Dragondrums

Of all the young singers at the Harperhall of Pern, Piemur was the one chosen for the leading role at Lord Groghe''s Gather...and then his voice broke. Suddenly his whole future at Harperhall became uncertain. But Masterharper Robinton, Menolly and Sebell had other plans for Piemur. They were sure that his quick wits and discretion could be used to keep a check on the troublesome Oldtimers and their strange traffic in fire lizards. So, whilst serving as a messanger-drum apprentice, Piemur carried out special errands for the three. And it was on one such errand that he realized his wildest dreams.>

About the author

Anne McCaffrey was one of the world's leading science fiction writers, and the first female science fiction writer to achieve New York Times bestseller status. She won both the Hugo and Nebula awards as well as the Margaret A. Edwards' Lifetime Literary Achievement Award. She was deeply honoured to have been made a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 2005, and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2006. Born and raised in the US and of Irish extraction, she moved to Ireland in 1970 where she lived in the ‘Garden of Ireland’, County Wicklow, until her death in 2011 at the age of eighty-five. She is the creator of the Dragonriders of Pern® series.

Summary

Of all the young singers at the Harperhall of Pern, Piemur was the one chosen for the leading role at Lord Groghe's Gather...and then his voice broke. But Masterharper Robinton, Menolly and Sebell had other plans for Piemur. So, whilst serving as a messanger-drum apprentice, Piemur carried out special errands for the three.

Product details

• Authors: Anne McCaffrey
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1982
• EAN: 9780552118040
• ISBN: 978-0-552-11804-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 178 mm x 18 mm
• Series: The Dragon Books; The Dragon Books
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel, FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera, FICTION / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Science fiction: Space opera, Science fiction: space exploration, Classic fiction, Adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Science fiction: near-future, Classic fiction: general and literary