New Pern Books ! - A Meeting of Minds

Dragon Fan · Oct 11 2015, 03:32 PM

I see on Todd's site that His sister is working on a new Pern Book, Good news I say, Also after she completes it, She and Todd are to work on getting Anne's last book rewritten. New Pern stories on the horizon!

Lily · Oct 11 2015, 04:05 PM

Wow! I look forward to it. I wonder if Gigi will keep to Anne's Pern better than Todd does? I can't read his books.

CuriousFlit · Oct 11 2015, 06:34 PM

I still don't get what all the fuss is about concerning Todd's books. But yes, here's hoping Gigi takes us on a good journey to Pern.

Anareth · Oct 12 2015, 07:58 PM

I hope Gigi's better at it than Todd. (What the fuss is? It's like reading really bad fan fic by a thirteen-year-old girl. Canon-following PBeM Weyrs would have rejected the plots for being too melodramatic and unbelievable.) And I'm curious what Anne's last manuscript will turn out to be like, even reworked....

Dragon Fan · Oct 12 2015, 08:50 PM

Agreed, Todd's writings are not, Well, good. But we do have something to look forward to. We can hope Gigi will be better.

GinnyStar · Oct 12 2015, 09:02 PM

Well she did help her mom a lot, thanks for update.

Kath · Oct 13 2015, 03:25 PM

I'm curious, but I don't know that I'm optimistic. But who knows? It could be an awesome addition to the series!

Dragongirl · Nov 9 2015, 02:18 AM

Cannot. Wait.

***Anneli*** · Nov 11 2015, 05:30 PM

am waiting - but more in hope than in expectation ��

armourereric · Nov 12 2015, 08:30 PM

Must........Have...........closure!

vyon · Aug 7 2016, 07:13 AM

Have you looked here?

http://www.agriphoto.nl/pma/Maps%20a...rritories.html

vyon · Aug 7 2016, 07:18 AM

Oops! Wrong thread!

Has anyone heard any more about Gigi's book?

GinnyStar · Aug 7 2016, 08:26 PM

Nope and WTF = What the flame is going on. What in blue blazes is going on

Mystic · Feb 22 2018, 12:42 AM

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/11019...Gigi+McCaffrey

Looks like oct 2018

Jeslinth · Feb 22 2018, 08:45 PM

I wonder when this will be set in Pern's history.

Eriflor · Feb 23 2018, 02:26 PM

Could be after the final Fall. Could even be the middle of the first Long Interval, when Thread failed to turn up (Threadfail?).

SpaceCowboy · Mar 8 2018, 07:45 AM

Well now isn't this interesting and very unexpected?

https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Code-...gigi+mccaffrey

Dragon Fan · Oct 2 2018, 08:04 PM

New PERN book, Dragon Code, arrived today, I am about 3/4 thru rereading Great Expectations, Pip may have to go on hold for awhile.

R'zil · Oct 11 2018, 08:57 PM

I just downloaded it for my Nook from Barnes and Noble. I won't have much time this weekend to read ( just moved last month and have a lot of projects this weekend) but I will try to make a start on it. The bit I read on the Barnes and Noble site was pretty promising.

Dragon Fan · Oct 13 2018, 04:24 PM

Finished reading it last night, Overall I would give it an A, for effort, and a B, for Accuracy, For her first Solo ( ? ) Venture into PERN, I like that she didn't jump too deeply into trying to make it her own. Plenty of time for that. I do hope she chooses to continue writing in the world of PERN. Her writing is way more like Her Mothers than her Brothers. Thank Goodness for that, Todd's writing almost feels like he is forcing plots to progress rather than just letting it flow. And if she Would happen to check out these posts on M.O.M., Thanks, Keep on Writing !

vyon · Oct 16 2018, 06:36 AM

I got my copy yesterday, after 8 working days, not the 10 that the book depository said it would take - that's better than one bill I had from the other side of town. It looks promising.

R'zil · Oct 29 2018, 07:24 PM

I really enjoyed it. She did stay Canon and that is important to me. At the description of stupid my first thought was "Well that makes perfect sense" but I did have to laugh.I do think Gigi stayed a little safe here, she told a story we knew but she told it from a completely different viewpoint. We did also meet a few new characters though they are secondary characters. I do hope she will continue and expand the world of Pern for us. I agree with Dragon Fan, if Gigi ever lurks on the forums like her mother did occasionally I would like her to know that I will definitely buy the next book and look forward to it.

R'zil · May 26 2019, 10:24 PM

Has anyone else read Dragon's Code? Can we get a conversation going about this book?

CuriousFlit · Jun 3 2019, 10:33 PM

I haven't finished it yet, but two things confuse me a lot. First of all, why does it say that Piemur was sent to Southern Weyr by Master Robinton? It's been a while since I've read Dragondrums, but didn't Piemur end up in the south by accident from falling asleep in an oldtimer dragonrider's sack after stealing a firelizard egg? Second of all, why does Stupid have six legs, and why is he called a ruminant? He's a runnerbeast, which are equines bred from Earth horses. They even call them horses again in All the Weyrs of Pern after Aivas reminded them of their history.

Blue Rider 16 · Jun 20 2019, 09:56 PM

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 Pern is responsible for the rise in Anne-consistencies in the later books.

Oct 11 2015, 03:32 PM	#1
Dragon Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: M Fan of: The Smallest Dragonboy Now Reading: Great Expectations	New Pern Books ! I see on Todd's site that His sister is working on a new Pern Book, Good news I say, Also after she completes it, She and Todd are to work on getting Anne's last book rewritten. New Pern stories on the horizon! __________________ "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven"

Oct 11 2015, 04:05 PM	#2
Lily Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellywood, New Zealand Gender: F	Re: New Pern Book's ! Wow! I look forward to it. I wonder if Gigi will keep to Anne's Pern better than Todd does? I can't read his books. __________________ Coffee: Chocolate: Men: Some things are just better rich

Oct 11 2015, 06:34 PM	#3
CuriousFlit Senior Member Globe Frog Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: U.S.A. Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern	Re: New Pern Book's ! I still don't get what all the fuss is about concerning Todd's books. But yes, here's hoping Gigi takes us on a good journey to Pern.

Oct 12 2015, 07:58 PM	#4
Anareth Journeywoman Healer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Here and There Gender: F Fan of: Pern, Ship Series Now Reading: Girl Genius (read it!)	Re: New Pern Book's ! I hope Gigi's better at it than Todd. (What the fuss is? It's like reading really bad fan fic by a thirteen-year-old girl. Canon-following PBeM Weyrs would have rejected the plots for being too melodramatic and unbelievable.) And I'm curious what Anne's last manuscript will turn out to be like, even reworked.... __________________ Read "Strange Roads" Keep the Heat on for Book 3

Oct 12 2015, 08:50 PM	#5
Dragon Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: M Fan of: The Smallest Dragonboy Now Reading: Great Expectations	Re: New Pern Book's ! Agreed, Todd's writings are not, Well, good. But we do have something to look forward to. We can hope Gigi will be better. __________________ "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven"

Oct 12 2015, 09:02 PM	#6
GinnyStar Dolphineer Craftmaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wausau, WI USA, Central Standard Time Gender: F Fan of: Pern, other SF works Now Reading: Dragonback Bargain	Re: New Pern Book's ! Well she did help her mom a lot, thanks for update. __________________ Lover s s, s and friends Lover of and beads, http://www.change.org/profiles/GinnyStar Dragoncave GinnyStar2 Jellied Dragons Lair of Dragons http://dragcave.net/user/GinnyStar2 Thanks! Others: None at this time WIP http://archiveofourown.org/works/252259 http://www.daisy.org/learning-difficulties

Oct 13 2015, 03:25 PM	#7
Kath Starsmith Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oop North Fan of: Moreta	Re: New Pern Book's ! I'm curious, but I don't know that I'm optimistic. But who knows? It could be an awesome addition to the series!

Nov 9 2015, 02:18 AM	#8
Dragongirl .:. Baroness von Imp .:. Weyrling Join Date: Sep 2005 Gender: F Fan of: I do not 'fan'. I obsess. Now Reading: The Book of Lost Things - John Connelly.	Re: New Pern Book's ! Cannot. Wait. __________________ Paired with Calenlily. Woo, I has a stalker! heart Those who seek to create war are mongrels and fools, but the blood they spill as a result is never meaningless. - Lucrezia Noin When someone is grieving for what they've lost, you can't really say you know how they feel, or how they should handle things. Because even if you've lost too, everyone grieves differently. Anyone who says otherwise are presumptuous idiots.-Hayley (My friend can be an astonishing wealth of wisdom)

Nov 11 2015, 05:30 PM	#9
*Anneli* Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Shropshire Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Dragonflight	Re: New Pern Book's ! am waiting - but more in hope than in expectation ��

Nov 12 2015, 08:30 PM	#10
armourereric Junior Member Muskie Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: San Diego Gender: M Fan of: Jaxom Now Reading: Masterharper of Pern	Re: New Pern Book's ! Must........Have...........closure!

Aug 7 2016, 07:13 AM	#11
vyon Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Gender: F Fan of: Harper Hall	Re: New Pern Book's ! Have you looked here? http://www.agriphoto.nl/pma/Maps%20a...rritories.html

Aug 7 2016, 07:18 AM	#12
vyon Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Gender: F Fan of: Harper Hall	Re: New Pern Book's ! Oops! Wrong thread! Has anyone heard any more about Gigi's book?

Aug 7 2016, 08:26 PM	#13
GinnyStar Dolphineer Craftmaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wausau, WI USA, Central Standard Time Gender: F Fan of: Pern, other SF works Now Reading: Dragonback Bargain	Re: New Pern Book's ! Nope and WTF = What the flame is going on. What in blue blazes is going on __________________ Lover s s, s and friends Lover of and beads, http://www.change.org/profiles/GinnyStar Dragoncave GinnyStar2 Jellied Dragons Lair of Dragons http://dragcave.net/user/GinnyStar2 Thanks! Others: None at this time WIP http://archiveofourown.org/works/252259 http://www.daisy.org/learning-difficulties

Feb 22 2018, 12:42 AM	#14
Mystic Junior Member Muskie Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Canada Gender: F Fan of: Tower and the hive series	Re: New Pern Book's ! https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/11019...Gigi+McCaffrey Looks like oct 2018

Feb 22 2018, 08:45 PM	#15
Jeslinth Junior Member Darbul Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: F Fan of: The Harper Hall Trilogy Now Reading: "Mountolive" by Lawrence Durrell	Re: New Pern Book's ! I wonder when this will be set in Pern's history.

Feb 23 2018, 02:26 PM	#16
Eriflor Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Gender: F	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?).

Mar 8 2018, 07:45 AM	#17
SpaceCowboy Member Curlycorn Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana USA Gender: M Fan of: "The Ship Who Searched"	New Pern Book Well now isn't this interesting and very unexpected? https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Code-...gigi+mccaffrey

Oct 2 2018, 08:04 PM	#18
Dragon Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: M Fan of: The Smallest Dragonboy Now Reading: Great Expectations	Re: New Pern Books ! New PERN book, Dragon Code, arrived today, I am about 3/4 thru rereading Great Expectations, Pip may have to go on hold for awhile. __________________ "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven"

Oct 11 2018, 08:57 PM	#19
R'zil Junior Member Threadbait Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southeastern IL USA Gender: M Fan of: Pern and Talent Series	Re: New Pern Books ! I just downloaded it for my Nook from Barnes and Noble. I won't have much time this weekend to read ( just moved last month and have a lot of projects this weekend) but I will try to make a start on it. The bit I read on the Barnes and Noble site was pretty promising.

Oct 13 2018, 04:24 PM	#20
Dragon Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: M Fan of: The Smallest Dragonboy Now Reading: Great Expectations	Re: New Pern Books ! Finished reading it last night, Overall I would give it an A, for effort, and a B, for Accuracy, For her first Solo ( ? ) Venture into PERN, I like that she didn't jump too deeply into trying to make it her own. Plenty of time for that. I do hope she chooses to continue writing in the world of PERN. Her writing is way more like Her Mothers than her Brothers. Thank Goodness for that, Todd's writing almost feels like he is forcing plots to progress rather than just letting it flow. And if she Would happen to check out these posts on M.O.M., Thanks, Keep on Writing ! __________________ "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven"

Oct 16 2018, 06:36 AM	#21
vyon Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Gender: F Fan of: Harper Hall	Re: New Pern Books ! I got my copy yesterday, after 8 working days, not the 10 that the book depository said it would take - that's better than one bill I had from the other side of town. It looks promising.

Oct 29 2018, 07:24 PM	#22
R'zil Junior Member Threadbait Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southeastern IL USA Gender: M Fan of: Pern and Talent Series	Re: New Pern Books ! I really enjoyed it. She did stay Canon and that is important to me. At the description of stupid my first thought was "Well that makes perfect sense" but I did have to laugh.I do think Gigi stayed a little safe here, she told a story we knew but she told it from a completely different viewpoint. We did also meet a few new characters though they are secondary characters. I do hope she will continue and expand the world of Pern for us. I agree with Dragon Fan, if Gigi ever lurks on the forums like her mother did occasionally I would like her to know that I will definitely buy the next book and look forward to it.

May 26 2019, 10:24 PM	#23
R'zil Junior Member Threadbait Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southeastern IL USA Gender: M Fan of: Pern and Talent Series	Re: New Pern Books ! Has anyone else read Dragon's Code? Can we get a conversation going about this book?

Jun 3 2019, 10:33 PM	#24
CuriousFlit Senior Member Globe Frog Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: U.S.A. Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern	Re: New Pern Books ! I haven't finished it yet, but two things confuse me a lot. First of all, why does it say that Piemur was sent to Southern Weyr by Master Robinton? It's been a while since I've read Dragondrums, but didn't Piemur end up in the south by accident from falling asleep in an oldtimer dragonrider's sack after stealing a firelizard egg? Second of all, why does Stupid have six legs, and why is he called a ruminant? He's a runnerbeast, which are equines bred from Earth horses. They even call them horses again in All the Weyrs of Pern after Aivas reminded them of their history.

Jun 20 2019, 09:56 PM	#25
Blue Rider 16 Senior Member Dylanist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Guelph, Ontario Gender: M Fan of: The Dragonriders of Pern Now Reading: All The Weyrs of Pern	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 Pern is responsible for the rise in Anne-consistencies in the later books. __________________ D'vin, rider of brown Denth

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