part of Dragonsblood where Wind Blossom is explaining some of the programming in the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2010, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,162
Re: Woman Harpers
I never saw the MHoP contradicting the sailing part. Wasn't it mentioned in TWD that he only got sick in small boats? I figured that was a result of Kasia's death. Weren't he and Kasia in a...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 22 2010, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,872
Re: How long is weyrling training?
I realize DLG isn't exactly the most definitive source but Todd's section (I think it was when he was going under the name of Johnston) gives about 18 months. Putting a year for "preliminary"...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 21 2010, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,172
Re: Kylara’s children
It's always struck me as odd that it took Kylara five children before she figured out she could abort. She had the first child near the time that she Impressed Prideth, right? She had lived in the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 20 2010, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 16,875
Re: Some other questions…
I'm pretty sure in the Skies of Pern, Tai reflects that Talina is "indolent".
Here's the quote:
"She left the two dragons on the terrace and made for the kitchen. All the lights were on and...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Jan 7 2010, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 3
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Quote at beginning of the Skies of Pern.
I've been wondering for the past while where the quote at the beginning of the Skies of Pern is from:
Ours not to ponder what were fair in Life
But, finding what may be,
Makeit fair up to our...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 17 2009, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,338
Re: Favorite F'nor Scene [Equal Time]
I always liked the scene where F'nor revealed everything to Lessa in Dragonflight. Just the intensity he had during that scene, the hard edge--it spoke a lot to F'nor's character.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 7 2009, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 14,498
Re: Zombie Dragonriders!
I like the idea of Elizabeth I on a queen, or even being a Lady Holder. Rasputin could probably be a good dragonrider, or even one of the "spy" harpers.
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 7 2009, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,229
Re: Naming a child on Pern - how?
Or even use an "I" in place of the apostrophe. Wasn't there a dragon in Moreta, that's name was Tigrath but was called T'grath either in the Dragondex or the text?
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 7 2009, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 20,490
Re: AAAAAAAAARGH! When?!
I always liked Jaxom as well. Though I can see where the criticism is coming from, I think most of it can be explained away by being a Lord Holder on Pern: quite feudal, really, though before the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 3 2009, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,229
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Nov 1 2009, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,133
Re: Hatching and Impressing
I think that there is a difference in the Pernese mindset between fire-lizards and dragons--at least among most dragonriders. Sean, the first Weyrleader, understands the crucial importance of every...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 30 2009, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,229
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 29 2009, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 22,510
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 29 2009, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,229
Re: Naming a child on Pern - how?
I think children usually are named with a portion of their father's name, and a portion of their mother's. That was an acknowledged Pernese convention even in the short story, "The Ford of Red...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Oct 22 2009, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 22,510
Re: F'lar and dueling - a favorite pasttime?
I doubt R'gul was not aware of the grudge (assuming there was one). Dragonriders are emphasized as being more aware of emotional states than the common Pernese. R'gul was an able Wingleader and...
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